Chris Williamson: Are we in a masculinity crisis? (E256)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Chris Williamson joins Jake and Damian to delve deep into the realms of connection and embracing authenticity.
Chris Williamson is an English podcaster, YouTuber and former television personality; appearing on the first series of Love Island in 2015. Since 2018 he has hosted the highly regarded Modern Wisdom podcast, surpassing a staggering 400 million downloads.
Chris boldly talks about fighting feelings of not being enough, showing how chasing success can sometimes mean giving up happiness. He chats openly about his childhood and upbringing, craving validation after growing up feeling lonely.
Despite his success, Chris acknowledges his ongoing pursuit for self-improvement through journaling, meditation, and therapy; emphasising the importance of these exercises for continuous growth.
From his podcasting success to his latest venture with ‘Neutonic’, a thoughtfully crafted productivity drink, Chris highlights the power of curiosity, consistency, and intentionalism. He shares the importance of defining our desires and taking action to fulfil them.
This episode digs into the twists and turns of human connections, striving for real success, and finding out who we are.
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| 0:00.0 | What do you wish more people knew about what it's like to be a man? I feel pressure to always be in control. |
| 0:07.0 | I have a sense of expectation that I always need to be competent and have mastery. |
| 0:13.0 | The biggest problem is that we're not really listening to men's problems. |
| 0:17.4 | They are being dismissed out of hand as whining from a patriarchy that men no longer feel apart of. |
| 0:23.8 | I think that over the next two decades |
| 0:25.8 | we're going to see reversal. |
| 0:26.9 | I think that there's going to be a crisis of femininity |
| 0:28.9 | and I think that male body dysmorphyry |
| 0:30.6 | is going to be one of the leading conversations. |
| 0:33.2 | That is Chris Williamson and this is high performance, the show that unlocks the minds of |
| 0:39.2 | some of the most fascinating people on the planet. I'm Jake Humphrey and alongside Damien Hughes we learn from the |
| 0:45.2 | stories, struggles and successes of our guests allowing us all to explore, be |
| 0:50.2 | challenged and to grow. So today we're joined by the creator and host of Modern Wisdom. |
| 0:56.0 | Chris Williamson spoke to us in Austin where we reflected not just on his journey from club promoter |
| 1:01.0 | and reality starter podcaster, but we also discussed modern masculinity, the price of success, |
| 1:07.2 | and why his show has had hundreds of millions of downloads. |
| 1:11.5 | It's a fascinating episode. I hope you enjoy. But before we get to it, a quick |
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