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The Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 35 Father's Day - Why Dads Matter with guest Justin MorganEp 35 Father's Day - Why Dads Matter with guest Justin Morgan May 28, 2024 Men, are you optional? We live in a confused time where the culture is arguing that maleness and femaleness are mere social constructs, which effectively renders men and women as meaningless categories. Men, you are not optional, and on this special Fathers Day edition of The Next Stage, Rob Stout welcomes back long time friend Justin Morgan to convey some very personal stories of being men and fathers to children who need both mother and father. So let’s turn off th...2025-06-1139 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 34 What Really Matters part 8. You Are Worth Much More Than The UniverseMay 28, 2024 SUMMARY What does it mean to be half-baked? On the outside, that loaf of bread is hot and brown, but inside, its still wet, slimy, and unhealthy to eat. In our day there are a lot of notions and caricatures about manhood that pose as fresh bread but on the inside they are not only wet, slimy. They’re even dangerous. Today on The Next Stage podcast for men, host Rob Stout talks about some of the half-baked dumb ideas that guys too often believe about themselves, and the truth that God offers to us as hi...2025-05-2834 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 33 What Really Matters part 7. Building Your Personal Battle Plan May 14, 2025 What happens when the older generation in your life passes on? Maybe your dad is gone, or maybe your mom. Or maybe uncles, aunts, or leaders in your church or community are gone, and people now look to you for leadership. For Joshua, this happened when Moses died, and God pressed into Joshua and said, “here’s your personal battle plan. Be strong and courageous.” Today on The Next Stage podcast for men, Rob talks about the five pillars of a battle plan for a man who has reached the point in his li...2025-05-1437 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 32 What Really Matters part 6, True Identity with Steve Roskamp Ep 32 What Really Matters part 6, True Identity with Steve Roskamp PUB Date – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 SUMMARY “My past does not define me” is a popular phrase. It seems when times are good, we don’t mind being defined as successful, the go-to-guy, or the GOAT – the greatest of all time. We don’t see Michael Jordan brandishing his pair of three-peat national championship rings and defensively shouting into the camera, “basketball does not define me!” When times aren’t good, however, it seems like we hear that phrase more. Maybe it’s a broken relationshi...2025-04-3046 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 31 What Really Matters part 5 – Living Intentionally with Special Guest Jonathan McGinley Wednesday, April 16, 2025. In Episode 31 The Next Stage podcast for men wrestles with this big idea: how can a man living intentionally instead reacting to urgencies and emergencies? Today, Rob Stout interviews Jonathan McGinley, founder of Intentional Man and host of the Intentional Man podcast based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jonathan McGinley shares a story of deep pain and loss through his separation and divorce in 2020 due to what he calls his own pattern of passivity and lack of intentionality. Today, he coaches men through pillars of intentionality, including extreme clarity, kingdom focus, consistent action, and...2025-04-1639 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 30 What Really Matters part 4 – the Art of Rest Wednesday, April 2, 2025. In Episode 30 The Next Stage podcast for men wrestles with this big idea: there is an art and craft of resting. Today, Rob recalls recently needing spiritual rest, and he walks through a process of meditating through the psalms, specifically Psalm 91. To some men, the psalms of the Old Testament might seem like just fluffy poetry, but for battle-weary men like Moses and King David, the psalms were precious spaces for rest, recovery, and battle equipping. Today, men need to recover the skill of reading through and meditating on the psalms.2025-04-0223 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 29 What Really Matters part 3-Building the Community of Your Inner CircleIn Episode 29 The Next Stage podcast for men wrestles with this big idea: Loneliness Kills. Studies have shown that America’s wealth has ironically created an epidemic of loneliness and isolation that is helping spike suicides and a host of social pathologies with deadly impacts. According to the Rochester Health Report, only 27 percent of men have only six close friends, and 50 percent report having no close friends at all. According to former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, studies have shown that severe loneliness can have the equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes per day. Today Rob Stout in...2025-03-1942 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 28 What Really Matters part 2-Hard Truth for a Soft GenerationThe Next Stage Episode 28 Show Notes Wednesday, March 5, 2025. In Episode 28 we wrestle with this big idea: The hard truth is that we live in a soft generation that is waiting for us to “Rak Chazak Amats” – to be strong and courageous. