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ManalizingManalizing 34 Beau Brown - Dealing with demonsLike so many of us (OK all of us) Beau has his demons. He has had his thoughts of suicide. He is very familiar with his own demons and insecurities. Yet as a stranger to Garth, he came on the set ready to be vulnerable. Here is an inspiring man.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations2023-11-171h 07
Left of the LakeGarth Haslem: Home InspectorStructural inspector and engineer Garth Haslem shares his experiences and advice on maintaining a structurally sound home. He emphasizes the need for homeowners, contractors, and insurance companies to be aware of potential issues and the importance of soil preparation to prevent water damage. He also discusses two podcasts he hosts. Episode Highlights How Garth ended up moving into his current home after an initial misconception about the location His interesting experience of breaking into his own home and inspecting it from a career perspective A tale of witnessing a real-life National Geographic scene of an eagle a...2023-11-0937 min
Fitness Realty PodcastEpisode #76: Garth Haslem’s ManalizingWith a description like: “Men talking about what men don’t want to talk about. It’s pretty vulnerable, so put on your hardhat and listen in,” you know this podcast means business.
Garth has seen his fair share of dark times and now analyzes the importance of a male support system for men. Unlike typical women, he explains how being vulnerable as a man can be extremely difficult and can often lead to suicide if a support system isn’t in place. Garth’s passion rings loud and clear in his voice as he wants to s...2023-09-2528 min
ManalizingManalizing 26 Jason Christiansen - Navigating divorceJason is a man that Garth thought he knew. But men don't talk like that. In this interview, you'll learn about hard. It's an every man kind of hard - the kind that rips your heart out. Here's Jason's interview.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations2023-05-2957 min
ManalizingManalizing 23 Enrique Cahua - Extreme success meets darknessAs I write this, I'm looking for words. This is one of the most powerful interviews you'll hear. Not just on Manalizing - anywhere. Enrique appears to have it all - the looks, the health, the cars and toys, the intelligence, the money, the athleticism - all of it.But his demons are dark. They know him and how to get to the inner core of him - just like the rest of us. This is one of the most memorable interviews ever for Garth.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations2023-03-071h 06
ManalizingManalizing 18 Eddie Villa - Dunking on AdversityEddie Villa is one of Garth's closest friends and a man he greatly respects. Everyone needs Eddie as one of their five. The man is wise, fearless, sharp and a whole bunch of other cool words. Seriously, the dude is a bit of a legend.But life wasn't handed to him on a silver platter - or even in a dixie cup. He knows rejection, failure, and being fired. He knows his own darkness well. But he has overcome and is overcoming, and is a great story of starting with lemons and making lemon slushies. Here's his...2022-11-251h 24
Base HitsBase Hits 85 Non profit or not for profit?My mind was pretty much blown when I realized while filling out a tiktok form that manalizing needed to be a legal entity, and it probably needs to be either a non profit or not for profit. Blam! Didn't see that one coming. Now I've got work to do that has nothing to do with microphones or sound stuff2022-10-1007 min
Base HitsBase Hits 84 Better a poster than impostorLearning how to post on instagram ain't easy. I've fought with it and I'm learning that it needs to be me. My voice thoughout. While it would be nicer if I could assign that out, that wouldn't be my voice, and that can't happen. 2022-10-1005 min
Base HitsBase Hits 83 Better a poster than impostorYay! My first real reel is now real on Instagram. That was a painful learning curve2022-10-0805 min
Base HitsBase Hits 83 Batteries and confidenceWhen you're trying to do as many at-bats as possible, sometimes you find that there are bigger results, and sometimes they're smaller. This report contains a very small hit - but a hit nonetheless. The other hit is a good sized one. Here's the story2022-10-0808 min
Base HitsBase Hits 82 Mic tacticsSometimes not knowing everything about a subject teaches you the hard way to know what you must. Here's what I learned about using my RE27 mic - and some other stuff2022-10-0505 min
