SC 130 - Why Male Entrepreneurs Fail in Relationships, & What To Do About It - Jordan Gray
Relationship School Podcast
Jayson Gaddis
4.6 • 981 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2017
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
This episode is for the male entrepreneur, a guy who is likely to have a hard time in romantic relationships. If you are dating or married to an entrepreneur, this podcast will help you. My guest Jordan Gray covers some of the main reasons why high-achieving male entrepreneurs struggle to find the same success in partnership as they might find in their businesses. From sexual dysfunction to relationships ending, Jordan will challenge you to take a few simple steps to earn your way into a great intimate partnership and it's not about accomplishing more. You'll have to think differently on this one...
SHOWNOTES
- Jordan’s story [10:00]
- The connection between sensitivity and self-awareness 21:00]
- Can too much ‘self-reflection’ time cause depression and anxiety? [16:00]
- The hidden reason we use the excuse that ‘there are no good men left’ [18:00]
- ‘Maximizing’ vs ‘Satisficing’ in relationship (and which one is better) [20:00]
- How success-driven guys can develop sexual dysfunctions… and what to do about it [21:00]
- Can you work 70 hours/week and still have a good relationship? [22:00]
- How performance and achievement mindsets can block intimacy [24:00]
- Overcoming limiting beliefs that kill your connection [28:00]
- What to do if you’re feeling neglected by a busy, career-driven man [33:00]
- How to get a super-busy man to unplug, reconnect and spend time together [34:00]
- Why our libido is the first thing to shut down when we’re stressed [39:00]
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | don't look at your wounding just like just keep doing and working and ignoring all of the |
| 0:06.3 | emotional chaos in your body. the You know what's up. |
| 0:29.0 | What's up? |
| 0:30.0 | Jastus here back with another episode of the |
| 0:32.0 | Relationship School's Smart Couple podcast. |
| 0:35.2 | Oh yeah. We are here to help you grow in your relational life, your relationship with yourself and your relationship with other people. |
| 0:46.0 | That's what we stand for, it's what we're about, it's what we do, and we have you |
| 0:52.0 | look in the mirror a lot at yourself because that's going to be the big key that unlocks your relationship potential. |
| 0:59.0 | And I don't care what you think or say about yourself, |
| 1:02.7 | you're worthy of love, and you can have a great relationship. |
| 1:05.6 | All right? |
| 1:06.6 | Yes, that's you. |
| 1:09.0 | But, here's the big butt, but it requires work guys. |
| 1:12.4 | It requires effort. It requires some self-awareness |
| 1:15.0 | it requires you putting some heart and mind intention into your own |
| 1:20.6 | development as a human being. You don't just get a great relationship. It's not |
| 1:27.6 | given to you. It might be, but you won't keep one, all right, unless you put in some effort. |
| 1:36.2 | Okay, so we say yes to work, yes to effort, and if you don't like the word work, like some of my guests have alluded to, that's fine. |
| 1:44.0 | Then reframe it as play and bust your ass playing really hard in relationships. |
| 1:51.0 | I don't have a problem with work. I love work when I'm inspired. I don't like work when I'm uninspired. |
| 1:58.0 | I like work when I get a result after my heart effort or my hard effort, all right? So you're probably |
| 2:08.6 | similar. No one likes work that stresses them out and burns them out. |
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