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That sentence runs through my head every time I compare myself to another man. And I can always find someone better, that’s the trap.
This one goes back further than social media for me, back to messages I got as a kid that I never understood the standard for. This episode is about where that voice actually comes from, why the richest man on earth said the exact same thing I say to myself, and the one thing about value I took way too long to learn.
If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking “I should be like that guy” or “I should have succeeded by now,” this one’s for you.
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Timestamps:
0:00 “I’m failing” — the sentence that runs in my head
0:31 He’s showing the most polished version of himself
1:00 The richest man on earth was asked this question
1:18 Where this starts, long before social media
1:39 My first grade teacher was convinced I was hyperactive
2:02 Fishing with my dad
2:29 It doesn’t stop when the other men are gone
3:03 The word underneath all of it: should
3:39 There’s no agreed definition of a real man
5:09 Jesus wept. David wept.
5:48 Who am I supposed to be in all of this
6:05 Why men don’t share in groups
7:15 “Just a little bit more”
9:03 What we reach for to manage the discomfort
10:09 Proving vs. improving
11:47 What I learned about value
12:36 I can’t help 8 billion people, but I can help one
13:16 What Lori called “one upsmanship”
13:55 You don’t have to be the best man
14:08 This week’s practical step
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“Southern Gothic” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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