Base HitsBase Hits 81 Insta guruYou'd think posting on social media would be easy breezy right? Apparently only if you're a millenial. Instagram is hard! But I learned it. And other stuff.2022-10-0510 min
Base HitsBase Hits 80 Community characteristicsIf it's true that communities of men will greatly solve the answer to how men communicate and offload their issues, then how do we set up the communities? What characteristics should they have? How is this information communicated? Here's what I learned over the weekend2022-10-0307 min
Base HitsBase Hits 79 Four micsIt's fun for me to solve new challenges. Not the usual home stuff, and not even singing or recording well stuff. This last gig was about how to record four different people when my pc only allows two inputs. I've got all this sound nerd equipment, and I'm using it. I've found that mixer boards are too much of a hassle and a crappy one adds fuzz. So my audio input device rules. But it doesn't rule alone. Here's my report. 2022-09-3004 min
Base HitsBase Hits 78 Instagram kindergartnerYou want to start a podcast you say? Great! It's more than just becoming a sound tech, more than learning to talk to a microphone. More than finding guests and learning to interview them well. More than finding out what equipment you need and getting it. It's also about promoting your stuff. Social media? Great! Which one and why? Men? Women? What age? Instagram you say? Great! Do you know how to do a reel? Do you know how to do captions? Why won't your phone do them and somebody else can? Welcome to my world.2022-09-3007 min
Base HitsBase Hits 77 Organizationizing hard & fastIt's coming hard and fast. What used to be difficult (getting guys to interview) is only getting easier. It seemed before that getting guys to come on would be the roadblock. Who would come on and tell the world what they hadn't told anyone? Well, it turns out it's easier than expected. People want to tell their story. I'm glad that's the case and hopefully we'll help some people. 2022-09-2906 min
Base HitsBase Hits 76 Audio issuesYesterday I did a manalizing interview with Tegun (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) and the audio settings were all kinds of wrong. Live by the audio processor, die by the audio processor. So I fooled with some knobs and arrived at this point. As you'll hear, it doesn't sound like I fixed it. Here's my report anyway. 2022-09-2704 min
Base HitsBase Hits 75 instagram marketingWhen you're planning out your social media marketing strategies, then to me that means you're almost there. You can now rest assured that it's about to be real. It's almost "out there", and the waiting and planning and waiting and hoping is finally going to result in something. Yeah - I'm there right now. Here's that report. 2022-09-2509 min
Base HitsBase Hits 74 Flexible group characteristicsI gathered a great deal of information and inspiration while talking to Eddie yesterday - I love how his brain works and how he recognizes and relies on inspiration. He answered my most recent roadblock question without even looking like it was straining his brain. He's a great man. Here's what I learned while talking with him2022-09-2209 min
Base HitsBase Hits 73 It's moving!Few things feel better than seeing the train that you've been pushing for years begin to move. It feels like the train budged. Moving forward into getting things published and marketed has been at least a 7 year project (if you include the HomeMedic stuff), and I've been waiting for what seems like forever. Today's base hits feel like I'm getting there. That's cause for some kind of super celebration! Wah freaking hoo! 2022-09-2111 min
Base HitsBase Hits 72 Big wins & big frustrationsToday I had a big win. I interviewed Aaron Walker. This is a very cool dude with a large following. A very successful man, and a significant man by all standards. I did it on Zoom - another first. Because of our interview, I gained access to the gold mine of all mines - access to an unlimited supply of men. Super awesome, right? Absolutely. Yet I still feel frustrated because the podcast isn't being marketed. It's not out there. It's stacking up and getting dusty in a corner somewhere. I talk about all of this in...2022-09-2009 min
Base HitsBase Hits 71 Manalizing mastermind listBuilding the list of 12 manalizing mastermind members was tough. There are well over 12 candidates for these slots, and I'm concerned that not being in this group may potentially reduce my relationship with those who are not in. Still, 12 is a number, and I think it's the right number, and I don't believe there can be intimacy and perfect trust in a group of 30 or 50. I describe the list as it now stands in this podcast. 2022-09-1914 min
