The Evolved Masculine: Redefining Sex, Power & Success

Whether we’re talking about COVID or the recent police brutality incident, we see a lot of energy flowing. Just turn on to the news or look around you! But, at the same time, we also see people trying to move on with their lives and pretend that nothing’s really going on. The Evolved Masculine, as we continue to learn about, is not like that. We know that he is a man of principles and values that he stands for. So join my guest Sanyika “The Firestarter” Street and me, as we talk about how to engage in the midst of this moment. Among many topics, we will get into: ~ About Sanyika Street: Sanyika "The Firestarter" Street is a POWERHOUSE. He lights the FIRE in you so you can light up the world. He teaches people how to stop negotiating with themselves pick one path and go ALL IN, via his High-Performance Coaching Program, The All In Method. It's about living in the black and white, NO GREY. As High-Powered Storyteller & Speaker, Sanyika uses spoken word storytelling as an innovative method to tell stories for some of the biggest brands in the world. He's worked with Sony Playstation, FOX Network, The US Department Of Defense, Universal Music Group and INK Global. For more, you can reach the firestarter on IG @FirestarterLive~ ~ You can find Sanyika Street on... Website: https://www.firestarterlive.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/firestarterlive/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firestarterlive/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/firestarterlive/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfP3vfLpsQsvu7U9Qzji1g You've seen the hashtag, now actually go check out the website: http://BlackLivesMatter.com --- Connect with Destin Gerek! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine Facebook: http://facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves: http://evolvedmasculinebook.com/ The Evolved Masculine Membership: http://evolvedmasculine.com/membership Website: https://www.evolvedmasculine.com/ [FREE] The Evolved Masculine Blueprint: http://evolvedmasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

Conspiracy theories are thriving right now on social media about the current crisis. Why is there a massive distrust with both the government and mainstream media? What are we really to believe? And where do we go from here? Join my guest Daniel Pinchbeck and me as we talk about how humanity can move forward in these trying times and understand these events on a deeper level. Among many topics, we will get into: How both the government and traditional mainstream media have lost the trust of so many millions of Americans, and what we can do about it.Which parts of the conspiracies are facts, and what is simply distraction? COVID-19’s effect on the environment and the ideal ways to replenish the planet.The gifts of Trump-ism and concerns with the upcoming election.Finding ways to unify ideas and understandings. Why is it difficult for progressives to achieve the level of organization shown on the right?The world leaders being trapped in their egos and how egoic structures can be reprogrammed. How can society accept and embrace the reality of psychedelic experiences?Are there actually there spiritual forces at play with what’s going on? ~ About Daniel Pinchbeck: Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of How Soon is Now?, Breaking Open the Head, and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. He co-founded Evolver.net, Reality Sandwich, and his new online project Liminal.news ~ You can find Daniel Pinchbeck on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pinchbeckdaniel/ Website: http://pinchbeck.io Blog: http://liminal.news/author/dpinchbeck/ --- Connect with Destin Gerek! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine Facebook: http://facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves: http://evolvedmasculinebook.com/ The Evolved Masculine Membership: http://evolvedmasculine.com/membership Website: https://www.evolvedmasculine.com/ [FREE] The Evolved Masculine Blueprint: http://evolvedmasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

What do the terms gender, biological sex, and sexual orientation really mean? Have you thought about the pronouns you use? Why should we be programmed to think in black and white when we know that’s not the case? Join my guest Terra Lyn Anderson and me as we talk about redefining sex and the subtleties and differences within. This is such a great learning experience, and I wish that you learn with me on this episode. We will talk about: ~ About Terra Lyn Anderson: Terra Lyn Anderson MA, R-DMT, LPC-Intern, centers the queer, trans and non-binary community in their work as a diversity consultant and gender/sex therapist in Portland, OR. Terra is the owner and visionary of Embody Emerge, LLC, a training, consulting and counseling organization dedicated to ending gender and sexuality-based oppression through education and advocacy. Terra is a published author, certified sex coach, and erotic activist working passionately to support the LGBTQ+ community to access greater pleasure, fulfillment and connection by empowering the body as a guiding force for personal transformation. As a queer gender non-conforming femme, Terra pledges themself to a future where all bodies are free from social oppression to live and love in ways that truly celebrate the beauty in our differences. ~ You can find Terra Lyn Anderson on... Website: https://www.embodyemerge.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/embodyemerge/ --- Connect with Destin Gerek! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine Facebook: http://facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves: http://evolvedmasculinebook.com/ The Evolved Masculine Membership: http://evolvedmasculine.com/membership Website: https://www.evolvedmasculine.com/ [FREE] The Evolved Masculine Blueprint: http://evolvedmasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

