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The ManKind Podcast
The ManKind Podcast is a space where modern masculinity gets redefined by real men doing real work.
In a world full of outdated blueprints and noisy stereotypes, hosts Brandon Clift and Boysen Hodgson unpack what it means to be a man today with humor, honesty, and heart.
This isn’t about telling you WHO to be. It’s about helping you pick up the pen and write your own story of manhood. Whether we’re breaking down leadership blind spots, sharing the messiness of personal growth, or talking to mission-driven authors and change-makers, this show offers tools, stories, and soulful conversations to help you show up as the man you're destined to become!
If you’re ready to stop performing and start becoming, tune in. We’re here for the messy, meaningful, and often hilarious journey of becoming the kind of man and human you actually want to be.
Created by the ManKind Project USA.
Hosted by Brandon Clift & Boysen Hodgson.
The ManKind Podcast
267 - How 12 Weeks of Doing Hard Things Rewired My Body, My Marriage & My Business with Dane Sanders
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Three years ago Brandon signed up for Men and Women of Discomfort, made it two weeks, and quietly bowed out. This year, after a small plane lost an engine at 150 feet with him and his wife aboard, after a dire diagnosis for someone close to him, and after a fourth straight physical showing high cholesterol and low testosterone, he called Dane Sanders and said I'm in. This episode is the after shot. Dane flips the mic and interviews Brandon at week 12 about what actually happened, including the week his infant son was rushed to the PICU and the training got tested in the most real way imaginable.
In this conversation, you'll learn:
- Why the bison runs toward the storm while everything else runs away, and the two reasons that instinct pays off
- The victim-choice and hard-easy quadrant that explains why most men medicate storms with cheap comforts instead of piercing through them
- What the fess-up practice looks like inside MWOD, and why no one in the program made Brandon feel worse than he made himself
- How the practices held Brandon anchored through four days in the PICU, right down to ordering compliant food from a hospital menu while holding his son's hand
- The feedback from a fellow member named Wendy that ended Brandon's complaining in one sentence
- What changed at home when his wife watched him finish something for the first time, and why that rewrite of an old narrative mattered more than the 10 pounds and 6 percent body fat
The next round kicks off Monday, October 5. If this pierces you, apply. If it doesn't, it's probably not for you. New rounds start every quarter.
Resources Mentioned:
- Men and Women of Discomfort, apply here — https://mwod.io/apply
- The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy — https://www.amazon.com/Gap-Gain-Achievers-Happiness-Confidence/dp/1401964362
- Become a Beacon (Brandon's coaching cohort) — https://www.becomeabeacon.com
- Previous episodes with Dane Sanders — ManKind Podcast Ep. 046 and the earlier MWOD conversation
Previous Episodes With Dane Sanders
- 256 - The 90-Day Practice That Turns Comfort-Addicted Men Into Men With Agency
- 46 - Why Men Should Choose Discomfort
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