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\\nWhat are your addictions helping you avoid?
\\nCan illness \\u2013 and heartbreak \\u2013 be the best gift for you?
\\nDo you (ever) make an intimate partner responsible for your pain?
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\\nAdam Piandes is a dear friend of mine.
\\nHe and I first met back in 2014 on a 3-hour road trip up the pacific coast to a weekend men\\u2019s retreat in an evergreen forest near Santa Barbara.\\xa0
\\nThere were 4 guys in our car that day. One guy, I\\u2019ll never forget because I immediately felt uncomfortable around the moment we shook hands. There was just something about his presence that triggered me into distrust. Another guy, I completely do not remember at all.
\\nThen there was Adam. He and I clicked immediately.\\xa0
\\nBoth of us from the East Coast, he from Boston, me from Maryland, both having made the big leap to west coast living. Both big basketball fans \\u2013 not just watching but playing. But what struck me most about Adam, that I would come to most admire about him in just those first few days, was that he was going through an inner hell \\u2013 an excruciating breakup with a woman, AND a recent cancer diagnosis \\u2013 and he wasn\\u2019t pretending everything was alright.\\xa0
\\nIn fact, the opposite.\\xa0
\\nI\\u2019d rarely seen a man \\u2013 especially one from Boston \\u2013 really allow himself to grieve the way I saw him grieving that weekend.\\xa0
\\nAdam\\u2019s a wise dude. He\\u2019s a talented and successful leadership coach, working with executives, business leaders, and corporate teams, teaching the art of masterful communication among other essential leadership skills.
\\nOver the last few years, Adam and I have continued to meet every few months with a small group of brilliant, visionary men, where we drop in to celebrate our victories together, share our deep struggles with each other, and challenge each other respectfully, lovingly, firmly, to confront and overcome the struggles that don\\u2019t actually serve us.
\\nAdam and I cover profound ground in this conversation, around the distractions of addiction, the depths of heartbreak, the gifts of illness, and more.
\\nDefinitely stay tuned for Adam’s 5 Key Takeaway’s at the end of this episode of Men, This Way \\u2026
\\nAlright \\u2026
\\nLet\\u2019s dive \\u2026
\\nSHOW NOTES
\\n11:18 ~ Significant experiences in Adam\\u2019s life
\\n15:13 ~ Breakups and the core issues they bring up
\\n20:53 ~ Looking at symptoms instead of root causes
\\n27:26 ~ The wisdom gained from a thyroid cancer diagnosis
\\n35:33 ~ Entering a journey of healing
\\n39:04 ~ \\u201cGoing to war\\u201d against illness
\\n41:55 ~ Biggest lessons taken from illness and breakup
\\n44:03 ~ Self-compassion and love
\\n46:34 ~ The biggest challenge facing men in the world today
\\n48:58 ~ \\u201c5 KEY TAKEWAYS\\u201d FINALE
\\n49:05 ~ KEY INSIGHT: Be willing to explore the connection between the physical, emotional, and spiritual
\\n50:17 ~ KEY MENTOR TO LEARN FROM: Dave Thomson
\\n52:19 ~ KEY RESOURCE (most impactful, inspiring book, movie, podcast): Resources that connect to the element of play and joy in his life. For example, the Bill Simmons Podcast (Sports Podcast)
\\n54:49 ~ KEY INVESTMENT (the best thing you spent money on, under $10,000): Purchasing a surfboard
\\n56:08 ~ KEY PRACTICE (7-day challenge to the men listening): Completely dedicating himself to doing work he loves to do
\\nOTHER LINKS AND RESOURCES
\\nFind Adam @ www.AdamPiandes.com
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