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The Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE276: Why Am I Successful at Work, but Feel Like I Struggle As a ParentMost of us spend years learning how to succeed at work… but almost no time learning how to succeed at home.What works in a professional environment doesn’t automatically work in your family. You may be direct, decisive, and effective at work—but at home, those same approaches can create frustration, disconnection, and tension.In this episode, we talk about why high-performing people often feel stuck or unsuccessful as parents. Just like in the workplace, dysfunction in the home often starts with leadership—and Mom and Dad are the leaders. When they’re not aligned, k...
2026-04-2730 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE268: Physical Challenges for Personal GrowthMark and Gary Stephens have a conversation about personal growth. Books and seminars bring some value, but conversations with real people can bring transformation. Gary has been creating physical goals for himself over the last couple of years. You can check out his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIF0sSqi8_jWDImYAwHCEBgIf you start a physical challenge, and want to share about it on the podcast with Mark, send him an email at mark@markdelaney.meSupport the show
2026-02-2347 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE267: Don't Be Afraid of the Problems in Your MarriageMark has a conversation in his office with a young father and husband about how to build a family that serves his entire life. They use football to talk about the husband wife relationship. Here is the link to the free marriage assessment Mark mentioned: https://app.assessmentgenerator.com/assessment/17360Support the show
2026-02-1646 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE266: The Tipping Point of Human Change (Aaron Goodman)In the episode Mark has a conversation with Aaron Goodman about how human beings change. In Aaron's words, "Vulnerability is the tipping point of change." Change is hard. We oftentimes try to change by doing something impressive, or powerful. But we actually change through the pathway of being vulnerable. In this episode Mark talked about The Purpose Challenge. If you would like to be a part of this free opportunity simply text the word purpose to 918-401-9608. Support the show
2026-02-0954 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE264: What Do You Do with an Addictive Personality?In this episode Mark brings back a previous guest. Daniel Dolan is a leader of men, a family man, and a godly man. You often hear people say, "I have an addictive personality." Daniel and Mark give their thoughts on this comment and talk about how men can live out a passionate life. If you live in the Tulsa area, Daniel's group takes place on Sunday mornings at 6:00am in Owasso. Send me an email for more details: mark@markdelaney.meIn this episode we mentioned our book, "In the Game." Here is a...
2026-01-2637 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE255: How a 70 Year Old Man Lost 190 PoundsRick Sponhaltz was 70 years old and weighed 388 pounds. Fast forward to today and he weighs 198 pounds. On this episode Mark asks Rick to share his story. You will hear about the great resilience and strong spirit that he as about life. You will hear Rick mention Alan Thomas of "Rethink Dieting." This is the same man who greatly impacted Mark about 7 years ago. Alan's website is below:https://transformmyfuture.com/Support the show
2025-12-0130 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingWhy athletes feel abandoned when their sports career ends.This episode is unique because it's a conversation between Mark and a man he met in the park while playing disc golf. About 90 minutes before this recording Mark ran into a man named Kameron in the park. They ended up playing disc golf together and talking about life. In this episode Kameron talks about what it was like when he stopped playing football after college and how hard it was to find his way as a man. Support the show
2025-09-0541 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE238: Why do christians struggle in marriage?Christian marriages fail at a similar rate as many people. But why? Christians have unique ways of struggling in our marriages. In this episode Mark and Adena sit down with a couple of friends to discuss the issue. Mark mentions a free marriage assessment that couples can take to gauge the overall health of their relationship. Here is the link: https://app.assessmentgenerator.com/assessment/17360Support the show
2025-07-2839 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE234: Matt Dobschuetz...Freedom!For this episode Mark interviewed Matt Dobschuetz about his life and work. Matt is the author of a book called Porn Free and the creator of a podcast called "Porn Free Radio." Mark and Matt talk about freedom, and a dose of identity. Visit this link to access his content: https://recoveredman.com/Support the show
2025-06-3037 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE231: Why is it so hard for men to talk about weakness?In this episode Mark sits down for a conversation with two of his friends. Mark was spending the morning with Jerry Ramsey and Jeff Jenkins. After a round of disc golf and lunch, they decided to record a conversation for men. Why is it so hard for men to talk about weakness?It feels like nobody cares.It's hard to put words to how you feel. It seems that people will see you as your problem...not see you for who you are. Support the show
2025-06-0230 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE230: Three things I feared about my wife.In this episode Mark asked Adena to respond to three things he used to fear about her. Mark shares about three fears he had with Adena in the early years of marriage.1. Mark feared that Adena would judge him for his weaknesses. 2. Mark feared that Adena would put the kids in front of him. 3. Mark feared that Adena would stop being interested in sex. To support our work in schools, prisons, and families in need, go here: https://markdelaney.com/donate/Support the show
2025-05-2643 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE228: The man who flew across the country to surprise a friend.In this episode Mark sits down with Rob Williams. Earlier in the day Rob had surprised Mark and Adena by showing up at the "In the Game" book launch party. Rob lives in the state of Washington, but chose to fly in for the event. This recording will talk about that surprise, but they will also talk about the highest level of human relationship.Having so much trust with each other that there are no expectations. Fully knowing the flaws in each other, but still fully believing in each other. Showing up with each other to hel...