Base HitsBase Hits 70 the missing piece!After 14 manalizing podcasts where me and other men cast around for the answer, finally I'm handed the missing piece on a silver platter. If men can't find someone to talk to by themselves, then let's give them a system and organization that gives it to them!! This is the birth of the Manalizing mastermind.2022-09-1814 min
Base HitsBase Hits 69 No excusesI'm as guilty as anyone at filling my day with things that matter less, at the expense of things that matter more. The fires almost always defeat the most important things that need to be done. Still, I was able today to accomplish both - do what wanted to be done while still moving manalizing forward. Here's how that went. 2022-09-1604 min
Base HitsBase Hits 68 My elaborate processMy basic programming is to get stuff done. It's a bit harder for me to get stuff done well. So when I realize that in order for things to be up to snuff for me, they have to be more elaborate - well, that's not the default. But they need to be awesome because this is my purpose, and stuff that's my purpose can't be second rate. So - elaborate process, here we come. Still, I find the hard enjoyable. 2022-09-1607 min
Base HitsBase Hits 67 Producing AaronAaron Shields is that guy who appears to have it all. Super smart, good looking, good dude, has a strong relationship with his Savior, great musician - you know the one who seems to have absolutely everything together and is on a easy street in every way. It would appear that way. It does appear that way. It's also not true. Here's Aaron's take on life. 2022-09-1605 min
Base HitsBase Hits 66 I'm blessedIt never ceases to amaze me how "lucky" I am. This is also known as being blessed, guided, cared for, etc. My life is well managed, but not by me or anybody else you might guess initially.2022-09-1605 min
Base HitsBase Hits 65 Audio to video to audioThe procedure for producing my stuff ought to be simple. It's not. Here's how things are developing2022-09-1606 min
Base HitsBase Hits 64 making sense with YoutubeIt seems that when you're a startup, you have to invent every new wheel yourself. How do you use youtube for both the pre-edit version and the finished version of a show, without having customers think they're seeing double, and watching the wrong show? Well, I figured that one out today. 2022-09-0105 min
Base HitsBase Hits 63 Focusing on who we're helpingSometimes while in the woods of developing things, you get lost in the trees. Then you bump into an obvious one and it's shocking that it's there. I realized that we need to adapt our marketing for each manalizing podcast to those groups that identify. Whether that's human trafficking, bad divorces, alcohol addiction, whatever. We need to let those groups know that Manalizing and our resources are out there. Oh - and I learned a bit more about being a sound tech. There's always that.2022-08-3105 min
Base HitsBase Hits 62 exactness and sound equipmentBeing OCD about detail definitely isn't me. So when I go through 170ish podcasts, then realize I have to go through them again to get them consistent, that's my brain you hear melting. The drudge continues. Oh - and yes, I'm still my own sound guy. Let's just say I'm less than awesome at it. 2022-08-3006 min
Base HitsBase Hits 61 Rinse and repeat, and repeat againPainfulness sometimes comes when the job description, especially when you're small like me. The repetitive stuff? Yeah, I hadda do it because a) I don't have full time employees, and b) only I could write the podcast descriptions. But it's done. Kinda. 2022-08-3004 min
The HomeMedicThe HomeMedic #85 Meth - meth stories part 2As a former meth decontamination specialist, Garth Haslem (The HomeMedic) has been in hundreds of meth homes - and cleaned them up. He has stories. He tells some of them in this second part of 2.2022-08-2712 min
The HomeMedicThe HomeMedic #84 Meth - meth stories part 1As a former meth decontamination specialist, Garth Haslem (The HomeMedic) has been in hundreds of meth homes - and cleaned them up. He has stories. He tells some of them in this part 1 of 2.2022-08-2711 min
Base HitsBase Hits 60 Doing the drudgerySometimes starting a venture like this isn't sexy at all. Today, the tasks are extremely repetitive and brain numbing. But - ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Here's what today's base hits look like 2022-08-2604 min
Base HitsBase Hits 59 Finding fulfillmentFulfillment can be found in a variety of ways, but maybe it's about just deciding what you want to be and do, then doing it. For me, that's been a 60+ year journey. I think I'm there. At least I feel like this is what I need to be doing right now. 2022-08-2506 min
