Escaping the Culture of Fear and Living Life On Your Own Terms with Dai Manuel

Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, with a lead-by-example way of living and a contagious personality, who is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community.

He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Distinguished Toastmaster & TEDx speaker, former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought after lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach.

Dai knows the struggle of the juggle and keeping his health and happiness a priority. He models his work based on 5 F’s: Fitness, Family, Faith, and Finances with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health.

Listen in as Dai talks about our amazing ability as human beings to bounce FORWARD from adversity and transform for the better. He also shares how he lives out faith, family, and freedom in his own life. Dai explains "why vulnerability is a human thing"—the same topic he speaks at length about in his famous TED Talk, and his take on what it means to be a man. Finally, Dai encourages us not to buy into the culture of fear that we're being constantly exposed to today.

Connect with Dai at www.daimanuel.com.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Episode Preview
02:48 - Introduction to Dai Manuel
04:15 - Dai's journey to multifaceted success
10:26 - What drives Dai to make big changes in his life
21:04 - Don's health and fitness journey
27:07 - Our amazing ability as humans to adapt and evolve
31:35 - Dai's take on FAITH
36:09 - Dai's take on FAMILY: Dating his wife
41:00 - Dai's take on FAMILY: The role of a father
47:38 - Dai's take on FREEDOM
56:25 - Why "vulnerability" is a human thing, and "vulnerability" vs "weakness"
1:10:28 - Manhood through the ages
1:15:26 - Why Dai isn't afraid of the virus
1:24:47 - Dai and Don's definition of a "sovereign human being"
1:29:20 - How to connect with Dai

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