2025-05-1239 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE223: Do you feel trapped in your job?In this episode Mark sits down in his office with his friend Sawyer. Earlier in the day Sawyer had told Mark that he needed to talk through something. They decided to record their conversation for others to hear. You will hear about Sawyer's job situation and a big decision he made that day. Support the show
2025-04-0747 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE222: What does surrender look like?Matthew Delaney, Mark's son joins the conversation for this episode. Matthew asks about the release of the new book, "In the Game." In this book are the stories of 37 men. The common thread is that a man needs to surrender in order to get into the game. Surrender is not about surrendering "from something bad." Surrender is about surrendering "for something greater." Support the show
2025-03-3126 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE221: Five things I fear as a manThe following episode is the audio of a youtube video Mark recently produced. What we believe about life will always be challenged by what we fear about life. What your faith draws you to, your fear will try to back you down from. Here are four things I fear as a man:I fear that I am not enough for my role. I fear that I may fall short in a brother's life. I fear that we will shrink back. I fear doing life alone. I...
2025-03-2413 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE219: How do I help my friend see the problem they have?In this episode, Mark and Adena talk about a topic that a listener asked about. Here is the question they received:"My friend told me about the problems they are having with their spouse. They think their spouse is the problem, but they do not see how they are also part of the problem. I want to talk to them about this, but I am afraid they will not listen to me and they might cut me off." This is a very common scenario. Mark and Adena will share their thoughts on how to handle t...
2025-03-1044 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE218: Why is it hard to get help help?Mark sits down with his friend, Jason Crowe, for an organic conversation about why it's hard to get personal help. Here are the main thoughts covered:1. It's hard to ask. 2. It's hard to know who to trust. 3. It's hard to know what type of help we actually need. Feel free to reach out to mark@markdelaney.me or adena@markdelaney.me if you need a conversation. If you would like to support our work: https://markdelaney.com/donate/Support the show
2025-03-0331 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE214: How do former athletes find purpose and passion after their career ends?Mark sat down with a 26 year old former athlete to discuss what it was like when he stopped playing sports. Landon Wolf played football at Oklahoma State University. In this episode you will hear about why he was prepared for the end of his football career. In his story, you will hear about how a unique experience as a young teenager helped him to think about his life differently. If you are in the area, and would like to have a heart to heart conversation with Mark, reach out here: mark@markdelaney.me
2025-02-0352 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE215: Life after Sports with Mark MeansIn this episode Mark has an organic conversation with a former football player. Mark Means played football in high school, and then played semi-pro ball before coaching high school football for 20 years. You will hear the story of how it all ended, the struggled within himself, and how he found a new identity. If you were an athelete, and faced struggles when it ended, we would love to hear your story. Reach out through email: mark@markdelaney.meSupport the show
2025-02-0342 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE213: How to live free instead of fake (Interview with Chris Costa)Mark sat down with a good friend for an unplanned conversation. This conversation is centers around how to face personal weakness and live free. Everyone has weakness and problems. How do we live with a sense of freedom when our problems make us feel so messy?Many people attempt to hide their problems behind successes. We hide out of fear of what people will say or do with us when they know the real us. We might hide while judging others for the problems they have. We all need relationships with people who see the r...
