What Breaks A Man? | Ep 7 | Better Together
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The episode discusses the essential lessons fathers should impart to their sons, focusing on personal growth and vulnerability.
Every father should have honest conversations with his son. In this episode of The Dear Son, Show, we explore the lessons fathers must teach their sons before adulthood. What Makes or Breaks a Man: Perspective, Growth, and Vulnerability | Better Together The hosts of Better Together—Joe T, Reggie George, J Black, and D Johns—discuss what can make or break a man, focusing on perspective, personal development, and honest communication. Joe T reflects on how lust and mismanaging money once seemed like “badges” but were actually breaking him, and he shares how learning business basics like forming an LLC and applying for a loan reshaped his mindset. The group explores how environment can miseducate people into survival tactics, why relationships often resist growth more than other areas of life, and how fear, willful ignorance, and attachment to what’s familiar create dysfunction. They emphasize vulnerability as a strength, the importance of regular check-ins, accountability without weaponizing feedback, avoiding comparison, practicing surrender, and not “dying” in someone else’s lack of development. 00:00 Nineties Haircut Memories 01:39 Show Intro and Check In 03:18 What Makes or…
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