Mojo for the Modern Man

Robert Muncaster opens Act 2 by sharing how, whilst facing challenges in his marriage, sitting down for coffee with another man led to stepping into men’s work.  He riffs on the importance of setting ego aside to hold space in relationships.Reflecting on how “the lesson repeats itself until the lesson is learned,” Robert highlights learning about practices of deeper communication and the importance of making mistakes.Robert riffs on stories and why storytelling has been part of our DNA for as long as we’ve been around, then turns to the 7 Hermetic Principles as “the learning rabbit hole I’m currently going down!”Robert shares the gifts of wisdom, understanding, and compassion he’s received through his work in debt recovery, and how he’s learned to use those very gifts not only to recover funds, but to help the people he touches develop accountability, responsibility, connection, and to consciously move beyond their obstacles.We wrap Act 2 with Robert sharing a sweet, wise poem he penned at the tender age of 19.There’s more wisdom and delight in this conversation than I can capture in a few intro notes, so I’ll just say that any time with Robert Muncaster is indeed time well spent!An entrepreneur who started early in business – selling chocolate bars outside banks and liquor stores as a 12-year-old – Robert Muncaster has spent the last 26 years in the Debt Collection Industry, including owning his own agency.  Robert has helped his clients recover millions of dollars while coaching consumers in difficult situations to conquer their challenges and move toward abundance with less stress. Utilizing this understanding of human behavior, he is now able to take his business experience to a personal level for people.  As an NLP trained coach, Robert has helped many people beyond being stuck so they can get onto a clear path toward thriving.You can reach Robert at his website, robertmuncaster.com and via email: iam@robertmuncaster.com

For Robert Muncaster, the only requirement in a very free childhood was returning home after the streetlights came on.  He spent his first days in Ottawa, Ontario, soon moving across Canada to Vancouver, BC.  Robert shares his experience of flying down mountain trails on his bicycle, seeking challenges that included a hefty share of broken bones which proved, more than anything else, to be mere inconveniences.With 26 corrective surgeries to his feet early in his primary school days, Robert took his education into his own hands.  In the first grade, he became a self-directed student, accelerating beyond his peers.  Facing boredom when he finally returned to school, Robert took on the role of class clown.  In his teens he began hanging with a few sketchy characters, eventually finding himself “on the wrong side of the law.”In what he now sees clearly as a series of “great lessons,” Robert was removed from his parents’ home and placed in a foster program.At 18, already having spent a year working in debt recovery, Robert – one of the hungriest learners I have ever met – was introduced to the world of personal development, and he quickly fell in love with growth and learning.Robert closes Act 1 sharing one of his favorite stories from his years of working with folks who owe others money.An entrepreneur who started early in business – selling chocolate bars outside banks and liquor stores as a 12-year-old – Robert Muncaster has spent the last 26 years in the Debt Collection Industry, including owning his own agency.  Robert has helped his clients recover millions of dollars while coaching consumers in difficult situations to conquer their challenges and move toward abundance with less stress. Utilizing this understanding of human behavior, he is now able to take his business experience to a personal level for people.  As an NLP trained coach, Robert has helped many people beyond being stuck so they can get onto a clear path toward thriving.You can reach Robert at his website, robertmuncaster.com and via email: iam@robertmuncaster.com

We open Act 2 with David Taylor-Klaus dishing on his collegiate acting career and how, through that experience, he learned powerful keys to connection and wanting for others. As we turn to the topic of purpose, David tells a story of returning to crew in his 30’s – and, after rowing in a winning 4-man Master’s crew, getting launched from a racing shell into water well-stocked with a nasty array of infectious pathogens.  That unfortunate dip led to an infection… and the fortuitous intersection of his physical recovery and that of one of his children, who was diagnosed with a severe gluten intolerance.Far from finding himself on an easy path, David swerved “dangerously close to the edge,” plunging into a deep depression that had him examining “the five best ways of killing myself.” He describes searching for an anchor, rigorously digging into his own inner work in a quest to discover his own purpose. We riff on the irony of our neurodiverse kids learning valuable social skills that everyone could benefit from, yet aren’t taught until folks face the unfortunate consequences of not having developed them. David brings Act 2 in for a landing citing Don Miguel Ruiz’s “The Four Agreements”, calls Michelangelo into the mix, and lays a solid foundation for purpose and “humaning” in fresh, clear ways. David Taylor-Klaus is a speaker, author, and leadership coach on a mission to unearth and unleash the power of the heart for entrepreneurs and senior executives. Since 2008, DTK has empowered his tribe to take an active, intentional, and dynamic role in their development and create the kind of life rhythm that enables them to build profitable businesses, raise thriving families, and live wildly fulfilling lives... not necessarily in that orderHis best-selling new book “Mindset Mondays with DTK: 52 Ways to REWIRE Your Thinking and Transform Your Life" is available on Amazon. You can find DTK on his website, dtkcoaching.com as well as the following Socials: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DTKcoachingLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtaylorklaus/Twitter - https://twitter.com/dtkInstagram - https://instagram.com/dtkcoaching

