Arena of Man Podcast Episode 3: The Manly Maxims with New York Times Best-Selling Author, Stephen Mansfield.
In episode 3 of the podcast, I have a conversation with New York Times best-selling author and speaker, Stephen Mansfield. Stephen is most notably known for his book, The Faith of George W. Bush and many other celebrated biographies. But the book that has been most inspirational to the creation of Arena of Man is Stephen’s book Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men. Our conversation covers a variety of topics, and as always, I hope it encourages and equips you to be your best in every arena of life.
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Show Notes:
0:52 - Introduction
3:40 - The origins of Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men.
6:25 - A brief history of the decline of masculinity.
9:22 - Stephen’s definition of a man.
11:15 - Manly Maxim #1 - Manly Men Do Manly Things. The role “doing” plays in transformation.
14:52 - Manly Maxim #2 - Manly Men Tend Their Fields. Every man has a “field” assigned to him.
21:14 - Manly Maxim #3 - Manly Men Build Manly Men.
26:04 - Manly Maxim #4 - Manly Men Live to the Glory of God. God is the designer of manhood. The spiritual dynamic of manhood.
29:49 - The Night Stephen became a man, and the importance of rite of passage.
35:15 - The mission of “Great Man” and how you can connect with Stephen.
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