EP141 How to maximize your monetization of a virtual summit Would you prefer $30,000 dollars or $160,000 dollars? Yeah a no brainer right? Well then let’s talk about how to truly monetize your virtual summit. Hold on to your ear lobes because this is going to get wild! https://podcast.virtualsummits.com/141

#061: Mastering the Erotic Blueprints What’s your Erotic Blueprint? Are you a Sensual? Energetic? Kinky? Sexual? or a Shapeshifter? And what does that even mean? Join my guest Master Erotic Blueprint Coach Ian Ferguson, and me as we talk about the nuances between these different ways of being sexually wired. These are like your personality types, but for your erotic being. Among many topics, we will get into: Take the Erotic Blueprint Quiz here! https://bit.ly/eroticblueprint-dg ~ About Ian Ferguson: Ian Ferguson is a Master Trainer of the Erotic Blueprint™ Methodology and co-founder of Jaiya, Inc., a company dedicated to radically transforming how society discusses and experiences sex. He is an international speaker who has appeared on top podcasts for Tony Robbins and media such as Good Morning America, VH1, Anderson Live and has been profiled in Details magazine. His mission, along with over 100 Certified Erotic Blueprint Coaches™, is to release shame around sex, helping people empower themselves to reclaim the pleasure and true erotic expression that is their birthright. — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

#060: The Wildest Analogy for Finding Optimism in These Challenging Times While you’ve likely been inundated with Corona Virus stories and opinion pieces. I promise that you’ve never heard it explained quite like this before! COVID-19 has seemingly changed our world practically overnight. Why did this happen? Why now? WTF is going on?!? And where are things going? Among many topics, we will get into: — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community:http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

#059: COVID-19: Transformational Growth in the Time of Great Crisis In 2005, I went to New Orleans and Mississippi to volunteer in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I learned many powerful lessons from my time down there: In this episode, I share my thoughts on the #COVID19 pandemic; the potent difference between isolation and solitude; and how we can use this global crisis to accelerate our own evolutionary growth and that of this planet’s. — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

#058: Being a Female Leader on the Internet in 2020 (What Most Men Don't See) with Ruby Fremon Two of the core things that I try to do with this podcast (and my work generally) is to help men deepen their sense of empowerment/leadership and to gain deeper understanding and insight into women and their experiences. In this episode we dive deep into both. Join me and my guest Ruby Fremon as we have real, raw talk about the challenges that she has faced being a visible female leader with a potent voice on the internet. We talk about the issues that she’s faced throughout her career and how she has been able to overcome them. And we discuss what men can do to both be received better by the women in their lives, and how men can play a role in creating greater safety for women. Among many topics, Ruby and I explore: ~ About Ruby Fremon: Ruby’s mission is to give the world a voice. As a Top Breakthrough Coach and Activation Expert for purpose-driven leaders who are ready to bring their big missions into the spotlight, her no-bullshit approach ignites true transformation, while flipping fear into actualized ambition and doubt into absolute confidence. Ruby works with leaders, from artists to entrepreneurs, who are ready to activate their voice, unleash their missions, and gain the conviction to lead their purpose. Having worked with hundreds of clients, she is a catalyst for change and hugely successful at helping her clients embody radical resiliency and an unstoppable mentality. Named “An Inspirational Woman” by The Huffington Post and an “Icon of Influence” at the 2018 New Media Summit, Ruby was the visionary behind the annual three-day transformative leadership event, Amplified Soul Live®. She is the founder of The Thought Leader Collective and host of “Today’s Thought Leader” podcast and uses her bold, no-nonsense approach to help leaders rise up, fulfill their missions and make their voices heard. Learn more about Ruby at rubyfremon.com or follow her online @iamruby. Join Ruby’s text community! Text #potenttruth to +1 (781) 336 0160 Subscribe to Ruby on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/IAMRUBYvlog Signup to receive Ruby's FREE Weekly LovePunch emails: www.rubyfremon.com/subscribe — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

