Worldview: Politics, Perspectives & People Who Still Talk to Each Other
Release Date: 06/12/2025
Self Identity - It's Hard To Look In The Mirror
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic of self identity The guys joke about their lack of Biblical knowledge around God’s statement to Moses “I am who I am” Jim refers to a podcast he heard that mentioned the we’re never ready and you just have to face your fears Mark reflects on his career and how he speaks with everyone he helps about their self identity. It’s the most important part of his work. You have to be able to tell your own story. He thinks most people cannot tell their own story. Jim agrees Mark reads the definition of self identity Mark reflects on the 1000’s of people he’s...
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Reinventing Yourself At Any Age - How To Be Clever About It
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic of reinventing yourself in the context of a personal brand. Both guys have been working on their brands. Jim is finishing up a formal effort with his brand Mark puts his career up as a reinvention experience Jim shares his view of how stories and brands have evolved over time and explains why he has made his recent investment of time and money working out his brand and messaging. Contextually he explains this journey as one with three parts. The past, present and future. He talks about the work and the advisor he hired. He brings our 5 key areas of life framework Mark...
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Worldview: Politics, Perspectives & People Who Still Talk to Each Other
Imperfect Mens Club
“You cannot kill a thought. It needs to die of old age or natural causes” Mark introduces the topic of worldview and the different belief systems we all have…and where we get them Jim adds the influence of the political distress specifically in LA and brings in the flywheel Mark clarifies the politics of it all and both guys laugh at how everything is about politics Jim says most of us don’t like to have our belief systems challenged, but agree it’s important to do so Mark reads Jim’s 5w’s assessment…What, why, where, when and who Jim brings up self awareness and Mark agrees...
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Trump Derangement Syndrome And The 10 Commandments
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic by reading the definition and symptoms As much as the guys believe it to be real, it’s also funny Jim asks Mark what “Psychic pathology” means and he takes a shot Jim shares his opinion about friends and family that seem to struggle with this Jim talks about his mom. She exhibits physical manifestations Mark thinks this physical reaction indicates a pretty severe condition Jim calls it impulsive Mark calls Trump insensitive and crass. He’s a fighter and not a politician Mark talks about one friend who is very smart, but can’t remain objective when Trump’s...
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90% Of Life Is Just Showing Up
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic and frames it in the context of his recent experience with having a plumber show up at his home to do some work He shares how gratitude plays a part in the discussion. He expresses a concern that the topic is so rich that staying on topic might be tough Jim reflects on the story Mark has already told him Jim expands on the “Showing up” concept Jim shares his perspective having been a tradesman and having gone into many homes and being treated poorly, more often than not. He applauds Marks treatment of the plumber Jim expands on the notion of appreciation and gives...
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The Disingenuous Epidemic - Cowards, Clowns, and Characters
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic of disingenuous people. Both guys have had recent experiences with people who were being disingenuous. Mark asks whether he thinks people are born this way or do become this way based on environment or circumstance. Jim says he’s been using that word more often lately Mark reads the legal definition of the word Jim shares his definition. He clarifies the nuance of this activity being intentional Mark says there are different levels of it, but that some people are just stupid Jim shares his recent encounter with a disingenuous neighbor Deception from the get go. Jim...
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How A Simple Framework Can Help Us Communicate With Candor And Clarity
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark brings up the topic of communication in the context of self talk and self reflection Then he shares a framework Jim brought that he uses for communication. The triple A method Assumptions/Agreement/Action Mark is a fan Jim brings up a favorite quote of his - “The most important conversation you’ll ever have is the conversation you have with yourself”…and that’s a crazy person Mark shares his self talk routine Jim - simply…you have to turn the channel He shares how his mind works. He finds or creates tools to help him. That’s where this AAA framework came from. He uses it to...
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Personal Stories Of Neurodivergence - The Ability To Think Different
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the guys and topic. He cites how aligned both guys are. As they enter the call they’re thinking of the same topics and thoughts Neurodivergence (See definition at the bottom of the show notes) Mark shares a call about his grandson and his current struggles which may well involve him being on the spectrum Jim shared his perspective about labels and crutches and his own story about being neurodivergent himself growing up Jim’s perspective is to reframe this label as an opportunity to think of things differently Neither guy likes meds, but do agree that in some cases they can...
