The Orion Way of Life Podcast

The Orion Way of Life podcast discusses masculinity in the world today by creating new roadmaps for discovering your identity, passion and purpose in life. A new episode is released every Thursday. Email your questions or comments to [email protected]

Episode 142 - The Other Side of Addiction with Al Richards 07/05/2023

Episode 142 - The Other Side of Addiction with Al Richards Al Richards is a true inspiration to those who have faced addiction and are seeking a way to overcome it. After battling a weekend alcohol and cocaine addiction for eight years, Al lost his job of 24 years as a result. But instead of giving up, he turned his life around and spent the next 14 years working tirelessly on himself and helping others understand addiction. In March of 2021, he started The Other Side of Addiction Podcast, which has quickly become a space for open and honest dialogue about addiction and recovery. And just this past February, Al started the ARC/Addiction Resource Collective Networking group, in an effort to connect people with the resources and support they need to overcome addiction. Al believes that it's time to lift each other up, and he is leading the way with his powerful message of hope and healing. Learn more about Al and his work at /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/27374370

Episode 141: Innate Drivers with Dawni Angel 03/20/2023

Episode 141: Innate Drivers with Dawni Angel We brought Dawni Angel back to discuss her new book coming out and how it all plays into what really drives you and how it impacts all of your relationships. Sit back, because this is a good one! /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/26276496

Episode 140 - Mental Healthy F.I.T. with Brian Higgins 01/15/2022

Episode 140 - Mental Healthy F.I.T. with Brian Higgins Creativity can set you free, this is very true with today’s guest. Brian Higgins was homeless a decade ago and now is doing things to help the homeless situation in his state. He also hosts the 48 hour film project in Salt Lake City, as well as runs the instagram account Mental Healthy F.I.T. You can see what he’s up to by checking in on www.mentalhealthyfit.org and join in his efforts. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21785393

Episode 139 - The Year of Getting Uncomfortable 01/07/2022

Episode 139 - The Year of Getting Uncomfortable Greatness has a hard time happening in your comfort zone. To get that you have to stretch and expand beyond what you normally do. This year is the year that I make a concerted effort to get uncomfortable in order to reach for the things that I want in life. I started naming my years now and it has had an impact on how I show up through out my year. What will you name your year? /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21708791

Episode 138 - The 300 list with Steve Harvey 12/30/2021

Episode 138 - The 300 list with Steve Harvey If you could be guaranteed to get 10% of what you asked for if you were to write them down, how many things would you write down? Steve Harvey opened my eyes to the 300 list in 2019. I've been making a written list every year since then and it's definitely working out great for me. I also discuss vision boards and Bullet Journaling to have a more productive year. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21631307

Episode 137 - We Not Me 12/16/2021

Episode 137 - We Not Me So many people think that they need to be independent in this world and they fail to realize that they would never have survived infancy without the aid of someone else in their life. We are all dependent on someone else at any given point in this life and we should be doing more to cultivate connectivity. I discuss the book We: Ditch the Me Mindset and Change the World by Eric George and cover the 6 outcomes he writes about from creating connectivity. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21509834

Episode 136 - Dear Future Me 12/09/2021

Episode 136 - Dear Future Me As we get near the end of another year, it’s a good idea to start to look forward to next year's goals. But first we need to take an honest look at where you are now. How can you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you currently are? You need to connect to your purpose and take committed action or else you’re not really going to go anywhere. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21428726

Episode 134: What Men Need with Benjamin Steinbacher 11/29/2021

Episode 134: What Men Need with Benjamin Steinbacher Ben Steinbacher helps people to discover their purpose and deeper gifts to stand out, make an impact, and leave this world better than they found it! He is a men’s personal coach that helps men get back on their feet after they get divorced or to help them find their purpose in life. He has been coaching for over 7 years and shares much of what he’s learned over the years on this episode. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21306311

Episode 133: Your Partner Is Not Your Parent 11/18/2021

Episode 133: Your Partner Is Not Your Parent Want a sure fire way to create resentment in your relationship? Just start acting like their parent instead of their partner. In this week's episode, I cover many of the examples of what you or your partner may be doing that would be considered parental and what it is that you can do to fix that before it's too late. Once resentment gets to a certain point, it is almost impossible to recover the relationship. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/21204428

Episode 132 - Demasculinization of Men 10/21/2021

Episode 132 - Demasculinization of Men Nebraska Congressman Madison Cawthorn recently called on mothers to raise their sons to be monsters. It was a very toxic masculine thing to say and I whole-heartedly disagree. There are many reasons why men are not owning their masculinity. I will cover just a few of them in this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20888492

