039: What It Really Means to Be(come) a Man with Dennis Morolda

"When things are stuck in your head, they just rattle around there forever. It's so important to get it on paper and to read through it and say, you know what, that's a thought that I had, but I am not my thoughts. I am not my feelings. I am the thinker of my thoughts and the feeler of my feelings."

– Dennis Morolda

In this episode of The Modern Man, I welcome Dennis Morolda, Founder and CEO of Building Men, a movement dedicated to helping young men become the strongest versions of themselves – mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Dennis is the host of the Building Men Podcast, a motivational destination for real talk about purpose, mindset, relationships, connections, and the foundational building blocks to success.

As a former public school teacher, principal, and coach, Dennis has pivoted to specialize in Building Men of character, integrity, strength, compassion, and empathy through transformational mentoring, coaching, and motivational speaking. Dennis wasn't always this confident, though… Tune in to hear the story of how Dennis came back from rock bottom and how he's enabling young boys to become real, vulnerable, empowered men.

As growing boys, and even as grown men, we measure and compare ourselves to the men around us. This is unfortunate because our strength and growth doesn't lie in how we compare ourselves to others, but how we compare ourselves to ourselves.

If you're a father, a mentor for young boys, or you're in need of some serious motivation, this episode is for you!

Key Takeaways / What You'll Learn:

[00:56] About Dennis Morolda.

[06:29] How did the young boys react when you started leading them away from the traditional definition of manhood?

[10:00] Compare yourself to the man in the mirror, not the men around you (+ a few high-impact poems and books we recommend for men).

[14:56] How to cope with the struggles of starting over, switching careers, and getting a divorce.

[24:39] The importance of building community and accountability for boys and men.

[27:35] 5 ways to enable young boys to process trauma and have difficult conversations & The Zone of Proximal Development.

[31:47] What do boys need to become men?

[39:22] How to connect with Dennis & Building Men.

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Resources Mentioned:

Learn more about Building Men: https://www.buildingmen.io

Listen to Ep #168: Stay Classy With the Modern Man - Ted Phaeton: https://bit.ly/3JLdA8a

A Man In The Glass – Poem by Peter Dale Wimbow Sr.: https://apathlesstravelled.com/the-man-in-the-glass

Who Is Man? by Abraham J. Heschel: https://amzn.to/3Y9NYpB

If – Poem by Rudyard Kipling: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if---

FEARVANA by Akshay Nanavati: https://amzn.to/40vW0L9

Fearvana: https://fearvana.com

Connect with Dennis:

Visit his website & Listen to his podcast: https://www.buildingmen.io

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/building.men

Connect with him on Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/building.men

Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuPdl3WzRhjhUqIF0lWI-g

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