Base HitsBase Hits 58 Techie treesStaying on top of tech is like riding a cheetah. It's even harder when you're an old geezer like me. Link trees? Replacing having stuff on my web site? Oh the weird brain bendyness of it all. 2022-08-2505 min
Base HitsBase Hits 57 MK4, MP3 and stuff that annoys meThe techy side of being a microphone nerd is pretty much an every day thing. On my interview of me, I forgot to record the audio separately. So why is that a big problem? Because there's pretty much nothing out there that allows me to strip off the audio from a video file! I research all day long and get absolutely nowhere. Finally, a friend tells me about the traffic cone software. It's super clunky, but after some fidgeting with it, it worked! That's a massive wahoo you just heard btw. Then... I just have to eliminate...2022-08-2307 min
Base HitsBase Hits 56 Leadership and managementI've spent a career not leading anyone but myself. At over 60, now I'm doing more of that. How to be the leader you've never been? Just do it I guess. Here's what I did to be leader and manager for my team2022-08-2204 min
Base HitsBase Hits 55 Interviewing MeLightning strikes. I feel like I can't ask other men to be vulnerable if I'm not willing to sit in the same chair and do that myself. So - I agreed when Howard Little asked me to swap seats with him after his interview. He asks better questions than I do - or at least different ones. That man runs deep and I admire much in him even though I still barely know him. Here's my base hits report about the day I was interviewed2022-08-2006 min
Base HitsBase Hits 54 Standing near the sunI thought when I started Manalizing that it would be a dark subject. That's not the case at all. There's so much hope that comes from the people I talk to, and the light that I feel from these people is simply - well, it brightens my soul2022-08-1809 min
Base HitsBase Hits 53 Kajabi here we comeJust when I thought I was reaching the rounded off part of the mountain, and it was time to roll with the machine I've created...I realize I've got to migrate everything. All of my hundreds of podcasts for everything. Manalizing, base hits, home medic for inspectors, home medic for homeowners, etc. It's all gotta be on Kajabi. Like they said in Pretty Woman. Big! Huuuge! But- it's gotta happen. So at least I know what my direction is for the short term2022-08-1706 min
Base HitsBase Hits 52 It's a two edged swordIt's a truism that nobody can do things themselves. None of us are gifted at everything that needs to happen for a business to be successful. So - you have to rely on others. And when they're extremely part time or it's a favor? Sometimes you still have to do what you can yourself. 2022-08-1605 min
Base HitsBase Hits 51 Proper preppingGetting men to come on the show and be prepped to be vulnerable is no small task. Most men don't have the internals to do it. The ones that do need to know what I'm expecting of them so they can come mentally prepared to be vulnerable. No small task. Part of it comes with being able to describe what the show is all about. Here's how I'm handling that.2022-08-1509 min
Base HitsBase Hits 50 Voice over victorySome stuff is just hard. It wouldn't be hard if you were that kind of nerd, but you're not that kind of nerd. You try everything and boom! Nothing. That makes it that much sweeter when you figure it out. Voice over victory is mine! Wah freaking hoo! 2022-08-1305 min
Base HitsBase Hits 49 The beauty of not doing everything myselfI think most of us think we can do anything ourselves if we put our mind to it. The fact is, we can struggle for days or months, or we could get it done in 15 minutes with the right help. I needed Nathan's help today. I needed McKell's help today. I needed what the right audio input device could do for me, and I got it all - partly because I'm willing and able to ask for assistance. I think most of us think we could never succeed in business or whatever because we have weakness X...2022-08-1103 min
Base HitsBase Hits 48 Git er doneSome days are pretty awesome. I get my nickels made in the morning, then I can get after things. That was today. I filmed stuff with McKell to be used in a social media ad campaign, and generally I made feathers fly. Still, I look back and wonder what I accomplished. Is that a brain thing or is it a self discounting thing? Can't answer that one2022-08-1112 min