Episode 131 - Talking Men’s Fashion with Franklin Bennett 10/14/2021

Episode 131 - Talking Men’s Fashion with Franklin Bennett My uncle Franklin has been a Marine, a Clothier for over 15 years and now a photographer and actor and general overall handyman. He is almost always the sharpest dressed man in the room and I thought it would be great to have him on to discuss men’s fashion and how sometimes the clothes do make the man. We also got into many other topics, it was a fun sit-down, hope you enjoy it. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20812673

Episode 130 - Paths For The Introverted 10/07/2021

Episode 130 - Paths For The Introverted I am an extroverted introvert. You’d be surprised at how many actors would actually consider themselves introverts. This should not prevent you from having amazing moments in life though. In this episode, I talk about events that happen in our life that lead to new paths that we never would have been on had we not put ourselves in certain circumstances. Some are good things that happen to us, and some are bad. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20733401

Episode 129 - Real Estate Investing with Mike Morawski 09/30/2021

Episode 129 - Real Estate Investing with Mike Morawski I am thrilled to have Mike on to share his story. An entrepreneur, author, real estate trainer, public speaker and personal coach for over 30 yrs. From building a near $100M company in 30 months, to losing it all & going to Federal Prison for 8 yrs for wire & mail fraud. Now he has a degree in Theology & created an ethics course that is being taught in Universities today. Now he’s coached 100's of people to invest in Multi-Fam apts. Check out www.mycoreintentions.com and get into his courses there. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20633081

Episode 128 - Major Concerns in Today’s Modern World 09/23/2021

Episode 128 - Major Concerns in Today’s Modern World I have a great guest coming on next week, but for now, I have some things I want to get off of my chest. Big concerns that I have in this world that I think it’s our responsibility to be not only aware of, but begin to do something about. If we don’t stand up for ourselves and begin to come together, more and more of our freedom will be taken away from us, it’s already starting to happen. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20570258

Episode 127 - Authentic Communication with Dawni Angel 09/16/2021

Episode 127 - Authentic Communication with Dawni Angel Dawni Angel joins me again to talk about how to communicate authentically. What does that mean? Well, first off it requires you to have an open mind while listening so that you can truly hear what it is the other person is trying to say. We take a deep dive into being aware of how you communicate and what intention you’re setting when you communicate with someone that you are giving your attention to. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20473601

Episode 126 - Make A Damn Decision 09/09/2021

Episode 126 - Make A Damn Decision Did you realize that making a decision is a masculine trait? When you allow your woman to make a decision, like where to go out to eat, you are giving up your masculinity. If you find that you’re spinning your wheels, or are over-analyzing/overthinking, it’s because you can’t make up your mind. Have you ever heard, “Hamlet was wrong?” He was the most notorious person in literature for overthinking and he died young as a result. Don’t let that be you. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20416013

Episode 125 - The Great Divide 09/02/2021

Episode 125 - The Great Divide Is it just me, or does it feel like we’re being divided up into smaller and smaller groups nowadays? I discuss things that cause divisiveness among us as a society and ask the question - What is it all for? Who wants us to be a divided people, for what cause? It can’t be a good one. We need to find some way to stop fighting amongst ourselves and start to pay attention to what is going on in our country and find out who this is actually benefiting. www.theorionway.com /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20344250

Episode 124: Being Single as a Choice with Aaron J. Owen 08/26/2021

Episode 124: Being Single as a Choice with Aaron J. Owen Fellow Men’s Headspace member and Actor friend Aaron J. Owen joins me in this episode to talk about making the conscious choice to have SINGLE as a relationship status. He isn’t part of the MGTOW movement, not a RED PILL guy, he just made a choice after realizing that he has other things that are more important than having a relationship to get after right now, and he is generating his own success and happiness as a result of it. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20267858

Episode 123: Why Are Fewer Men Dating? 08/19/2021

Episode 123: Why Are Fewer Men Dating? I stumbled upon a YouTube video that was titled, MGTOW - Why Men Stopped Dating. I’ve been asking for your cautionary tales for awhile and this one video was chalk full of them. To be clear I want to find a way to bridge the divide that currently exists between men and women. I’m hoping that pointing out what is wrong with these situations helps do that, not make it worse. Here is a link to the video so you can watch it on your own: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprnmYKb_2s /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20192195

Episode 122: Make Your Move - How To Escalate 08/12/2021

Episode 122: Make Your Move - How To Escalate What exactly can you do to get that woman to go out with you? How can you tell when it’s time to make a move and get that kiss? So often guys are like deer in the headlights and completely miss their opportunity. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20109602