#057: Why Men Need Men Join me and my guest Stefanos Sifandos as we talk about the power of men coming together in support of other men. Stefanos and I get real and you can witness realtime how he has learned to navigate his own life challenges. Among many topics, Stefanos and I explore: ~ About Stefanos Sifandos: Stefanos has been immersed in deep men’s empowerment work and the exploration of intimate and sacred relationships. Merging the best of eastern and western methodologies and philosophies to promote balance, union and power in life and love. Using integrative techniques and methods, such as neural-empowerment, Shamanic Praxis, holotropic and biodynamic breath work, trauma release and integration, western psychology, Eastern Mysticism and more, Stefanos has created programs, models and systems to enhance the quality of your life, your intimate relationships and in essence bring you closer to your potential. Having worked with thousands of men and women from all over the world, elite special forces soldiers, Olympic gold medalists, some of the best fighters (multiple world champions) and leveraging physical challenge as an opportunity for transformation and expansion, Stefanos has learned much about the male and masculine condition and as a result deep insight in to the feminine and female condition. Having also traversed the depths of his own pain, suicidal thoughts and fears profoundly, He has overcome destructive patterns and has faced and overcome multiple ‘ego deaths’. Stefanos understands there is difference between culturally defined masculinity and sacred masculinity. He further explores what it means to be a GOOD man and to be GOOD at being a man in today’s world. — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

#056: Modern Manhood with the author Cleo Stiller Destin and Cleo talk about how the #MeToo movement affects not just women but also men. Women are mostly the victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault. As they bravely come out to share how it affected their lives, how do men react and how should they react? Tune in to this episode as Cleo shares about her book, how some men opened up their feelings and realizations about #MeToo and more... - Cleo Stiller is a Peabody Award–nominated, Emmy Award–nominated, and Gracie Award–winning journalist, speaker and television host. Her acclaimed health-focused television show explores deeply personal and political stories about health and identity. She speaks regularly about health and gender representation in the media and has been featured in The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, Self, Variety and many more. Her first book, Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today is available everywhere on November 12, 2019 with Simon & Schuster. https://cleostiller.net — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

#055: Seduction, Porn, Deida, Consent & More w/ Guest Michael Ellsberg Among many other topics, Michael Ellsberg and I explore: --> The problems with the pickup movement, which was (unfortunately) the place a lot of men went for "guidance" on how to relate to women. --> The ups and downs of the "conscious sexuality" movement, which has also been a place many men have sought guidance--though is starting to feel dated to a lot of people. --> How David Deida's "The Way of the Superior Man" (published 20 years ago) influenced the (mostly white) American personal development culture, and why it's time to move beyond it. --> How ingrained homophobia in our society limits men's range of expressiveness, and how to move beyond these limitations towards a fuller and richer life, even for those of us who are straight. --> Why it's crucial that even "masculine" men embrace and explore our own inner feminine sides. (And what do these terms even mean anymore?) --> Why any man identifies as masculine must come to his own definition of this term, rather than following pre-conceived scripts--and how to find our own natural definition and ideal. --> How to navigate the perilous balancing act between many women's desire for a man to lead the romantic interactions between them and be the "pursuer," versus men's newly increased sensitivity towards not overstepping boundaries or being imposing. (This is so important and SO many guys are tripped up about this now.) --> The why and how of allowing erotic interactions with women to evolve organically, while still feeling empowered to express our desires and intentions clearly. --> This is a juicy one: Michael and I debate on the merits of "affirmative consent." --> The two types of responses men have had to #MeToo--one really constructive, one really destructive. (And how to embrace the former.) --> And Michael Ellsberg's favorite topic--p*rn. Michael is someone who creates Indy p*rn, whereas in my practice, I have seen many of the compulsive and negative ways men can relate to porn--so we hash out our differences here in this lively segment. Michael Ellsberg is the co-author of "The Last Safe Investment: Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever" (Penguin, 2016), and the author of "The Education of Millionaires: Everything You Won't Learn in College about How to Be Successful" (Penguin, 2011), and "The Power of Eye Contact: Your Secret for Success in Business, Love and Life" (HarperCollins, 2010). His writing has been published on Forbes.com, Time.com, and the blog of Tim Ferriss, and in the New York Times. You can find Michael Ellsberg on: Michael Ellsberg: http://ellsberg.com Facebook: http://fb.com/ellsberg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelellsberg/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ellsbergmichael Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelellsberg — 👉Follow Destin Gerek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolvedmasculine and Facebook: http://Facebook.com/DestinGerekProfile Buy the book “The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs & the One She Craves” http://EvolvedMasculineBook.com Join The Evolved Masculine Membership Community: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/membership Learn More About The Evolved Masculine: https://www.EvolvedMasculine.com Download the Evolved Masculine Blueprint 10-min audio for FREE: http://EvolvedMasculine.com/blueprint P.S. If you received any value whatsoever from this episode please press SUBSCRIBE ✅, RATE & REVIEW this podcast!

