The Whole Man Journal is three short reads a week — Monday, Wednesday, Friday. On your energy and your edge, going further in business, knowing where you're headed, and the men you surround yourself with. For men aged 35 to 60 with serious ambitions and the belief their best years are still ahead. From the Whole Man Academy, running men's events across the UK since 2018. Add your email below and join the men already reading.
You have another level inside you
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The first three men who booked a place at The Adventurer Experience share one common characteristic. Ambition. And what's interesting is this: It would be easy to look on the outside of their lives and say... ...'they are doing great... ...so why try harder?' One guy is a business owner in the South East. He leads a large team and has a busy family, several kids, and is working on an exciting side hustle. Another owns a success family Engineering business in the Midlands. He's juggling multiple projects, has 3 children, is contributing to The Network... ...and still finding time to workout and do more of what he loves. He's been to The Adventurer twice and is back for round 3. The other works for the world's top luxury car brand, has 2 kids... ...stays fit, and contributes a lot to The Network. So they are all earning decent money... ...have a network of solid men around them... ...and are doing pretty well. But there are LEVELS. They all have levels to go up in life in one or more areas. And the level you reach is only contained by your ability to think bigger. Imagine if those men decided they were doing just fine and lost that spark of excitement. Why aim for more money? Why push for more impact and growth? Why work on mindset and health and fitness and love life? Why launch a side hustle or new project? Why work on becoming even better men? Because it makes them feel alive. And that's part of why I created options for men... ...like the membership tiers of The Spark and The Network. But also the two day event in the Cotswolds. The Adventurer Experience is designed as a reset. A chance to get away from the usual weekend activities and do something completely different for a few days. 'From chaos to calm', as one guy said (he does have little kids so I totally understand that sentiment) It makes you feel alive again. Helps you get clearer on what you need to do more of in life. Gets you around other guys who understand you and want you to win. Gives you a chance to refocus and reenergise. Lets you have unfiltered conversations, a lot of great food... and best of all, NO FUCKING SCROLLING. One of the men who came to last years event said: 'What a great bunch of lads. Great to meet like-minded people really looking to improve their lives and better themselves. It's been a brilliant experience.' Craig - Former police officer and now launching new business Anyway, I could share lots of great testimonials from the guys who have been before, but really it's more about you. What level are you playing at? more importantly... What level do you want to get to? Because if you have work to do, The Adventurer is a great option to get you started. More info here, and the link will be at the bottom of Journals from now until the tickets close. Info on The Adventurer Experience on 9-10 May I'll be back on Friday to talk about WHY we do what we do as men and our Four Primal Needs. Catch you then, and if you have any questions about The Adventurer just hit reply. Cheers Anthony Information on joining the Whole Man Academy and how it can help you |
Anthony Astbury
The Whole Man Journal is three short reads a week — Monday, Wednesday, Friday. On your energy and your edge, going further in business, knowing where you're headed, and the men you surround yourself with. For men aged 35 to 60 with serious ambitions and the belief their best years are still ahead. From the Whole Man Academy, running men's events across the UK since 2018. Add your email below and join the men already reading.
Hmmm... Most of the advice aimed at 'ambitious' men says roughly the same thing. Keep pushing for the result you want. Never stop pursuing you dreams. Rest when you’re dead, Mofo. And most of the time, I agree with it to some extent. I mean... I love it when a guy has an attitude where he makes things happen, he is prepared to work hard, to put in the hours to create the opportunities he needs. There's loads of those guys in the membership, either Spark, Network, or Nexus. So I'm all for...
Be honest. Do you love what you do for your career? In fact.. for some...another question would be... ...do you even LIKE it? Now I reckon... ...about 5% will say they love what they do. ...maybe 30% will 'like' what they do ...and the rest are in the lower categories of 'it's ok'. or ' I can't stand it'. I've been in all those categories before, so wherever you stand I'm with you. But on Friday I saw a great example of something we should all be impressed with. I was at the Horse of the year...
I have a deep rooted memory of being out in Turkey on holiday as a kid. My family at some old town market haggling with men over a handbag or wallet or something. They give you some nice Turkish tea and you settle in for a short bartering session that seemed to last for hours. All for the sake of some leather and a few quid discount. For some reason I just hated it. On reflection it's because, as a kid you have zero interest in pissing about in some little market that smells like a camels....