Base HitsBase Hits 47 Life is hard - unless you're meI interviewed an interesting, bright and powerful man today. Howard Little. Good dude. Very good dude. He's having big time physical issues - cancer, infections, loss of circulation - it's bad. But despite it all his soul is bright. He talks about how we chooses to laugh rather than cry. He talks about how we all have issues to overcome. And I agree, we do. Except me. My life is great, and I'm the only person I know who's blessed that way. Why? I have no idea. All I can do is be grateful and try to give. Here...2022-08-0910 min
ManalizingManalizing 7 Garth Haslem Flips the TableIn this interview, Garth takes the other microphone. Instead of being the interviewer, he takes the questions. Howard Little takes the question asking mic and lets Garth have it. The answers? They are real and raw. If you're liable to get offended by hearing stuff that shouldn't be said - don't listen to this one.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations2022-08-0853 min
Base HitsBase Hits 46 How to argue with myselfThe things I do to move my business forward and achieve my purpose? Well, let's just say I wouldn't have predicted them. What hat am I wearing this time? This time it was me figuring out how to argue with myself on social media. Me. I'm not exactly Mr. Tik Tok. Still, I gotta do it so here I go2022-08-0506 min
Base HitsBase Hits 45 Gratitude is goodBase hits can still be made when I'm busy. And here's a bit of gratitude for me being busy. Who am I grateful to? I don't know why God the Father and Jesus Christ do what they do for me, but it all strengthens my resolve to do what they're entrusting, hoping and needing me to do. We all have purposes - here's a bit about mine. 2022-08-0506 min
Base HitsBase Hits 44 Arguing with myselfSome days I wonder if I did anything at all, then I remember I got a lot done. This was one of those. I tend not to give myself credit for stuff when I do move forward, but I'm real good at remembering when I didn't meet the bar. That said, I came up with a concept that will be a centerpiece of my marketing and branding. I call it arguing with myself. Might as well - I do it anyway. 2022-08-0408 min
Base HitsBase Hits 43 BakerLearning how to lead well is a new experience for me. I've learned how to run a 1 man business and can do that comfortably. Employees? Leadership? Management? Stretch. Also, now I'm a baker. Who woulda thought? 2022-08-0205 min
Base HitsBase Hits 42 Running around rocksMost of us men think we're strong. Give us a problem, we'll solve it. We do. We solve. We finish. We go. But asking us to talk about what it does to us? That's an uphill climb. And what happens when we do? That's interesting too. 2022-08-0104 min
Base HitsBase Hits 41 Defending the showSometimes when you ask a guy to be vulnerable, people get uncomfortable. Not just the vulnerable dude, but others who are not used to that. I witnessed the results of that. 2022-07-3005 min
Base HitsBase Hits 40 Face shotsI feel like I'm getting to where I can start streamlining things. It's not about a thousand tasks that must be done before I get started - at least not at the moment. It feels like now I need to be moving into the production phase. Get stuff out, get it marketed, get it moving. But for today? Face shots is my base hit2022-07-2905 min
Base HitsBase Hits 39 Much stuffThere are always a lot of competing interests in a life. Entertainment, body, relationships, money, keeping business afloat, starting new ones - the list goes on. Still, how do you make sure that what's most important stays at the top of the list? How do you make sure that little stuff isn't eating up all the time for the big stuff? Here's that podcast2022-07-2804 min
Base HitsBase Hits 38 Lever dramaWhen you're the CEO, the janitor, the marketing guy and the tech guy, things can sometimes get interesting. Still, I'm learning and growing, and there are mistakes that I won't make again2022-07-2607 min
Base HitsBase Hits 37 That sucksThere are a lot of rocks in the road when it comes to doing manalizing. First, men don't talk about stuff because it's vulnerable. Second, when men are vulnerable it doesn't always come out well or get taken well. Then I fear that it becomes evidence that men shouldn't be vulnerable. This sucks, and I don't have an answer. Sure wish I had someone who could answer this for me.2022-07-2506 min
Base HitsBase Hits 36 Manager and tech geek - all in oneBeing a podcaster and entrepreneur means you get to wear a lot of hats. Some of them I'm not comfortable in - like being an audio tech geek. Or like managing people in a professional way. Still, I've got it in me because I have to have it in me. There's a way because there must be a way. Here's my Friday report. 2022-07-2313 min