2025-01-2751 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE212: How to find friendshipMark sat down with a young man who had a question about how to find friendship. Listen in as Mark gives Mason, a 23 year old, some thoughts on where to find friendship. Here are three keys to finding friends:Think about the kind of people you like. Where do they meet? Think about the activities you might like participating in and then find out where these activities are taking place. When you get an offer to do something with people, be ready to step out. If you would like to learn more about our work, go t...
2025-01-2029 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE211: How to parent well when our kids have messes.In this episode Mark sat down with a friend for a conversation. As soon as the conversation started, Mark thought it would be worth recording. Mark and Adam Oglesbee talk with each other about parenting. They invite you to listen in. Here are some thoughts from the conversation:As parents when can overreact when we see things in our kids that remind us of our own struggles. We must avoid the instinct to "parent ourselves out of our kids." Instead, we need to parent the me out of me. The fatal tunnel occurs when we hyper-focus on...
2025-01-1446 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE209: Birthday Thoughts (Are you sitting at the Kiddie Table of Life?)In this episode, Mark and Adena let the listener experience a conversation about Mark's birthday thoughts. 1. I’m done sitting at “the kiddie table.” Here is what I mean. At family gatherings the kiddie table is obviously for the kids. It’s not a bad table, but it’s not where the decision makers sit. Speaking metaphorically, sometimes I feel like I live at the kiddie table and wait for an adult to authorize me to make decisions. This mindset makes me live small. This mindset makes me look for someone who has authority to give me permiss...
2024-12-1633 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE208: How do I make the most of my life?This is a scary question to ask oneself. How do I make the most of my life?In this episode, Mark shares three thougths.See you life redemptivelyMake the most of the people in your lifeKnow your purposeIf you would like to support our work, you can go here: https://markdelaney.com/donate/If you have a question that you would like to discuss with Mark or Adena, you can reach out to mark at mark@markdelaney.me Support the show
2024-12-0920 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE206: Communication creates connection in partnershipMark and Adena finish their discussion about partnership. In a partnership both people have to be able to give communication, and receive communication. Consider a customer service desk at a store. Without a customer service desk the store would not be able to exist. Here is the link to the video course Mark mentioned called "How to be the Hero During Conflict." https://courses.markdelaney.com/resolving-conflictHere is the link to the free marriage assessment. Simply answer the questions and receive a quick response to see how you are doing. https://app.assessmentgenerator.c...
2024-11-1841 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE198: #1 Life hack for living out your purposePurpose always involves others. Being connected to people helps us be connected with, and live out, our purpose. In this episode Mark is going to ask you an important question, and give you an important challenge. "What are you dreaming about?" Mark's challenge is for you to share your dream with someone else and ask them to share their dream with you. If you would like to support our work, simply click here: https://markdelaney.com/donate/Support the show
2024-09-1626 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE194: How to help people with addictionIn this episode Mark and Adena talk about cookies, addiction, and freedom. When people are dealing with addiction it causes fear for everyone involved. The instinctual response makes the problem worse. In this episode Mark and Adena share a different perspective on how to help people find freedom. Freedom is not just the stopping of a bad behavior. Freedom is a whole different life. Support the show
2024-08-1939 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE192: How Honesty Sets Your Marriage FreeIn this episode Mark and Adena talk about a conversation that happened on a road trip. Many people are afraid of deep honesty...even with their spouse. But deep honesty can lead to real freedom. On the road trip Mark told Adena "It's not you, it's just me." Adena shared what she meant by this statement. Instead of being honest about yourself, it's much easier to blame someone else. Honesty is powerful. You feel so loved when you are honest and they want to love you, even when you are weak or messy. That creates a bol...
2024-08-0527 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE191: Is my spouse toxic? Am I toxic? (Part 2)Mark and Adena continue their conversation about toxic relationships. Many people are using terms like "toxic" and "abusive." But do we know how to have a great relationship? Toxic behaviors can be invisible, like a gas. Here are 4 examples of behaviors that seem good, but are actually harmful. Living in fear. It can look like protection. Being judgmental. It can look like trying to help someone behave better. Being controlling. It can look like you’re just trying to be helpful.Communicating truth in a way that hurts the other person.Talk to unbiased helper...
