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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In a world full of outdated blueprints and noisy stereotypes, hosts Brandon Clift and Boysen Hodgson unpack what it means to be a man today with humor, honesty, and heart.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
256 - The 90-Day Practice That Turns Comfort-Addicted Men Into Men With Agency with Dane Sanders
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Most men wait for hardship to teach them resilience. Dane Sanders watched his best friend Tim Kruger — an Ironman triathlete — die of stomach cancer at 50. Tim's parting insight: "I'm really glad I practiced voluntary discomfort before involuntary discomfort chose me." That single line became the foundation of everything Dane has built since. This is a conversation about mortality, meaning, and why choosing the hard thing is actually the smartest move any man can make.
In this conversation, you'll learn:
- Why the world's default setting is hardship — not comfort — and what changes when you stop treating difficulty as an anomaly
- How Tim Kruger's death reshaped Dane's entire understanding of what it means to live fully, not just survive well
- The difference between fitting in and belonging — and why one builds agency while the other quietly hollows you out
- What happens inside the Men and Women of Discomfort 90-day program and why people crash out over creamer in their coffee
- How "microdosing discomfort" prepares you for the storms you can't predict, control, or negotiate out of
- Why Anthony DeMello's warning about sleepwalking through life is the most important thing men aren't taking seriously
If you've been waiting for a reason to stop playing it safe, this is the episode.
Resources Mentioned:
- Men and Women of Discomfort (MWOD) — https://mwod.io
- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch — https://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch/dp/1401323251
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom — https://www.amazon.com/Tuesdays-Morrie-Mitch-Albom/dp/076790592X
- Anthony de Mello, "Awareness" — https://www.amazon.com/Awareness-Opportunities-Inner-Anthony-Mello/dp/0385249373
- Ben Sasse — 60 Minutes interview (terminal brain cancer) — search "Ben Sasse 60 Minutes 2024"
- CrossFit — https://www.crossfit.com
- Annie (93-year-old CrossFit member, Auburn CrossFit) — featured in CrossFit HQ documentary
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