Base HitsBase Hits 35 Formatting the formatI don't know how many people are better at arguing with themselves than me, but I'm exceptionally good at it. As a businessman, I'm used to coming up against a business decision that I'm not feeling qualified to make, but knowing that I don't have anyone who can help me who is experienced in that arena. So I just make it. This is not unlike the experience men make every day. This podcast includes one of those moments for me2022-07-2204 min
Base HitsBase Hits 34 A day for the dynastySometimes I get some time to get things done. This is one of them2022-07-2207 min
Base HitsBase Hits 33 Dudes and motivationWouldn't it be nice if the path to entrepreneurship, saving lives and helping men off their respective islands were always glamorous, motivating and easy? How will I ever know even if any of my efforts are making any difference? Here's my daily brain struggles - as well as my arguments I have regularly with myself. Part of being me I guess. 2022-07-2011 min
Base HitsBase Hits 32 Failure and guidanceToday was a near failure but gratefully I have a team. That team includes people on the other side who are most anxiously engaged to help me succeed. I'm doing all I can to listen2022-07-1907 min
Base HitsBase Hits 31 Depression and surprisesFor a guy who's used to be outside doing stuff, it feels less than great when I have an involuntary day of not doing stuff. I know, manalizing is my purpose and future, but today it feels like I've got to do manalizing because there are no inspections. So that's my report. And then something happened. Whoever is pulling the strings does have a sense of humor. This is another entry in my gratitude journal2022-07-1807 min
Base HitsBase Hits 30 SweetnessToday I departed from a report of all the base hits I did - there were plenty because I was granted a good deal to time to get things done. Those were all overshadowed by the sweetness that was my interview with Todd Nielsen. Great man. And I know I only breezed by how deep he runs. Some day when I have him back, I hope that I'm able to draw out more of who he is and get it captured on sound waves for all of us. 2022-07-1507 min
Base HitsBase Hits 29 Competition and CapacityI have a lot of things that are important to me. My wife and family, then comes my future. I need to keep in shape, manage my inspection business, keep up on my voice (brain exercising and fun), manage homemedic and manalizing, exercise the body (swim and bike), keep up on the yard (tree landscaping is killin me), and make sure my employees are well guided. It's a lot. Today is an example of how I went too far in one area and left nothing for the rest of the categories.2022-07-1405 min
Base HitsBase Hits 28 frustrations and roadblocksSome days everything becomes a roadblock. What should be easy is nearly impossible. And then important things fall off the plate. And then you spend all night dream/thinking about how to fix the hard stuff. And - no shocker here - you wake up and it's still not fixed. That was my day2022-07-1306 min
Base HitsBase Hits 27 Fails, tech issues and inspirationIt must be true that when you're swimming in the muck the most, that's when you get help from above. That's happening to me today. 2022-07-1307 min
Base HitsBase Hits 26 Marketing, producing and failsSo sometimes I realize that I don't have the answers, and nobody I know does either. This is one of those times. 2022-07-1109 min
Base HitsBase Hits 25 Good friends are awesomeSometimes I need to be reminded that no matter what I do to achieve my goals and fill my purpose, it's not about me. I can work my butt off, but I still need to rely on others, including God himself. Can't do it myself, no matter how much God and friends may think I should. Here's how the Lord and my friends came through this time. 2022-07-0810 min
Base HitsBase Hits 24 The home buyers train gets fueledThe path to podcasting entrepreneurship for me has been roughly an 8 year exercise in patience. So many tens of thousands of dollars spent in anticipation of someday getting it back. That day may be just beginning as I explain the latest of my efforts to get the HomeMedic train rolling - and why I'm less passionate about that these days2022-07-0708 min
Base HitsBase Hits 23 Time and money and gratitudeI think I'm like a lot of people: whatever I get, I want something else. It's human nature to complain. The thing is I realize that the Lord is giving me what I say I want - even if I keep changing my mind as to what that is. What is vital, at least from my point of view, is gratitude. If I keep complaining that I don't have now what I want next, then there will be problems. I'm certain of that. 2022-07-0610 min