2024-07-2930 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE187: Where is my freedom?Freedom is a powerful thought that resonates in all of us. But we struggle to have it. Most people avoid the topic because it seems unattainable. In this episode Mark talks about how freedom feels in his personal life. 1. Nothing to prove....2. Nothing to hide...3. No more trying...just beingHere are two resources to help in your journey to freedom:Mark's book called "One Step to Freedom." https://markdelaney.com/one-step-to-freedom/Mark's video course called "How to Change." https://courses.markdelaney.com/how-to-changeSupport the show
2024-07-0120 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE185: Can messy people have a powerful marriage?In this episode, Mark and Adena open up the closet of their real relationship over the years. Mark shares about 4 things that Adena did for him that dramatically impacted him for good. Here are the four things Mark talked about:1. You understood my need for me to have fun with friends.2. You were highly sexual toward me.3. You never judged me for my weakness.4. You never disrespected me in front of people. Here is a link to donate to our current anniversary campaign:https://donorbox.org/embed/32k-for-32-marriages-for-mark-adena-s-32nd-anniversary-july-11-2...
2024-06-1737 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE183: From alcoholic to gym rat...a story of changeIn this episode Mark sits down with Darryl Turner. Mark and Darryl met a week ago at the gym. Even though they were complete strangers, they had a deep and honest conversation at the gym. Mark asked if Darryl would join him to record the conversation for people to hear. Support the show
2024-06-0332 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE181: When will I be excited about my own life?Every human being is in a search for our place in this world. We are looking for fulfillment and contentment. For many people, our life becomes a desperate searching. What if our searching ended...and our giving began?What if we stopped holding our life hostage?What if we lived boldly every day? This episode features Mark's brother Ryan playing the guitar as Mark shares three stories to inspire you for your journey. Support the show
2024-05-2010 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE178: Kambi Jecminek...Do you know who you are?In this episode, Mark has a conversation with Kambi Jecminek. Kambi is a coach who specializes in helping people with mindset. She is also one of The Purpose Mastermind facilitators. You can visit her website here: https://winningmindcoach.com/A strong portion of our work is to help families who are shipwrecked by marriage or kids in behavioral crisis. We love to be able to show up boldly and help these familes even if they have no way of paying for the help the receive. If you want to be a part of this...
2024-04-2927 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE176: One conversation changed my mom's life.In this episode Mark interviews his mom about her new book called "A Penny for your Thoughts." The highlight of this episode is where Mark's mom talks about a conversation that changed her life. If you would like to order this book of thoughts, here is the link to order: https://www.amazon.com/Penny-Your-Thoughts-Karen-Delaney/dp/168573040X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=324DK68PFORVK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xOXI_2uCBdYZ1JzWORVDGbb-3HHl54hV9SDN17ZWsX8.TJn6WErjCKXJ16mbN2Fk5cYJpQEyFwnZzSDvpXXv6iE&dib_tag=se&keywords=karen+delaney+a+penny+for+your+thoughts&qid=1713060319&sprefix=karen+delaney+a+penny+for+yo...
2024-04-1524 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE171: Parenting and mental healthIn this episode Mark tells a couple of stories about kids who are struggling with mental health problems. Many parents fear the topic of mental health, or stay uninformed about the topic. Mark gives practical advice on how to look at this topic. Support the show
2024-02-2621 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE159: You can't drink less, until you live more.This episode captures an organic conversation between Mark and a stranger. A friend of Mark's brought a friend to visit. This friend was at a broken place. Mark asked him if he would like to record the conversation. This episode is that conversation. Support the show
2023-11-2034 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE157: Are you playing king of the mountain?Does life feel exhausting? Do you wonder if it's going to work out? In this episode Mark lays out a way of thinking about life to help us be more joyful in the journey. If you would like to join Mark for an episode and ask questions, reach out at mark@markdelaney.me Support the show
2023-11-0614 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE156: You have 18 years to teach your kids one thing.Parenting is going to be hard. You can work hard to a great place. Or you can work hard and end up in a place you don’t want to be. In this episode, Mark talks about the one lesson that you must teach your child. When your child realizes "Life is not about me" they will be transformed. We can help our child grow in these mindsets by doing the following things. Have them do chores that serve the familySay no to them. Volunteer as a familyUse all of life activities to teach thisCh...