David Taylor-Klaus launches Act 1 describing walking one very specific tightrope of his childhood: “Dude, it was odd!  I grew up a liberal Jew in the South, 20 miles from where the Klan reconstituted in 1898!”  He points to reverberations of the 1958 Atlanta synagogue bombing that impacted his early experience in the  ‘70’s and '80's.David shares how he shocked his mother by saying “bye, y’all!” to his classmates as he stepped off a school bus just days after starting school in Atlanta.  He unpacks the influence – and beauty – of navigating life with undiagnosed ADHD, highlighting how he developed his own ability to be present by listening.  As he says, “being listened to is so much like being loved that people can scarcely tell the difference.”DTK, as he is known to those of us who love him, borrows an important teaching story from Alan Alda, upping the ante on our Act 1 theme of listening. David offers lessons from history, highlighting the phenomenon of “othering” and objectification – and offering a relatively simple antidote to begin creating connection.As we begin to wrap this first half of our conversation, DTK creates a key distinction between bosses and leaders, shares what he wants for the people closest to him and offers us an important step toward “unf$@king” our world. David Taylor-Klaus is a speaker, author, and leadership coach on a mission to unearth and unleash the power of the heart for entrepreneurs and senior executives. Since 2008, DTK has empowered his tribe to take an active, intentional, and dynamic role in their development and create the kind of life rhythm that enables them to build profitable businesses, raise thriving families, and live wildly fulfilling lives... not necessarily in that orderHis best-selling new book “Mindset Mondays with DTK: 52 Ways to REWIRE Your Thinking and Transform Your Life" is available on Amazon.You can find DTK on his website, dtkcoaching.com as well as the following Socials:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DTKcoachingLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtaylorklaus/Twitter - https://twitter.com/dtkInstagram - https://instagram.com/dtkcoaching

After a brief monologue on responsibility, (mine…) Alexander Inchbald opens Act 2 with a reflection on… cake.  We explore the roles of ego and how it can serve as a tool or, when it insists on grabbing the wheel, how it gets in the way of creativity. Alexander touches on the pathways creative energy takes through the body and riffs on the role of the observer before inviting us to look at love as both gateway into – and foundation beneath – a new world in which people get to find, create, and live their masterpieces. Alexander gives us a brief tour of broad human meta-cycles, looking at where we’ve been, where we are, and where, as a creative species, we are heading. We wrap with some recommendations from Alexander for tapping into creativity, citing his own practices as inspired by Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. Alexander Inchbald is on a mission to help a million pioneers, misfits and artists with wild ideas to live from (doing what they) love by creating their Masterpiece—a portal into a sustainable ecosystem. His work is based on his experiments painting in extreme locations all over the world and research into what cutting edge psychology, physiology, epigenetics, metaphysics, and wisdom traditions can teach us about creation.Alexander has helped thousands of leaders and dozens of companies articulate their Purpose and create their Masterpiece. He has worked on all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, is a best-selling author and has exhibited his artwork at Tesla and Google and, of course, online.You can find Alexander and his amazing work online at his website, alexander-inchbald.com, on Facebookand LinkedIn – and you can catch his videos on Vimeo.

Alexander Inchbald brings us into his world via British private school shorts and glorious handfuls of paint.  His dream, from the moment of dipping into that paint, was to live his life as an artist.The bubble of his dream was burst when, as a teen, his father pulled him aside and told him that he’d “never make a living as an artist,” beginning a decline into depression and partying, resulting in serious damage to his stomach lining.After a 14-year hiatus from making art, he sat on a balcony with a friend, to whom he said, “I need to start painting again.”  When brush met canvas after that long drought, tears of release came along with making those first strokes.We explore what happens when creative impulses – the Inner Artist – are suppressed, and how they manage to find their way to the surface in painful, distorted ways.  Alexander compares the stories of Michelangelo and Vincent Van Gogh, both of whom were told by their fathers that art was a bad idea.Alexander wraps Act 1 by exploding preconceptions of what masterpieces are, and the possibilities that await the world, if only we allow ourselves to follow our creative callings.Alexander Inchbald is on a mission to help a million pioneers, misfits and artists with wild ideas to live from (doing what they) love by creating their Masterpiece—a portal into a sustainable ecosystem. His work is based on his experiments painting in extreme locations all over the world and research into what cutting edge psychology, physiology, epigenetics, metaphysics, and wisdom traditions can teach us about creation.Alexander has helped thousands of leaders and dozens of companies articulate their Purpose and create their Masterpiece. He has worked on all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, is a best-selling author and has exhibited his artwork at Tesla and Google and, of course, online.You can find Alexander and his amazing work online at his website, alexander-inchbald.com, on Facebookand LinkedIn – and you can catch his videos on Vimeo.

