Choose a metric regarding the health, wealth, and fulfillment of men and it’s easy to see that men are either falling drastically behind our female counterparts or, at a minimum, on a downward spiral. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s a contest between the sexes (That would suggest that it’s a zero-sum game. It’s not). But it’s a glimpse into modern man’s gradual decline in his ability to protect, provide, and preside in his life and the lives of those he cares about.
Matt Beaudreau joins me on the podcast today to talk about why this is the case and how our steady decline starts at a young age and inside the halls of academia. We talk about Trump’s desire to shut down the Department of Education, how government and academia have distracted us from true learning, why you’ll never find your purpose – you must forge it, living a life by design – not default, and the importance of the “Hero’s Journey.”
MATT BEAUDREAU
My guest today is Matt Beaudreau. He's a former public-school teacher, an administrator, and professor at Stanford University and he's a well-known world-renowned keynote speaker with clients that range from Lockheed Martin, the Air Force, Caterpillar, Honeywell, just to name a few.
He has made it his life's mission to find very powerful and alternative education opportunities for our young men and women, including a partnership with Tim Kennedy, many of you know, another former podcast guest in young men's mentoring programs. He's the founder of Apogee Strong, which is both an online and physical education program. They've got 50 new campuses opening up this year. I believe that this program, his systems, his tools of education will quite literally change the way that we educate our young men.
I was talking with my team for our spring event last week and we started talking about the concept that Boys are Born and Men are Forged. Yet, much of society (and, maybe even some of you listening) believe that being a man is simply a birthright. Being a male is. Being a man requires more.
That’s why we’re even hosting this experience on May 1st – 4th 2025 – because we believe that the only way to live up to your true measure or potential as a man is twofold – to be around other men and to learn the systems other men have used to make themselves a success in the boardroom, the living room, and the bedroom.
Tickets are selling fast and we want you to be one of the elite 200 men who are going to host this inauguration experience outside of St. Louis. If you’re ready to forge yourself into the man you have a desire to be, join us at www.themensforge.com.
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