Welcome. I'm Connor Beaton, and this is The Man Talk Show.

This podcast brings together some of the best thought leaders, teachers, and extraordinary

individuals to help teach and mentor you on how to be

a top performer in life, love, and business. And joining me today is Gary John Bishop. He is the New York

Times bestselling author of Unfuck Yourself and Stop Doing That shit, which sounds pretty damn awesome.

Actually, both of these books are great.

He was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, and he moved to the United States in 1997.

After years of facilitating programs for one of the world's leading personal development companies,

he combined his training in autology and phenomenology with his interests in the philosophies

of Martin Heidegger, Hans Gareg, Gatimer, and Earl Husserl.

I hope I'm saying that last one, right, to produce his own brand of straightforward self-improvement.

His no-frills, no-b-s approach has brought him

a growing following drawn to the simplicity and real-world application of his work. He currently

resides in Florida with his wife and three sons. So Gary and I dive into the concept of doing the work. And this is the, by the way, that's the title of

the book is do the work. And the subtitle is the official unrepentant ass kicking, no kidding,

change your life, sidekick to unfuck yourself. Obviously, by the

introduction to this podcast, you can tell that there's going to be a little bit of swearing

in this show. It's not excessive. Gary does a great job of really, you know, using it where

and when appropriate. But, you know, his Scottish accent

makes you forgive it just a little bit. At least it does for me. So on this episode, we are going

to take a deep dive into some of the things that block us from being able to really be in joy,

to really be in a sense of purpose, some of the things that cause us to

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