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ManTalks Podcast

Stephen Mansfield - Why Its Important to Have a Band of Brothers

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Relationships, Mental Health, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8591 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Mansfield is a bestselling author and a leadership coach. Stephen has written a number of books including The Faith of George W. Bush, Killing Jesus, and Mansfield's Book Of Manly Men; which has inspired men's events worldwide. He is currently working on a new book to help accompany Mansfield's Book Of Manly Men titled Building Your Band of Brothers, and sheds some light on how men can build better relationships with other men.   Key Takeaways: [1:40] Thank you Vancity Buzz for being a sponsor! [2:15] What was a defining moment for Stephen. [5:10] What is manhood? [7:15] What kind of values should a man look for? [7:55] Take responsibility for your actions. [9:25] Men in the Western world are mostly walking alone. [12:20] How can men become more vulnerable amongst each other? [14:55] Stephen shares a story on how his band of brothers has helped him. [18:15] How can you build accountability and responsibility within a group? [23:15] What kind of guys should you surround yourself with? [26:40] Should you have boundaries with your band of brothers? [29:10] What other virtues are important aside from responsibility? [32:15] Stephen talks about his mentors and key influences in his life. [34:45] Stephen tells us about his new book, Building Your Band of Brothers. [35:45] Military men often do not have a support system due to their constant traveling. [39:05] What kind of challenges or pitfalls do men face? [42:45] What kind of legacy would Stephen like to leave behind?   Mentioned in This Episode: http://www.vancitybuzz.com/ Mansfield's Book of Manly Men by Stephen Mansfield Building Your Band of Brothers by Stephen Mansfield http://stephenmansfield.tv/   Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (jesusparlange.com – lateniteautomatic.com) https://twitter.com/MansfieldWrites See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The way we say it when we do our conferences and so on is that you have a field.

0:03.6

Your field is everything that is assigned to you, everything that God, your own choices have

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assigned to you.

0:09.0

You've got some living yet to do.

0:12.9

I won't give up on you.

0:16.5

See these machines.

0:18.3

Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of the Man Talks podcast.

0:20.8

My name is Roger Nairn.

0:21.8

And I'm Connor Bieden. Thanks so much for joining us. Today's guest is Stephen Mansfield.

0:26.4

Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author and a popular speaker who coaches leaders worldwide.

0:31.5

He first rose to global attention with his groundbreaking book, The Faith of George W. Bush, a bestseller that Time magazine credited with helping

0:38.0

to shape the 2004 U.S. presidential election. The book was also a source for Oliver Stone's

0:43.1

award-winning film, W. Mansfield's The Faith of Barack Obama was another international bestseller.

0:49.1

He has written celebrated biographies of Booker T. Washington, George Whitfield, Winston Churchill, Pope Benedict, and Abraham

0:56.2

Lincoln, among others. Publishers weekly describe the book, Killing Jesus, as masterful. His recent

1:02.6

Mansfield's book of Manly Men is inspiring men's events around the world, which we'll touch on today.

1:08.6

Mansfield's latest book, The Miracle of the Kurds, is a timely introduction to the Kurdish people that reached bookstores, just as Kurdish troops began standing heroically against the evils of ISIS in the Middle East. The book has been named Book of the Year by Radha, the leading Kurdish news service. Stephen speaks widely about men, leadership, faith, the power of heritage, and the skills required to shape modern culture.

1:29.0

He's also an in-demand leadership coach whose firm the Mansfield Group is based in Washington, D.C.

1:34.4

But before we get to Stephen, we'd like to thank our sponsors, Van City Buzz.

1:38.6

Van City Buzz is our new sponsor that we're so excited to have on the show.

1:42.8

Do you love Vancouver?

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