"Lots of people are seeing the world in a negative way right now.
So many people are waiting for someone else to come along and fix it."

My returning guest today is James Greenshields. James is a husband of over 20 years and an honored father of two amazing women; he served 17 years as an Australian Army Officer and woke up in combat. With over 14 years post-military, James has Co-Founded and been the Lead Facilitator for Leadership and Men's Well-being at the Emergent Leaders Foundation.

He couples experience with First Nation people around the globe, running youth rites of passage for ten years, with a practical understanding of leadership in environments as diverse as the battlefield, boardrooms, and professional sports. This has enabled him to create a new paradigm of leadership—he calls it Harmonic Leadership.

We discuss our current chaotic times, the power of community, and how indigenous people helped heal James' PTSD. James expands on his belief that every issue on the planet can be solved at a community level and that community is the essence of why we are alive. Listen in and learn the true pandemic of the last four years.

We also explore alchemy, power vs. force, states of fear and love, and much more.

Topics and Questions
2:15 - Lots of people are seeing the world in a negative way.
4:45 - Every issue on the planet can be solved at a community level within a global context.
7:14 - Everyone is waiting for someone else.
7:36 - What made you say yes to a Life Activation?
9:19 - We must move beyond fighting against everything.
11:00 - Consequences of people operating from fear.
14:40 - People will give up their safety to belong.
17:30 - We are seeing more people tilting towards authoritarianism across the globe.
21:24 - Michigan football metaphor.
23:07 - The biggest pandemic of the last four years is the lack of critical thinking.
27:07 - Clarifying your values.
28:53 - We need to understand how powerful we are.
34:56 - Completely healing from trauma.
37:50 - 3-month online program on Harmonic Leadership.
40:20 - What's the best way for people to learn more and connect with you?

James Greenshields and his wife Kirsty joined us in February 2017 to explore how you can empower your family to positively affect your community and the world. That was Real Men Feel ep #48: Empowering the Family Unit https://youtu.be/MorViIYevYY?si=MZ6zQ8HlvdlVIpmg

Links
James Greenshields -- https://www.emergentleadersfoundation.org/
Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/james.greenshields1
Email James at james@emergentleadersfoundation.org

Resources
Power vs. Force, by Dr David Hawkins - https://amzn.to/3y5HGzM
Escape from Freedom, by Erice Fromm - https://amzn.to/3LGwPiF
Psychology and Alchemy, by Carl Jung - https://amzn.to/4diiMvt

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#RealMenFeel ep 312, July 26, 2024