2023-10-3023 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE152: Listener Interview (Vik Manda)For this episode Mark invited a friend from San Antonio to join him for a conversation. Mark asked Vik to prepare three questions of his choosing.Support the show
2023-09-2533 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE146: "Why is marriage so frustrating!"A young man asked Mark, "Why is marriage so frustrating?" In this episode Mark and Adena compare the partnership in pickleball to the partnership in marriage. When your partner is in the wrong mode, they will struggle. Here are four things to do to help your spouse when they are struggling as your partner.1. See the other person's side.2. See how you have impacted your partner.3. Put aside your frustration and choose to feed their needs.4. Talk about your differences of opinion. Support the show
2023-08-0735 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE134: Find your people, find your purposeIn this episode Mark talks to Darien Gibson. Darien and Mark have been connected in some way ever since Darien was a student in Mark's classroom at a school. Through their story, one main point is made: "People struggle to take next steps in life when they struggle to take steps with other people in their life." Support the show
2023-05-0823 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE133: Brad Church. Is my life going to work out?Mark has a conversation with Brad Church. Brad is an author of a book called "The Strangers Conflict." Here is a link to his book: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Conflict-Waging-War-Within-ebook/dp/B073PDM8J4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HOLE7X24K793&keywords=the+strangers+conflict+by+brad+church&qid=1681876006&sprefix=the+strangers+conflict+by+brad+church%2Caps%2C702&sr=8-1In this conversation Mark and Brad discuss this quote: "97% of people who quit too soon work for the 3% who never gave up."Support the show
2023-05-0121 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE129: "Why are you guys happy?"A couple asked Mark and Adena, "You guys seem to be actually happy. We want to know why." In this episode Mark and Adena discuss how sex helps to build a marriage. Support the show
2023-04-0317 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE121: My spouse could have ruined meMark and Adena have a candid conversation with each other about their relationship. They look back to how they could have destroyed each other in the early years. To summarize, Adena was threatened to be a person that had to have a perfect life. This could have caused her to reject Mark since he was a very flawed man. Mark was threatened to be a person that would never admit failure. This could have caused him to bring Adena so much pain as he hid his weaknesses. Support the show
2023-01-3022 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE116: How to unwrap the gift of youAll of us are a gift to others, but it doesn't always feel that way. How do I unwrap the gift of me?1. See the gifts of others first. Let them use their gift in your life. Take an opportunity this week to complement someone on a gift that you see in them. 2. Face your fears. One of the most common fears that we have is the fear of admitting a weakness. But when we hide our weakness, we also hide our gift. 3. Know your purpose. It is hard to boldly show up in...
2022-12-2218 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE105: Leaving a life of regretIn this episode Mark and Adena examine what life could have been like if they had made a different decision when they were engaged. Email Mark: mark@markdelaney.meEmail Adena: Adena@markdelaney.mehttps://markdelaney.com/Support the show
2022-09-2625 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE101: Help! My wife wants to live a buttoned up life.On this episode Mark asks Adena a question concerning a common tension that men share with Mark. Husbands often tell Mark that "My wife is trying to live a buttoned up life." In this episode Mark and Adena discuss how the adventure spirit in a man and the desire for security in a woman can create a tension. In the middle of adventure and security is the place where both people can live their best bold life. Support the show
2022-08-2922 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE100: How to keep perspective during struggleMark and Adena share stories from their journey over the last several years. The key thought from this episode:Purpose is the treasure map that we hold for our journey. Gratitude is the bottle of water that we hold that refreshes us for the journey. Listen to hear a special recording that Mark made while visiting with his mom and dad. Support the show
2022-08-2226 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE98: What It Actually Means to Walk with God (In Real Life) Part 1Mark and his son, Matthew, begin an important conversation in this episode. What does it look like to walk with God? Anyone that wants to live on purpose will have to answer this question at some point. But, if someone does want to walk with God, what does that look like? The answer to this question will determine the target that we aim for. Mark explains how he used to view walking with God. 1. Church attendance was the measure of his walk with God. 2. Spiritual disciplines was the measure of his walk with God...