Episode 121 - Boys Falling Behind In School with Lucas Charon 08/05/2021

Episode 121 - Boys Falling Behind In School with Lucas Charon Lucas Charon is a 12 year educator in the public school system. He’s been a listener of this show and wanted to talk about a trend he’s noticed with our boys falling behind in school due to the system changes and rules that punish regular boy behavior. Lots of great elements to this topic. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/20042048

Episode 120 - Discernment and Observation 07/29/2021

Episode 120 - Discernment and Observation A no show Zoom call turned into a live episode this week. I share a conversation I had with my son based on a bad parental nightmare where I thought I had “lost” my son to someone who was giving him bad advice and he no longer wanted to listen to me. It turned into me getting very real and very deep with my boy and was a positive conversation that is something I think we all need to have with ourselves and our kids. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19969559

Episode 119 - Best Film Fights with Spencer Hohl 07/22/2021

Episode 119 - Best Film Fights with Spencer Hohl Award winning Fight Choreographer, Spencer Hohl joins me to talk about some of the best fights on film and what really makes these film fights so appealing and entertaining. We geek out on Star Wars, John Wick, The Princess Bride and more. You’ll never look at film fights the same way again! Later we talk about why these violent films are very cathartic for men and what role they play for the release of that pent up energy that resides in all men and what to do going forward. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19888157

Episode 118 - I Choose Love with Les Pee Wee Harrison 07/08/2021

Episode 118 - I Choose Love with Les Pee Wee Harrison Author, Public Speaker and Former member of the Harlem All-Stars, who played with the greats from the Globetrotter teams, Pee Wee Harrison joins me this episode to talk about a new movement he’s behind called I Choose Love. This movement was inspired from a song done by The Brown Sisters and has been something that this world needs more of in the troubled times we’re living. You can book Pee Wee for your public event by going to his website https://www.peeweeharrison.com/ /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19738511

Episode 117 - So Good They Can’t Ignore You with Dawni Angel 07/01/2021

Episode 117 - So Good They Can’t Ignore You with Dawni Angel Dawni joins us for a 3rd time to talk about a formula for success that incorporates 4 main circles to be at a high level in your life. They are The Circle Of Mastery, The Circle of Integrity, The Circle of Showing Up Consistently and The Circle of Attitude. We break all of these down and really give you an understanding of how you can gain higher levels of success by focusing on these with full honesty. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19669475

Episode 116 - Narcissism and Aggression with Sophie Kjaervik 06/24/2021

Episode 116 - Narcissism and Aggression with Sophie Kjaervik Many of us have been in the presence of someone with narcissistic tendencies. In fact all of us have, because we all possess them, some at higher levels than others. Sophie Kjaervik, PhD student in communication at the Ohio State University, did a research paper that reviewed 437 studies on narcissism and aggression with over 123,000 participants. We break down her research and what it revealed in this deep dive into narcissism and how it impacts relationships and the workplace. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19580855

Episode 115 - Green Flags in Relationships 06/17/2021

Episode 115 - Green Flags in Relationships We hear all about the bad things that people do in relationships, but what about the good signs? What are some of the things you need to actually look FOR in a relationship. So often we spend so much time looking for warning signs in relationships that we never take the time to look for what makes this person “a catch” and it can be to our own detriment. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19508231

Episode 114 - Life Is Too Short 06/10/2021

Episode 114 - Life Is Too Short Death always makes you take a deeper look at your life. What am I doing? What could I be doing better? When you realize that time is shorter than you thought, you have to really start taking action now. I used to believe that I wouldn't live past 40 and now that I have, I feel like I'm on borrowed time. I have to make better decisions with my time, that's what this episode is all about. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19425065

Episode 113 - Accountability and Self Respect 06/03/2021

Episode 113 - Accountability and Self Respect Taking ownership of your life means being accountable to yourself. If you don’t take the time to look at what it is that you truly want to accomplish and then formulate a plan and get someone to hold you accountable, the odd of you getting that thing done is slim to none. Accountability is next of kin to self respect. You have to have the will and desire to see things through so you can be proud of yourself. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19336055

Episode 112 - Summer Is Coming 05/27/2021

Episode 112 - Summer Is Coming I have been very busy leading up to the start of summer. This episode is about what is coming up in my summertime series, guests that I’m getting locked in and a rundown about things I’m looking for you all to send me for my next mailbag episode. Send your questions to [email protected] and I’ll be sure to get to them in an upcoming episode. Sorry I sound so tired, it’s what happens when you really push yourself and that is what I’ve been doing, but it’s all for a good cause. /episode/index/show/theorionway/id/19258826

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