Base HitsBase Hits 22 July 4 and empty nester entrepreneur prioritiesWhen you're married to the awesomest woman on the planet and you have a day full of free time, sometimes you have a choice to make. You can give her the quality time she's hoping for and deserves, or you can spend the day getting stuff done. I'd rather keep her. That said, I did strike something of a balance between the two. 2022-07-0504 min
Base HitsBase Hits 21 Those peaks are killing meMy voice is supposed to be great - that's what everyone tells me. That's a good thing, right? Well, my voice is a pain in the hiney when it comes to the editing. I blow into the microphone and it thinks a hurricane hit. Then I have to go back in and edit all the peaks. Painfulness. 2022-07-0407 min
Base HitsBase Hits 20 8.4 MilesSome days just feel like that. You have 2000 little tasks to do, and they all have to get done, but it feels like you're not accomplishing anything important. This is one of those days. Despite that, there are some wins here. And one big win. 2022-07-0209 min
Base HitsBase Hits 19 Listen and ask questionsAs I do the manalizing podcast, I listen extra carefully for the secret sauce from the people who are winning at life and relationships. I got a pretty good one in the episode with Colby the deck guy. Nope - I don't know his last name, but he's a very cool dude. 2022-07-0105 min
Base HitsBase Hits 18 OMG it's everywhere!This is about a moment that shaped my future. Somebody I know fairly closely confided in me that my message hits pretty close to home for him. This is the moment that confirmed to me that this is my purpose. That I'm doing what I've been gifted to do. It's very reassuring, very liberating, and very saddening. It's everywhere - and there's only one of me. 2022-07-0105 min
Base HitsBase Hits 17 Physically fatI've come to realize that being the podcaster ain't all studios and microphones. Someday when someone actually cares about what I'm doing, I'll be invited out into that real world place where I'm flapping my jaw with more than just one person in front of me. And there? I can't be a lump of man-ishness. 2022-07-0106 min
Base HitsBase Hits 16 Prepping properlyThis manalizing podcast thing I'm doing ain't just a walk in the park. I found this out the hard way, and I'm a bit guilted that I didn't prep one of my good friends well enough. Feeling like I laid a fast one on him. Here's what I learned 2022-07-0101 min
Base HitsBase Hits 15 Mixing itSometimes being a podcaster means you gotta be a techno geek. At least the geek part comes relatively easy for me. Here's my battle with techy stuff, and how doing it became another base hit for me2022-07-0104 min
Base HitsBase Hits 14: Sound tech r not meIt kills me when I do an earth shaking podcast like the one with Jordan Hanks, and the sound levels aren't right. Too puffy sometimes, too weak sometimes. Worse, it's me that's the problem. Ugh. Here's what I'm choosing to do about it2022-06-2506 min
Base HitsBase Hits 13: Magic Questions under constructionWhat I learned about puff shields? I'm not immune. In fact, I think I'm the reason they were invented. Also, I've been doing my interviewees and my listeners a disservice. I get that letting an interview flow is one thing, but when it causes or allows an interview to not be as complete as it could be, then I've harmed everyone. I used some fabulous training put on by Rob Cornilles (gameface.com) and put together what I believe are excellent questions that will steer the discussion, without letting things get left on the side of the...2022-06-2413 min
Base HitsBase Hits 12: Asking Better QuestionsTaking on a subject like this requires that I have my A game going where it comes to listening and asking the right questions. I realize that not just asking questions, but asking the right questions is key to the success of helping men everywhere. And it's not just the men I'm helping because there are marriages and families and lives involved. Here is a description of my journey2022-06-2329 min
Base HitsBase Hits 11: Facebook setup and moving the trainSome days it just feels like the train insists on staying right there. I push it forward, and it doesn't move much. How is this thing going to get to 60 mph when I'm pushing and it doesn't want to move? 2022-06-2208 min