I came across Lillie Love's provocative article with this title and it seemed a valuable jumping off point to discuss the uncomfortable shadow side of where we are right now in the #metoo movement... https://medium.com/@lilclairelove/the-shadow-side-of-metoo-and-publicly-outing-perpetrators-5ec8d0d50142

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"Two years ago on a coaching course in LA, I met Destin Gerek, at a time in my life when I was a mess in how I was relating to women. At the time I knew I'd found a man who could really help me sort out what was holding me back from having the romantic life I wanted. Prior to meeting him, I'd studied and worked with pick-up artists who were the alpha-male "I'll help you date multiple hot women" types. Rating women out of 10. Focusing on sex as the goal. Going out with wingmen to prey on women. Marking endless notches on their belt and leaving a trail of hurt behind them. Unable to form quality relationships of depth with women. But Destin was different. He really cared about women. He deeply understood the importance of safety for women, both physical and emotional. His wisdom on seduction went far deeper than the professional seducers I'd worked with. They were like kindergarten students compared to him. It was a life-changing pleasure to do the equivalent of a PhD in Understanding Women with him during my time as his apprentice. My work with Destin was one of the major components of moving from a place of having loveless or toxic relationships with women, as well as a lot of empty casual sex, to a place of being in an awesome healthy relationship with an incredible woman. A relationship that has real depth of love. A relationship that found and continues to find my edges for expansion. Where my beloved and I create the kind of relationship that works for us, rather than blindly follow how we were told a relationship should be. The work I did with Destin was the fire-cracker up the bum I needed. To turn my focus to being a student of women, with full authenticity. To understand that although there'll always be an element of mystery to women, there is a LOT that can be understood by a man. To understand that the journey of understanding women continues until the last breath. To understand that very few men on the planet really understand women well. To understand that most of the men who claim to understand women, only understand them at a relatively superficial level." --@Dave McDermott

There are times in life in which you will be confronted with challenges greater than you would have thought you'd ever be able to handle. And yet, there they are. If you are a leader in a company, organization, or community that goes doubly. I am joined by Jaiya Ma (Erotic Blueprints & New World Sex Education), Robert Kandell (cofounder of OneTaste, host of TuffLove podcast), and Amy Jo Goddard (author of Woman on Fire, and The Fire Woman Retreat). Each with at least a decade of leadership experience. We will be exploring: -How we've navigated extremely difficult situations that have arisen in our organizations. -How we've each made mistakes and/or negatively impacted individuals or our community at large -What we got right -How we can uplevel the industry & minimize these things from continuing to happen -What policies or best practices have we come up with for ourselves as leaders and our community, what's our current best understanding, what are our learnings -How to navigate recover that actually deepens the trust, connection and intimacy of a situation. -And likely a whole lot more... Each of my three guests is extraordinary in their own right. I am honored to have them join me for this episode while I'm in the midst of navigating my own crisis situation.

From Namaste Moore: “The idea of the ‘Awakening Feminine’ is hubris disguised as insight, darling. The truth? The Feminine was never asleep...women were” -- And what does this mean to us as men?

Josefina Bashout aka The Pu$sy Priestess join us to help answer the most frequently asked question in the highly charged comments sections of my last few posts, "What do you mean when you write 'the Feminine'?" Josefina shares about her journey from powerhouse producer working for Cindy Crawford, to her own 'feminine awakening' just two years ago and becoming a voice today during these times of great societal and cultural change. Oh, and sensuality and pleasure. We'll definitely be discussing that...

This week's Evolved Masculine livestream was likely the most challenging out of some 50+ that I have done. Let's just say that it went a bit off the rails. And like many conflicts, it got worse before it started to get better. Yet, Perri and I both place a high value on connection. Join us now, as we reconnect, unpack the how things went awry in our interview, and uncover the many lessons that we each are learning as a result.

This is the third installment of “The Future of Feminism?” series, here on Evolved Masculine Tuesdays, and already one of the more controversial ones. Feminism has brought women the right to vote, the right to own property, and their own bank accounts, entry into previously restricted Men-Only professions and spaces. And so much more. And yet, everything has a cost. If we aren’t able to honestly look at But every positive intent in action also has unintended negative consequences. WARNING!: This episode went a bit off the rails by the end of it. So much so, that we did a followup episode a couple days later.