EP 311 — Mike Salemi: Manhood: A Path To Spiritual Awakening

Did you know to be a healthy adult male requires a lot of structure, accountability, feedback and quality play time?

Mike Salemi makes his long-awaited return to the podcast to share what’s he’s learned about being a good man, husband and a father, a path made so much easier by the lessons he learned from his own father, this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Mike’s work at his website where you can find out about his Kettlebell and Bulgarian Bag programs and his eight-week Path to Inspired Action coaching program for men. Find out more about Mike’s upcoming Men of Movement Mount Shasta retreat in October here.

Listen to Mike’s podcast, The Path, on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to them. Check out Mike on social media via Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. 

Sign up for our Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.

Timestamps

7:45 The initiation to adulthood and exploring unknown territory.

10:39 How Mike learned to be a man through the actions of his father, an immigrant from Sicily.

14:50 Critical qualities in the development of boys into men.

20:06 Working with barbells at age 14 with a team of men transformed Mike’s life.

31:11 Men crave structure, accountability and feedback.

55:37 “I’m realizing in fatherhood that presence is currency.”

1:00:50 Ruthless responsibility and accountability.

1:05:52 What Mike’s wife, Lauren, has taught him the value of play.

1:14:07 Get in the pool!

Resources

Paul’s previous Living 4D conversations with Mike Salemi in Episodes 32 and 118

The work of Leonard Sax, Krasimir Dunev and Sir Robert McCarrison, 

The Hierophant

The Soul of Discipline by Kim John Payne

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath

Find more resources for this episode on our website.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 7:45 The initiation to adulthood and exploring unknown territory.
• 10:39 How Mike learned to be a man through the actions of his father, an immigrant from Sicily.
• 14:50 Critical qualities in the development of boys into men.
• 16:02 CHEK Academy
• 20:06 Working with barbells at age 14 with a team of men transformed Mike’s life.
• 28:58 Wild Pastures
• 31:11 Men crave structure, accountability and feedback.
• 47:46 BiOptimizers
• 55:37 “I’m realizing in fatherhood that presence is currency.”
• 1:00:50 Ruthless responsibility and accountability.
• 1:02:32 Organifi
• 1:05:52 What Mike’s wife, Lauren, has taught him the value of play.
• 1:14:07 Get in the pool!