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Beware The "Vortex". Aging Gracefully In Relationships
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic of male and female relationships. Jim had brought up the recent Bill Belichick interview with his new 24 year old girlfriend Jim covers our framework and the wheel of life. Relationships is one of the five and women is a subset of that Jim likes looking at life in increments of 10 years. Now we’re both in our 60’s and things have changed Jim brings up the Belichick interview in the context of self awareness and how he was not self aware at all Both guys lost respect for him Mark goes back to his relationship with his girlfriend and brings up how recently he...
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Confidence Isn’t a Trait, It’s a Practice
Imperfect Mens Club
Mark introduces the topic of confidence. Self-confidence The topic originated with Jim’s interest in elitism - entitlement - self-accountability - confidence In order to be self accountable, one must be confident Jim ties in the current news events and his recent book as he frames his view of confidence. Particularly sports and business He distinguishes between confidence and the competence required to be confident Jim brings up academia. See civically Harvard…and entitlements/elitism He shares the academic idea that perfection is attainable. We both support the reality of...
info_outline“You cannot kill a thought. It needs to die of old age or natural causes”
Mark introduces the topic of worldview and the different belief systems we all have…and where we get them
Jim adds the influence of the political distress specifically in LA and brings in the flywheel
Mark clarifies the politics of it all and both guys laugh at how everything is about politics
Jim says most of us don’t like to have our belief systems challenged, but agree it’s important to do so
Mark reads Jim’s 5w’s assessment…What, why, where, when and who
Jim brings up self awareness and Mark agrees that self awareness is important
Mark talks a bit about how we acquire our belief systems
Jim shares his stories about two recent conversations he had with people with different world views and although they disagreed, they got along
Both guys think most of us want the same things. We are all humans first
After Mark jumps in, Jim continues to share his stories. One woman fro NJ and a great friend from his childhood
The woman is passionate about her work, which Jim admires
Mark says when he goes out in the world, everyone is nice to him
Jim appreciated both of their positions
Mark shares the importance of context. Context resolves a great deal of miscommunication
Mark shares his story about travel regarding world view and how valuable that cross cultural experience is
Jim totally agrees and shares his favorite quote “You cannot kill a thought. It needs to die of old age or natural causes”
He adds the context of the military leader who shared this quote. 18 to 23 year old males with no hope are the biggest danger in the world
Cultural and religious thoughts in particular
Jim cites the progressive movement as one that is possibly dying
“We kill our leaders. Be good enough to be killed”
If you put yourself out there, they’ll come after you
Mark brings in his position on presumption about others
Jim takes us around the wheel and goes deep into the worldview portion of our wheel
Both guys like the idea of revisiting their sources of worldview and the view itself and reevaluate things
Jim brings up victimhood. Both guys are repelled by victimhood
Bitter or better
They also value self deprecation. Mark mentions the idea of some of these thoughts are not conscious
How the tough stuff makes you durable
Jim brings up the LA riots and both guys have disdain for the “leaders” in CA
Mark likes our current presidents worldview - not a politician
Mark brings up the police and the law being enforced and them being respected
Both guys see this system as broken, but the Mayor and Governor are the problem
Mark talks about history and understanding history to predict the future
Mark emphasizes the power of self reflection regarding worldview
Jim goes back to his stories. He got into a discussion about homelessness because they were in San Francisco. They started out in disagreement and ended up mostly in agreement. A big part of this problem is the lack of enforcement of existing laws
Mark shares his opinion about the word “compassion” and it’s misuse
The bad behavior was tolerated for long enough to become and expectation
Jim shreds the leadership of California and questions how they have stayed in power. Who keeps electing them
The guys talk about the differences between living in Florida versus California
Then they wrap up with voting and the notion of how things might look in a few weeks
Jim and Mark are both glass half full guys and think the system will hold up