2022-08-0844 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE95: The Mantra (Keep life simple to keep life powerful)In this episode Adena interviews Mark about his mantra. Over the last season of his life Mark developed this simple mantra that helps him keep living life intentionally. "Only be strong and courageous"1. Trust the people under my nose.2. Take the next stepSupport the show
2022-08-0125 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE89: Before you get DivorcedAnyone who is contemplating divorce is in very tough situation. This person might feel guilty, but, mostly they feel trapped. In this episode Mark and Adena help people that are contemplating divorce. Here are some thoughts from the episode:People often wonder why people get divorced after 15 years. Did something suddenly go wrong? Actually, in most cases things were bad from the very start. When we get married we do not know how to be married in a powerful way.When we get married we don't really know who we are. And we don't really know wh...
2022-06-0735 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE88: Jamie Gilbert on Leadership that WorksJamie Gilbert is a soccer coach in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. In this episode Mark asks Jamie about his leadership perspective. Mark heard about Jamie and his unique coaching philosophies from one of his players. The conversation has an interesting twist at the beginning as Jamie and Mark jump right into the conversation without having ever spoken to each other. Two things will stand out in this episode. 1. Jamie faced a potential crisis of identity when he was playing college soccer. 2. You will be surprised to hear Jamie share a cornerstone principle behind his coaching.
2022-06-0637 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE79: From the NFL to Real Identity and PurposeOn this episode, Mark interviews Joshua Norman. Joshua was part of a national championship at the University of Oklahoma, and went on to play in the NFL. Today, he is no longer living out those dreams. Instead he is living out bigger dreams. He shares about how he found real identity and powerful purpose. Clearly, his best days are not behind him. His story will inspire you to live out your story. Support the show
2022-04-1853 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE78: Story time: Two dudes at the gym.There are a couple of hurdles for every man to overcome. 1. Can he be open with people? 2. Can he be the kind of man that other men can be open with? A man can live his entire life and not be open to share his thoughts and struggles with others.In this episode Mark sits down with Stephen Gunn and they tell a story about a conversation they had at the gym. From their story, there are insights into how a man can connect with other people. Support the show
2022-04-111h 00The Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE77: One conversation can change everythingIn this episode Mark sits down with his youngest son, Andrew, and they discuss how one conversation changed a young man. Important conversation often feel awkward before they happen, but as soon as they start they feel much more normal. The ability to start an awkward conversation is probable a superpower. Notice, the ability to "start" an awkward conversation is a superpower. Conversations often lose the awkwardness once we start them. Support the show
2022-04-0418 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE76: Hope for a troubled relationshipIt is very frustrating to have a problem and not know how to fix it. It is especially hard when we think we know the right way, and we try with all our heart, but it doesn't change. When it comes to marriage, this can happen so much. Consider this:Instinct says, "Something is wrong with my marriage and it is threatening me."But what if the following is actually the truth?"There is something wrong with me and it is threatening my marriage."In this episode, Mark tells the story of a...
2022-03-2924 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE75: What to do in crisis modeMark and Adena sit down for a conversation for people that are facing a time of crisis in their life. Adena draws on her experience of helping young people through the crisis of middle school math class. Many junior high students felt the common feeling of hating math and feeling like a loser. The response they had was similar to the response that all of us have toward struggle. What if the only change needed was a change in perspective? What if, instead of the problem changing, we change. And when we change...we change the problem?
2022-03-2132 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE74: How to be a modern day William WallaceIn this episode Mark interviews a young man about the movie "Braveheart." Can a man live "in the fight?" Similar to the great speech about "The Man in the Arena," the movie Braveheart speaks to a man that wants to live for something bigger than himself. Is it possible in this modern world? If so, how can a man do it? Support the show
2022-03-0742 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE72: Shortcuts to leadership and life developmentLeaders can feel the pressure of keeping up with all of the newest resources for leadership development. A constant flood of resources and books are being produced. Most of them are good. But how much study can the human do? At one point do we stop preparing for leadership, and instead, have the boldness to lead. In this episode Mark talks about three simple shortcuts to growing as a person. 1. Have conversations with key people in your life. 2. Work on your marriage. 3. Face your weakness. To contact Mark email here: mark@markdelaney.me
2022-02-0719 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE71: How to improve your sex life?People are one conversation away from a dramatically changed life. That is why we love producing content that is simply a conversation. The most challenging of topics can produce the greatest of life change if we are able to navigate talking about it. In this episode Mark and Adena guide listeners through thinking differently about challenges in sex life. Here are a couple of principles that are discussed:1. Be honest about unreasonable or unhealthy things that you want. 2. Be honest about insecurities that you have that hold you back. If you would like to...
