745 Defining Masculinity and Its Power with Jason Wilson

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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🗓️ 14 January 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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EMOTIONS ARE GREAT SERVANTS, BUT POOR MASTERS. So many men are hurting, and then hurting others. People don’t want to hear that. But men feel like they’re emotional prisoners. They are committing suicide at much higher rates. They are the ones performing mass shootings. They are reacting in violence. We have to allow men ways to process their past and to express their emotions in order to become the people they are meant to be. It’s not important to “be a man,” it’s important to be human. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about the definition of masculinity with a man whose mission is to mentor boys: Jason Wilson. Detroit’s Jason Wilson is a husband and father of two, and the founder and head instructor of the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy, also known as CATTA. In 2015, he received the Campaign for Black Male Achievement Innovation Accelerator Award. In 2016, Wilson received the President's Volunteer Service Award in Washington D.C. Wilson has also been a guest on The Dr. Oz Show where he discussed his Emotional Stability Training® approach. In 2016, Wilson was a presenter at the White House for the My Brother's Keeper Showcase presented by then-President Barack Obama. What Jason is doing so needed in the world. Like Frederick Douglass said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” So get ready to learn how to heal past trauma, rule your emotions, and “man down” on Episode 745. Some Questions I Ask: When did you realize your life was full of trauma? (16:00) What should a man do if he expresses a hurt side of himself and he gets ridiculed by his partner? (24:00) How do you rule your emotions? (39:00) What’s your biggest insecurity? (45:00) What’s your biggest insecurity about being a father? (49:00) What should define us as men? (57:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: Why men need to operate in the fullness of who they are (27:00) The first steps to take to process past trauma (30:00) How men can be better lovers to their partners (38:00) About Jason’s training academy (42:00) The best way women can support men in processing trauma (52:00) Why it’s important for men to cry (55:00)

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0:00.0	This is episode number 745 with the inspiring Jason Wilson.
0:07.7	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howes,
0:12.1	a former pro athlete, turned lifestyle entrepreneur.
0:15.0	In each week, we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock
0:21.1	your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.
0:30.6	Helen Keller said it best. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the
0:39.2	overcoming of it. Wow. Today's episode is with a new friend of mine who we've been connecting
0:47.5	over the last year, year and a half on the topic of fighting for freedom from emotional
0:53.8	incarceration and also toxic masculinity and other things around that. And we've really
0:59.5	connected well online, messaging each other. He came to the summit of greatness, but I never
1:04.2	got to meet him a person until this moment when we had him on him. Jason Wilson is the
1:09.2	director of the cave of a Delham transformational academy, a program of the union nonprofit organization
1:16.4	that he founded in 2003. And as the founder of one of the country's most esteemed youth organizations,
1:22.4	Jason has decades of experience in strengthening the physical, mental and emotional spirit of
1:28.2	boys and men. And this is an important and powerful interview. And I really hope you dig in and share
1:33.9	this with your friends because we talk about the importance of men having a way to express their
1:38.8	emotions. We also cover what men can do to practice ruling their emotions. Why pain is not meant for
1:47.6	us to push through, but to understand and how men and women can support each other in all types of
1:54.4	relationships. That and so much more. I was so moved by his book, Cry Like a Man. And I share a
2:01.8	lot of his videos that go viral on my Instagram as well. And the lessons he has, the wisdom that he
2:09.1	shares in this interview is really going to inspire you. It doesn't matter who you are. This is going
2:13.7	to be a powerful, powerful interview. So make sure to tag me at Lewis House and tag Mr. Jason
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