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Redefining Wealth with Patrice Washington

Jeff Johnson: When Men Thrive

Redefining Wealth with Patrice Washington

Patrice Washington

Education:self-improvement, Education, Self-improvement

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

As we head into Father’s Day, I wanted to do a special episode for all of our Black men out there. I know 2020 has already been a year of changes and challenges, and I want to give all of you listening hope as I speak to what you might be experiencing.  To help me do this, I’ve invited Jeff Johnson, founder of Men Thrive – a digital platform dedicated to helping Black men of all ages show up whole, as they operate with joy and live with power. From creating, producing and hosting BET’s Mancave to launching the Men Thrive community, Jeff is intentionally curating experiences for Black men, and believes in providing spaces committed to men becoming their best selves. As Jeff explains on today’s episode, Black men suffer from the highest levels of toxic stress, anxiety and depression. And in America, Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any other demographic. But what might be more shocking than that is knowing Black men are suffering from a cultural norm that says they aren’t supposed to feel anything – nothing. No pain, no sorrow, no hurt. “Feeling,” Jeff says, “is our greatest strength and in turn our greatest power.” For this reason, Jeff believes when we acknowledge our feelings without being controlled by them, when we embrace our feelings and go inward to examine them, and when we use our feelings to manifest our purpose, then, and only then, can we find our power. Join us as we go further into this conversation and look at how history has contributed to this idea of feeling and to the space Black men (and women) find themselves in today. This episode is brought to you by our complimentary Purpose Chasers community. Want to share your aha moments with a group of like-minded purpose chasers from all over the world? Visit iamapurposechaser.com and join NOW.   Jeff Johnson Takeaways   The slave trade was an economy, and for white people to buy into it, they had to believe the narrative they were sold – that Black people weren’t human. – Jeff Johnson Black men wear a mask because they can’t show themselves as human because white people can’t handle their humanity. – Jeff Johnson (paraphrasing Paul Laurence Dunbar) Our greatest strength and greatest opportunity as Black men is to show up whole to operate in joy and to live in power. – Jeff Johnson If I can be transparent with you about the small things, then we’ve got a track record of trust and can build on it. – Jeff Johnson What are your biggest takeaways from this episode? If you were to imagine a world where Black men showed up whole, in joy and in power, what would it look like? What would our families, our businesses and our communities look like? Let us know in the comments below.   Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions And with that, let’s dig into Jeff’s responses to our Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions. Define Success: “Greatness. I hate the word success because I think it’s driven by what the world says you have to do in order to be recognized, but you can be great when nobody is watching. Success for me is the quest for mastery.” Define Wealth in 3 Words or Less: “Thank you, Daddy.” (i.e., When your children say thank you in the truest sense of the word for giving them what they needed, not what you told them they needed.) One Book that Has Redefined How You See Wealth: Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? by Reginald Lewis Fill-in the Blanks … “My name is ___ and the truth about wealth is ___”: “My name is Jeff Johnson and the truth about wealth is that it is a multi-generational journey. In other words, it’s a relay race where my job is to have my family collectively in a better place when I hand over the baton then when I got the baton.”   LINKS: To advertise on the podcast: http://www.patricewashington.com/podcastads Become an Official Purpose Chaser: http://www.iamapurposechaser.com Join Patrice’s Pod Club: http://www.patricespodclub.com To check out ALL of our past guests + episodes: http://www

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Imagine what the world would look like if black men showed up

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all families would look like. Imagine what our businesses would look like.

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Imagine what our communities would look like. Imagine what the world would look like if black men showed up whole.

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You're listening to the Redefining Wealth Podcast with Patrice Washington.

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In today's episode, I sit down with journalist, producer, and content curator Jeff Johnson. He says that when men are allowed to take off the mask,

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then they have an opportunity to thrive. Hey there. This is Patrice Washington from Patrice Washington.com where we chase

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purpose not money. Welcome back to another episode of Redefining Wealth. If you are brand new here, this is what you need to know.

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This is the unconventional personal finance show because we don't just talk about money in the traditional sense.

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This show in our community understands that wealth is so much more than money and material

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possessions. We believe wholeheartedly in the 12th century

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definition of wealth which was the condition of well-being and so each and every

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week we discuss topics that get to the heart of our well-being in so many areas.

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So if you want to learn more, I suggest you go to Patrice Washington.com forward slash

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start here so that you can get familiar with our six pillars of wealth.

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That's Patrice Washington.com forward slash Start Here.

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Today's episode is a special one to me. I'm doing this episode in

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honor of Father's Day and what came up for me in particular was that I wanted to do

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something to really support the black men in my life.

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I feel that there has just been so much going on

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that I wanted to do something to encourage so many great black men out here and

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so yes this podcast is like 82% women or downloaded by women it says in sites 82%. But for the 18%

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whether you're black white yellow purple or gray and whether you're male or female, and whether you think this applies to you or not.

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