2022-01-3128 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE70: Help! My Husband is Watching Porn - What Do We Do Now?Struggles in the area of sexuality are intense. Sexuality takes us to our deepest area of pain, but it also connects to our greatest desires. In this episode, Mark and Adena talk about the redemption that is available to a couple that faces a struggle in this area of life. It can feel so hopeless. But there is a pathway to take people from unbearable pain to unbelievable redemption. You can email Mark here: mark@markdelaney.meYou can email Adena here: adena@markdelaney.me Here is the link to The Purpose...
2022-01-2438 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE69: Can Love in Marriage be Awesome?Marriage can absolutely be fun, and fruitful, and powerful. Faithfulness is important, but that is not the only goal in the relationship. The goal is that a faithful marriage produces a level of awesome!In this episode, Mark and Adena take you behind the scenes of their relationship into a conversation they recently had. Adena recently said, "Thank you for giving me all of you." Listen as you hear what she meant when she said that. Support the show
2022-01-1730 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE68: The Confident Man...lessons from umpiring baseballWhen a man lacks confidence he feels like he is walking on a tightrope. When that happens he becomes unsure of himself in all that he does. He feels unstable, and that causes him to act unstable. In this episode Mark and his son, Matthew, tell stories about umpiring baseball and the lessons that they learned about life. Support the show
2022-01-1032 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE66: Relationships...I want them but why are they so frustrating?Mark and his son Matthew sit down for a conversation about relationships. The enjoyment of someone's life hinges greatly on the quality of our relationships. But they are not easy, and when they go bad, they can get really frustrating. Here are some quotes from the episode:1. In a marriage, the wrong things about you trigger the broken things in me. 2. Well-meaning people might say the same things that hurtful people say, but the motive is very different. In this episode you will hear a perspective that provides encouragement for how to think abo...
2021-12-2740 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE65: Jeremy Slayden: A modern day William WallaceIn this episode Mark has a conversation with a man that is proclaiming a message of freedom with the world. His public message of freedom had to first happen in him personally. His story centers on a loss of identity that occurred when his baseball career came to an end. His journey relates to us all and his message is one for all to hear. Jeremy Slayden's website:https://jslayusa.com/For more information on The Purpose Mastermind go here: https://purposemastermind.com/Support the show
2021-12-2040 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE:62 Is Powerful Sex Possible?Many people are more afraid of what can go wrong sexually, than they are excited about experiencing great intimacy with their spouse. In this episode Mark discusses if sex has a purpose.1. Is it just a physical activity?2. Is it just a fleshly desire? 3. Is it just for making babies? Sex has great purpose:It exposes our insecurities. Theses insecurities are holding us back in many areas of our life. It exposes us to the opportunity to give an receive great love. Whatever prevents us from having great intimacy with our spous...
2021-11-2221 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE60: The conversation that changed the lives of two men foreverIn this episode, Mark has a conversation with Alan Thomas. This is the man that Mark reached out to in April of 2019. Their lives intersected and they have never been the same. Alan's story and Mark's story are a lot like yours. We hope this conversation brings your encouragement and perspective for your journey. If you want to know more about how Alan helps people find freedom from weight loss here is the link: https://transformmyfuture.com/To learn more about Mark and The Purpose Mastermind here is the website:https://purposemastermind.com...
2021-11-0837 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE56: Simple, Powerful ParentingIn this episode, Mark and Adena talk about how parenting can be simple and powerful. When parenting is complex it feels impossible. Here are some of the thoughts covered:1. Parents do not control the results. Our role is critical, but controlling the results is not part of it. It seems better to think we can control the outcome, but it will fall apart at some point. 2. Parenting is about effectiveness, not perfection. 3. The shortcut to effective parenting is honestly facing our own weakness. Support the show
2021-09-3023 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE54: Wake Up, Speak, Up, Show Up! (An interview with a couple that lives boldly)On this episode, Mark interviews David and Stacy Whited. They are on a mission to stir people to "wake up, speak up, and show up!" In this episode, they share a principle about how to do your part in this confusing world. We highly recommend them as a resource. They help people understand how to understand political and cultural pressures so that you know how to respond. They are not just wise, but they are people that can be trusted. Find them here: https://flyoverconservatives.com/https://rumble.com/FlyoverConservativesS...