Act 2 opens with Robert Raymond Riopel reflecting on the story of how the biography of Steve Jobs came to be written, and key data the author revealed that shed light on the path of Robert’s own development. Robert discusses practices of setting ego aside when he and his team deliver and receive feedback, leveraging empathy, compassion and “brutal, honest truth” at the same time. Digging deep into his experience with communication and relationships, Robert shares an important practice of listening.  We riff back and forth on the challenges of setting solutions aside to stay present, and we touch on some myths about patience and the time it takes to develop real competence. Robert brings his wife, Roxanne, and her box-busting perspectives back into the conversation, bringing us full-circle before we wrap this wickedly fun conversation!Robert Raymond Riopel is an international Best-Selling author, App Designer, Entrepreneur and Trainer who has spent the past 18+ years travelling around the world sharing his passion. He has also shared the stage with and trained many of the top trainers and thought leaders in the world today.With his high energy and heartfelt style, Robert draws on his journey from humble beginnings to financial freedom at the age of 32, to inspire individuals into tapping into their greatness. Realizing that he is not the only person that struggles, Robert’s “Clues” open individuals up to the possibilities that lie within them and that is why he is a highly sought after presenter.Learn more about Robert - and pick up a free copy of his book "Success Left a Clue" - on his website: robertriopel.com and on his socials below:FacebookLinkedInInstagramTwitter

Robert Raymond Riopel opens Act 1 laying out the dimensions of “the box” he grew up with, including the limited options of “work for the post office or in the oil fields” to provide for your family.  At 21, he found himself the “old guy,” delivering pizzas seven days a week.Faced with losing their gig, Robert and his wife, Roxanne, worked though months of challenges – including having very little money – to buy out the franchise pizza shops they were working in.His wife, who was raised to seek out “box-free” perspectives, had a powerful influence, helping Robert overcome his early, conditioned, “follow the rules” limitations.As he says, “The instructions for getting out of the box – are outside the box!” Citing the training he offers around the world, Robert points to the universality of limiting messages and the “play small” programming that keeps people stuck.  He contrasts those messages with the teaching he received from his mentors, who encouraged him to surround himself with visionary, forward-moving folk. Robert rewinds his story, looping back to his experience of spending more than he was earning, landing in debt to the tune of over $150,000, “and stressed out beyond belief.”  A well-timed seminar and taking ownership and responsibility for their financial practices set Robert and his wife up to clear their debt in nine months – and set them on a track of deep learning and growth. We wrap Act 1 with a rich conversation about energetic awareness, (no spoilers!) including a look at masculine and feminine energies as they present in relationships… And a reminder that speed ain’t one’s friend, practice makes all the difference, why the Michael Jordan model works, and why comparison doesn’t.Robert Raymond Riopel is an international Best-Selling author, App Designer, Entrepreneur and Trainer who has spent the past 18+ years travelling around the world sharing his passion. He has also shared the stage with and trained many of the top trainers and thought leaders in the world today.With his high energy and heartfelt style, Robert draws on his journey from humble beginnings to financial freedom at the age of 32, to inspire individuals into tapping into their greatness. Realizing that he is not the only person that struggles, Robert’s “Clues” open individuals up to the possibilities that lie within them and that is why he is a highly sought after presenter.Learn more about Robert - and pick up a free copy of his book "Success Left a Clue" - on his website: robertriopel.com and on his socials below:FacebookLinkedInInstagramTwitter

