All right, man, welcome back to the man talk show. I'm Connor Beaton. And today we are talking about what

relational leadership actually looks like. So recently, I posted a video and a podcast all about

how important it is for you as a man to lead within the context of your relationship.

Got a ton of traction, lots of questions. And there were so many questions, in fact,

that I decided to do a four-part follow-up segment. And this is part one of four in that series.

So let's just dive straight in. The first thing that I want to talk about within the context of,

what does it look like to lead within your relationship is the definition of leadership.

So by definition, leadership is a process of social influence where you influence one or many

people towards a common goal, task, or vision.

Now, within the context of the relationship, leadership for me, as I'm defining it here,

you might have your own definition, other people might have their own definition. But for me, leading within'm defining it here, you might have your own definition, other people

might have their own definition. But for me, leading within the context of the relationship is

being able to influence yourself and your partner when necessary towards the vision of the

relationship. Now, this presupposes one thing, obviously, which is that you have a vision

for your relationship. And that vision should be, what does your dynamic look like with your partner?

Not who they are, because a lot of guys will be like, oh, I want a woman that looks like this and does

this and talks like that and behaves like this. Those things are fine, right? But what I'm talking

about is what's the vision for the relationship, right? Do you want to be in the type of relationship

that challenges you, that pushes you to be a little bit of a better man? Do you want to be in the

type of relationship where you travel often, where you share goals together and bucket list

experiences? Or does the relationship, does the vision that you have for your

relationship serve a very different purpose, right? Is that person there to support you as you

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