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. Podcast Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sherpa5280 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-stage-podcast-by-sherpa5280/id1726070899 Spotify: https://op...2025-03-0530 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 27 What Really Matters part 1-The #1 PursuitThe Next Stage Episode 27 Show Notes Wednesday, February 19, 2025. In Episode 27 we wrestle with this big idea: the man who pursues living a life WITH God, not just FOR God, will receive everything else FROM God. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. Podcast Platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sherpa5280 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-stage-podcast-by-sherpa5280/id1726070899 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pFp6LQfx...2025-02-1927 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 26 4 Ps-4 Critical Pillars of a Strong LifeThe Next Stage Episode 26 Show Notes Wednesday, February 5, 2025. In this episode, Rob Stout talks about the four critical pillars of a strong life. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men Imagine climbing a mountain and gradually discovering an incredible panorama of peaks, lakes, snow drifts, and wildlife; it is as beautiful as it is daunting, and you resolve that that yo...2025-02-0525 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 26: The Four Critical Pillars of a Strong LifeThe Next Stage Episode 26 Show Notes Wednesday, January 22, 2025. In this episode, Rob Stout talks about the four critical pillars of a strong life. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men Imagine climbing a mountain and gradually discovering an incredible panorama of peaks, lakes, snow drifts, and wildlife; it is as beautiful as it is daunting, and you resolve that that yo...2025-01-2225 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 25 Freedom from Porn part 13-KingsThe Next Stage Episode 25 Show Notes Wednesday, December 25, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how every image of God is called to live like a king. Goodbye to "Hakuna Matata." The Freedom From Porn series is dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men ...2024-12-2536 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 24 Freedom from Porn part 12-The power of community with Dan Foote, part 2The Next Stage Episode 24 Show Notes Wednesday, December 11, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography starts with sobriety. Episode 24 is the second part of a two-episode interview with Dan Foote, retired pastor from Flatirons Community Church in Denver, Colorado. The Freedom From Porn series is dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. 2024-12-1141 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 23 Freedom from Porn part 11-Sobriety from porn with Dan Foote, part 1The Next Stage Episode 23 Show Notes Wednesday, November 27, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography starts with sobriety. Episode 23 is part of a series dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men Imagine climbing a mountain and gradually discovering an incredi...2024-11-2740 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 22 Freedom from Porn part 10-The core issue (a look at Psalm 103 and the 360 of renewal)The Next Stage Episode 21 Show Notes Wednesday, October 30, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography is grounded in a poorly developed “core.” Episode 22 is part of a series dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today’s show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men Imagine climbing a mountain and gradual...2024-10-3039 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 21 Freedom from Porn part 9-Escaping the TriangleThe Next Stage Episode 21 Show Notes Wednesday, October 16, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography is grounded in complex family dynamics. Today, host Rob Stout leads in an exercise called escaping the triangle, where a triangle represents the ideal relationship that each person has with his or her mother and father. God’s design is not for us to “triangle” with just one parent and not the other, or triangle one parent against the other, but instead to live in healthy relationship within the triangle. When those b...2024-10-1649 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 20 Freedom from Porn part 8-Family MattersThe Next Stage Episode 20 Show Notes Wednesday, October 2, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men considers how an addiction to pornography is grounded in complex family dynamics, and often due to rigid family structures. Understanding your story around porn, understanding what was back there and how you got where you are today can help you lead you out of its trap, but you have to have the strength and the courage to excavate that story. Episode 20 is part of a series dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of po...2024-10-0240 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 19 Freedom from Porn part 7-Freedom from Porn - How did I get here?The Next Stage Episode 18 Show Notes Wednesday, September 18, 2024. As a youth, Mark Brende could not have known his fascination with pornography could eventually lead to abusing prostituted women, even as far away as Thailand. Today, Mark helps lead an organization dedicated to rescuing both women and men from exploitation industries including sex trafficking. On today’s show, Mark talks about a conversation he recently had with a former prostitute who gives some insight about what men seek in a relationship with a woman offering sex for money; it’s not just about sex and power, but s...2024-09-1850 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 18 Freedom from Porn part 6-Porn and the Sex Trade Mark Brende, part 2The Next Stage Episode 18 Show Notes Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Are men simply looking for a sexual outlet in pornography, or is porn just a symptom of a deeper unfilled need in a man's soul? Today, Mark Brende of iEmpathize.org shares a story about meeting a former prostitute who now helps prostitutes leave the industry, and she shared some stunning insights about why men came to her; it wasn't just about sex. Mark shared his story with Rob Stout and The Next Stage podcast about his own recovery from a deep addiction to pornography and now his role a...2024-09-0433 min
The Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 17 Freedom from Porn part 5-Porn and the Sex Trade with Mark Brende, part 1The Next Stage Episode 17 Show Notes Wednesday, August 21, 2024. As a youth, Mark Brende could not have known his fascination with pornography could eventually lead to abusing prostituted women in Thailand but as a college student in the 1990s, his life changed forever when a pimp arranged for his meeting a woman in a Thai hotel. “I get to this hotel room and this girl, she's there,” Mark told The Next Stage. “And this beautiful girl, drops her robe. And for some reason, I just look into her eyes and I see this darkness, this emptiness. She wa...2024-08-2132 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 16 Freedom from Porn part 4-Your Brain on Porn with Cody HollandThe Next Stage Episode 16 Show Notes Wednesday, August 7, 2024. How does an addict kick quit pornography? According to the gospel of comedian Bob Newhart, “Just stop it.” For the rest of us, modern neuroscience offers a trove of new insight about brain chemistry and how men can break free from addiction. Today is the fourth installment in a series focusing on breaking free from pornography and Rob Stout’s guest is Cody Holland, a medical student at Rocky Vista University near Denver, Colorado. For more information or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, o...2024-08-0743 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 14 Freedom from Porn part 2-A Theology of SexualityThe Next Stage Episode 14 Show Notes Wednesday, July 10, 2024. If you’re going to conquer an addiction to pornography, what’s your strategy? Today on The Next Stage, Rob Stout talks about getting involved in a Sherpa Freedom Group. Today is the second installment of a four-part series on breaking free from an addiction to pornography. For more information or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www.Sherpa5280.com, or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men Imagine climbing a mountain and gradually discovering an incredible panorama of peaks, lakes, snow drifts, and...2024-07-1036 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 13 Freedom from Porn part 1-EnslavedShow Notes Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Have you ever gone to Vegas with a plan to bet against the odds with the full expectation to double your wealth? Men do this every day, where they bet on pornography being innocent and harmless, but the odds say otherwise; porn use dramatically increases the likelihood of life’s bad things and decrease life’s good things. With porn, there is no good bet. Today is the first installment of a four-part series on the addictiveness of pornography and the hope of freedom. For more information or to book personal time with host...2024-06-2644 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 12 Tribute-Men Who Go Before - a Tribute to Dallas PleseShow Notes Life is full of surprises but we try our best to avoid getting ambushed by the unexpected. Whether it’s a company’s poor sales report, an scout reporting an enemy’s front line maneuvers, or an oncologist calling about the test results, we want advance notice. We want an advance report from somebody who has “been there” and for Rob Stout, that meant befriending a man like Dallas Plese, who passed away recently after investing himself over the course of decades into younger men who needed a sense of life’s potential future hazards. Today’s show...2024-06-1237 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 11 School of Hard Knocks part 5-A Man Who Has Been There - with special guest Joe BahrShow Notes Ideally, a boy wants to grow up to be just like dad. For Joe Bahr, growing up means avoiding almost everything that resembled his dad. How do men grow out of generational bondage to bad stuff and into the good habits and routines that make for good husbands and fathers? Today, Rob Stout interviews Joe Bahr who is learning to carve out the new normal for him, his wife, and his children. About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men Imagine climbing a mountain and gradually discovering incredible panorama of peaks, lakes, snow drifts, and wildlife; it...2024-05-2952 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 09 School of Hard Knocks part 3-What do you Do? Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Imagine a thousand-pound moose only 50 yards away and glaring at you; whatever your next move, choose it well. Every day, men face daunting challenges that deserve careful analysis and strategic action, whether that means avoiding a hard knock or recovering from one. In episode 9, Rob Stout presents the third in a series focusing on overcoming the hard knocks of life. Recap: In episode 7, Rob walked through two approaches to understanding hard knocks – the Elitist approach, and the Eeyore approach. The former says, “I am above this hard knock.” The latter says, “Just my luck. This hard kno...2024-05-0138 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 08 School of Hard Knocks part 2-The Hardest ThingsEpisode 8: The School of Hard Knocks 201 Wednesday, April 17, 2024. In a fallen world, hard knocks are the rule, not the exception, and in today’s podcast, Rob Stout presents the second in a series of shows focusing on overcoming the hard knocks of life. Today, Rob walks through the big question: Now What? Now What #1: When you get knocked down, REACH OUT. Don’t medicate with isolation, drugs, alcohol, porn, food, or anything else. “Medicate” on God, because *he* is the ultimate medication that your body and soul needs in this moment. And/or, REACH OUT to a fellow m...2024-04-1734 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 07 School of Hard Knocks part 1-Allowing it to Form YouWednesday, April 3, 2024. In a fallen world, hard knocks are the rule, not the exception, and in today’s podcast, Rob Stout kicks off a series of shows focusing on overcoming the hard knocks of life. In this episode, Rob walks through two approaches to understanding hard knocks – the Elitist approach, and the Eeyore approach. Rob then identifies two important mental dispositions, or mindsets, that men must embrace in order get through the hard knock of the moment: (1) Embrace the suck, and (2) Call it joy. For more information or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www...2024-04-0337 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 06 4 Ps - Introduction part 4-Living a Life of Integration with Justin Morgan Wednesday, March 20, 2024. In 2020, Justin Morgan was in a downward spiral. Like the rest of the world, the Colorado Realtor was starting into the ugly face of a global pandemic where homes where not moving, forcing the young husband and father wonder if he was going to survive the storm. Passion was not Justin’s problem. He passionately loved his family and helping Coloradans find great homes, but the path forward was now staring at a Goliath-size roadblock and as the pandemic dragged on and the world closed down, Justin began to suffer from a lack of...2024-03-2037 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 05 4 Ps - Introduction part 4-Living with Perspective Wednesday, March 6, 2024. This is the Next Stage podcast with Rob Stout, a production of Sherpa 5280. https://Sherpa5280.com. Episode 5 is the final installation of a four-part series on a man’s Passion, Power, Purpose, and Perspective. Today we’re talking about the skill of focusing correctly in order to build better perspective as husbands, fathers, and marketplace leaders. The Big Idea: In order to gain perspective, you have to have the right time, the right person, and the right source. For more information or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www...2024-03-0636 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 04 4 Ps - Introduction part 3-Living with PurposeWednesday, February 21, 2024. This is the Next Stage podcast with Rob Stout, a production of Sherpa 5280. In a culture that reduces happiness to an empty platitude of looking inside for one's meaning, it is no surprise that men are struggling for purpose. We want life purpose and of course, positive purpose. But what is meant when we hear the culture say, "You do you"? Who am I, so that I can know what I'm suppose to do in order for "me to do me"? It is more important than ever for a man to be able...2024-02-2131 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 03 4 Ps - Introduction part 2-Living with PowerWednesday, February 7, 2024. This is the Next Stage podcast with Rob Stout, a production of Sherpa 5280. In a culture that often caricatures masculine power as intrinsically “toxic,” it is more important than ever to understand both the opportunity and the hazard of a man’s unique power and influence at home, work, and public life. You are that leader and the challenge before you is to manage and steward that power appropriately. Today on the Next Stage, Rob Stout talks about the hazards and hope of power, and the challenge that every man has to steward power well. It's a...2024-02-0735 minThe Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutEp 01 -Don't Go It AloneAbout Episode 2 – Living with Passion Welcome to The Next Stage podcast, a bi-weekly show dealing with the issues that challenge the core of what it means to be a successful man. Today we are in the second of a four-part series addressing the four fundamental areas of a man’s life. During this time we’ll be talking about Passion, Power, Purpose, and Perspective. About The Next Stage podcast It's your life, and you only get one shot at it. The mountain of life includes slippery footing, tottering boulders, and thinning air. You’re stron...2024-01-2437 min
The Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob StoutNext Stage Ep 01 Introduction - Don't Go It AloneWednesday, January 10, 2024. This is episode #1 of the Next Stage podcast with Rob Stout, a production of Sherpa 5280, on the web at www.Sherpa5280.com. Are you a leader with a lot of responsibility? Today on the Next Stage inaugural broadcast, Rob talks about the hazards of going it alone and some tips about how you can lead better and safer for your own health and the health of your family, business, and community as you summit life’s climb. We’re glad you’re with us today. Show Notes Clicking a link below may resu...2024-01-0520 min