2021-09-0741 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE53: What is holding you hostage from your life of purpose?Possibly, the greatest silent pain is when we feel like our life will never be what it was supposed to be. In this episode, Mark talks about 3 things that hold people back from living out their life of purpose. 1. Trying to perfect out life causes us to try to control things that we cannot control. Control sounds like the answer to our ultimate success, but does it work?2. Trying to fix our past. There are two ditches that we fall into. One ditch is when we hide our past. This feels like a pr...
2021-08-2516 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE51: A former NFL player talks openly about identity crisis in athletesIn this episode Mark interviews a former professional athlete. Corey Hilliard. Played eight years in the NFL. Corey talks about his simple childhood, his struggles in college and the dark time he went through after his career ended. If you are raising a child that is passionate about sports, this episode will help to bring some perspective.Support the show
2021-08-0439 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE50: Frustrations in ManhoodEvery man wants to live the fearless life. Living in the adventure. But, life has a way of leaving a man frustrated and fruitless. In this episode, Mark sits down with Michael Replogle. Michael is a great family man, but that was not always the case. He talks about overcoming the man he used to be in order to become the man he was made to be. Support the show
2021-07-2628 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE49: Life's Biggest, Secret Problem...Unfulfilled Potential.Some pain makes sense. It's easy to put your finger on. Easy to explain. The pain of unfulfilled potential can bring people to great despair. In this episode, Mark tells part of his own story, and the stories of others. There is a very empty pain that people feel when they feel like they have blown the opportunity of their life to make a difference with others. The people that struggle the most with addiction are sometimes the people that had the biggest heart to help people. Here is the link to the video course called, "How to...
2021-07-1418 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE48: (Ladies Only) How to chase your husband when your past keeps chasing you!In this episode, Adena Delaney shares her heart for women who are struggling to have intimacy with their husband because the past keeps bombarding them. Below are some quotes from Adena:"What happened to you doesn't get to define you.""If you see your problem differently, you can live your life differently.""Don't park on the problem of your past. Visit for the purpose of honesty, but don't park on that conversation." "Take one step toward health. Focus on the love that you have for your husband."Visit purposemastermind.com to set up a free discovery call t...
2021-06-2811 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE47: Purpose gives you your North StarMark's son Matthew joins for this episode. They talk about the difference between having landmarks for your journey versus having a north star. 1. A landmark might be great, but it may not be on the path to where you are actually going. 2. Comparing our life to a journey, landmarks are nice, but most of the time we are traveling to a destination. 3. A north star keeps us on track all the time. 4. If we don't have the north star of purpose, it is very hard to be confident as we travel hundreds of miles down...
2021-06-2121 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE43: My son is on drugs and I'm afraid!Our favorite movies are stories of redemption. Because, we all need it at some point in our life. The good news is that redemption is not just for the movies! It's for me and you today.Drug addiction is rampant. It is worse than we think. It's more harmful than we think. It's a nightmare to people. It destroys families while it destroys the addict. But there is hope! In this episode Mark discusses the heart behind drug use. The human that feels useless will do useless things. When a person has nothing real insi...
2021-05-2425 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE41: The Purpose Mastermind is the Perfect Substitute for Marriage CounselingIn this episode, Mark talks about why The Purpose Mastermind is a great investment for couples.It teaches you how to look at problems differently. Problems are either a huge threat to our ideal future, or they are great opportunities. When a couple stops fearing problems in marriage, they have gained a superpower. The mastermind is great investment into the future. It is not endless conversations about the past mistakes. The Purpose Mastermind benefits the entire life. Growth in marriage produces greater fruitfulness in every area of our life. Support the show
2021-05-1018 minThe Purpose Mastermind: Helping Leaders Get Unstuck and Live with Meaning in Work, Marriage, and ParentingE40: Frustrated with Marriage Counseling? Here’s What’s MissingMarriage counseling is not a bad thing. But, it is very difficult to use effectively. There are many great marriage counselors that are doing great work, but there are also many other practices that only know how to talk about marriage problems, not help you overcome them. Probably the biggest problem with marriage counseling is that it is asking the wrong question from the beginning. Here is the main point that I make in this episode:Personal problems get revealed in marriage. We can hide and pretend with other people, but in our marriage t...
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