Base HitsBase Hits 10: When I suck as an interviewerDoing the manalizing interviews can be tough - men don't talk like that! We don't share the inner workings of our soft touchy feely side. Shoot - we don't even like to acknowledge our touchy feely side. And then Garth goes and just stabs a friend of his with questions about that stuff? Tough. Here's my afterthoughts about yesterday's interview with Robert Snow. 2022-06-2111 min
Base HitsBase Hits 9: God is in chargeSo I realize from time to time that I should rely on "the rules" less and on my own judgement more. The Lord has given me the guidance I need and it's up to me to accept.Thankfully, I was arguing with myself about Sunday shows, and had come to the wrong conclusion. Here's how I was redirected. It makes sense now - the "rules" that I put on myself based on the guidance from others are simply guidance. Only God and myself make the final decisions.2022-06-2006 min
Base HitsBase Hits 8: AuthenticityThe day was busy with fires, but I still got my base hits. Here's what I realized about how to make the podcast and the interviews authentic. It doesn't have to be a repeat, but it does have to be authentic!2022-06-1805 min
Base HitsBase Hits 7 Interview with Frank PhotiadisMy interview with Frank was my primary base hit yesterday. I talk about that and the little techy issues I'm running into as well. Bumpers, bouncies, wire issues, etc. This path toward serving the world is full of all kinds of little skill sets I have to learn2022-06-1807 min
Base HitsBase Hits 6 How words will revolutionize my businessJust a few words, done in the right places can change a business. In this episode I explain how the phrase "there are no coincidences" and "when the student is ready the teacher appears" applies to me and my business. By the way, Rob Cornilles. If you can find a way to be taught by him, do it. It's worth whatever his price is. 2022-06-1611 min
ManalizingManalizing 1 Garth Haslem - why I'm doing manalizingLet's face it: Life is hard for everyone. It's hard for women, and it's hard for men. Here's the thing from my chair: if a woman has a problem, she has girlfriends. If a man has an issue, he often has no-one. This results in a man isolating himself. Sometimes this results in addictions, abuse, and other forms of "toxic masculinity". Sometimes it also results in suicide.Men's issues cannot be ignored - at least not without consequences. This podcast is men talking about stuff that men don't talk about. We don't have to be isolated and...2022-06-1603 min
Base HitsBase Hits 5 Maybe a confessionMaybe just to keep me humble, but right after a day that was nothing short of a grand slam, I struggle to decide if I got my base hit. Maybe I did, but it felt like more of a walk - or a strikeout. Here's why.2022-06-1606 min
Base HitsBase Hits 4 Sometimes it's a grand slamMy impromptu interview with a human slice of sunshine was nothing short of life changing. In this podcast I talk about meeting her and what it was like to interview such an inspiring and life brightening person. Jo - thank you.2022-06-1607 min
Base HitsBase Hits 3 Following my planIt's awesome when your plan and reality meet up. When it doesn't? You improvise. At least I do.2022-06-1607 min
Base HitsBase Hits 2 It's Sunday - Where is the plate?Personal mental struggles that give an inside view of Garth's brain. His competing values and thought processes. Admittedly, some of it is brain twisty, but there are principles behind them all2022-06-1614 min
Base HitsBase Hits 1 Why I'm doing thisBase hits results from a challenge to make progress every day for 90 days - something of a 90 day challenge. I know that if I don't measure progress for each day, I'll forget all about it.So I was going to journal but then I figured I'd file my journal in the closet or lose it. Then I was going to blog it. Blogs are not my style. Podcast it? Yep! Then I know that both you and I are holding me accountable.This is the story of an entrepreneur as he moves from being a...2022-06-1604 min
The HomeMedicCritter feces - when things get poopyWhat's more gross than critters in your home? Nothing. Except maybe critter feces. Here's what you should know about their poop2021-08-1814 min
The HomeMedicCritter fecesCritter feces: Super gross, super unwelcome in your home. Here's how to keep your family safe2021-07-2714 minThe HomeMedicKeeping your home safe from mice, part 2The second of two episodes on mice. We talk about the disease they cause, and how to reduce the risk your family faces2021-07-2714 min
The HomeMedicKeeping your home safe from mice, part 1Besides being severely icky, mice can be dangerous to your family's health. They leave feces that can create major health problems for your family. Here's what to do about keeping mice out and your family safe from hantavirus2021-07-2713 min