Jason Ighani opens Act 2 with a look at “doing the work ourselves,” and having deep, honest conversations with his father.  “It was one of those moments I heard my dad saying something that I had been waiting my entire life to hear him say.” Aside from being an important reconciliation, it opened the door for Jason and his father to reframe their relationship. We dig into Jason’s creative partnership with Aeric Meredith-Goujon, (one of the first guests on this podcast) beginning with a short, very important side trip highlighting the triangle of intimacy, sex, and power as it relates to men forging true, intimate connections with one another. No spoilers here, just to say that the pathway leading to Aeric and Jason’s friendship might, on paper at least, seem… unlikely. Jason shares about his departure from Seattle, his post-divorce “cocoon,” and his realization that there was “still too much unsaid”, leading to his return to Costa Rica to be closer to his family.We wrap Act 2 with Jason offering a few pieces of valuable advice, including “call your father!”Jason Ighani is an accomplished team development specialist who brings over 15 years of global experience to his work at KITE, a global consulting firm specialized in supporting leaders and leadership teams within the humanitarian and development space.He has worked extensively within the United Nations system in the areas of leadership development and performance management; specializing in assessing, launching and coaching leadership teams in both emergency and development contexts. He has also presented on the topic of team leadership and team effectiveness for a broad array of organizations. Jason’s clients include a wide range of agencies and NGOs including UNICEF, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNHCR, IOM, The Global Fund for Women, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and the UN Secretariat. Jason is the founder of The Humanitarian Coaching Network, an organization that enlists coaches worldwide to help humanitarian and development organizations support the engagement and wellbeing of their staff and accelerate organizational change. In this capacity, he is currently working with ICRC, UNFPA, UNOPS, WFP and UNHCR and a wide range of NGOs. He often works with an organization's most senior leadership and has a strong reputation for combining empathy with a candid, supportive, direct approach to help teams become more responsive, aware and agile. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Development from Centro Universitario de Bienestar Rural, a Master of Arts degree in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology from the University of West Georgia, and is certified in an array of assessments, including the Team Diagnostic Survey, Hogan Assessments and the Needling Brain Inventory (NBI). Jason is based in Costa Rica and is bilingual in English/Spanish. Visit Jason on LinkedIn, check out his profile on KITE, and be sure to keep your eyes and ears out for his upcoming “Two Watermelons in a Sack” podcast collaboration with Aeric Meredith-Goujon!  Visit their page on Instagram: @twowatermelonsinasack

Born in Baltimore, Jason Ighani’s family followed his mother’s dreams, moving to Costa Rica when he was 10 years old.  Shortly thereafter, his father discovered his own calling - working and teaching in an indigenous community, where his folks built a school and lived for 20 years. “It was extremely bizarre…  I didn’t grow up with anybody having a similar experience…” Jason reflects on the power his childhood experience and how, though he didn’t recognize it at the time, it shaped him.  He shares about becoming aware of the tension between the pristine magic of where he was, and the sense that there was a bigger world out there that was passing by his 16- and 17-year-old self. Jason’s travels took him to Columbia during height of conflict between guerillas and the government, back to Costa Rica, on to the Czech Republic where he met his grad school mentor, then back to the States and the University of West Georgia where he studied humanistic and transpersonal psychology.  From there, he went on to Lancaster, PA, Barbados, New York City and, as a man of the world, beyond… He describes facing an “explicit ideal of who I was supposed to be in the world” and the tension between that ideal and the realities of life.  Pointing to that tension as a breeding ground for shame, Jason unpacks details of the impossible ideal of manhood he wrestled with. We wrap Act 1 with Jason shaking free, falling apart, (in a good way) rediscovering service and, finally, consciously embracing complexity and, as he says, “becoming more complex ourselves.”Jason Ighani is an accomplished team development specialist who brings over 15 years of global experience to his work at KITE, a global consulting firm specialized in supporting leaders and leadership teams within the humanitarian and development space.He has worked extensively within the United Nations system in the areas of leadership development and performance management; specializing in assessing, launching and coaching leadership teams in both emergency and development contexts. He has also presented on the topic of team leadership and team effectiveness for a broad array of organizations. Jason’s clients include a wide range of agencies and NGOs including UNICEF, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNHCR, IOM, The Global Fund for Women, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and the UN Secretariat. Jason is the founder of The Humanitarian Coaching Network, an organization that enlists coaches worldwide to help humanitarian and development organizations support the engagement and wellbeing of their staff and accelerate organizational change. In this capacity, he is currently working with ICRC, UNFPA, UNOPS, WFP and UNHCR and a wide range of NGOs. He often works with an organization's most senior leadership and has a strong reputation for combining empathy with a candid, supportive, direct approach to help teams become more responsive, aware and agile. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Development from Centro Universitario de Bienestar Rural, a Master of Arts degree in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology from the University of West Georgia, and is certified in an array of assessments, including the Team Diagnostic Survey, Hogan Assessments and the Needling Brain Inventory (NBI). Jason is based in Costa Rica and is bilingual in English/Spanish. Visit Jason on LinkedIn, check out his profile on KITE, and be sure to keep your eyes and ears out for his upcoming “Two Watermelons in a Sack” podcast collaboration with