The Barbarian in You: Ed Hinman on Vigor, Wonder, Fellowship, and Trusting Your Own Heart
From Men Talking Mindfulness · 1:04:27
Show by Jon Macaskill & Will Schneider
The parts of you that feel most alive — the vigor, the wonder, the real friendship — aren’t gone. They’re just waiting for you to make a little room for them again.Ed Hinman is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, an eight-year Marine Corps veteran, and an executive protection specialist at Gavin de Becker & Associates — who left a paved path to chase what he loved, earned a master’s in history, and turned his writing into a career. His book, The Barbarian in You, is built on three pillars every man can reclaim: vigor (physical effort and aliveness), wonder (awe, imagination, meaning), and fellowship (real male connection). In this episode, Ed joins Jon and Will to make a genuinely hopeful case: living well doesn’t take a blown-up life or heroic willpower — it takes intention, a willingness to be the fool, and the courage to trust your own heart. Just showing up, he reminds us, is ninety percent of it.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:1. The three pillars of a life that flourishes — vigor, wonder, and fellowship — and how to build more of each2. How to make real friendships as a grown man (Ed started a book club that’s thrived for 13 years)3. How to tell a genuine calling from ego — and the simple litmus test that reveals it4. Why filling your own cup lets you give from the overflow, not the reservoir5. How to move through dark seasons — reach for your people, and remember you don’t have to go aloneMore about Ed Hinman:1. Website and Book - https://www.barbarianinyou.com/2. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ed_hinman/3. Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@edwardhinmanbarbarian Check out our Awareness-to-action Self Mastery COURSE & COMMUNITY:12 modules on attention, presence & performance. Work at your own pace plus a community built for Inspiration and connection.1. www.focusnowtraining.com/a2a-CourseJOIN US IN PERSON — Future Events and Retreats.1. Live in-person event: Warrior Defined. We will be in Charlotte, NC, September 25, 2026 more info HERE: Or mentalkingmindfulness.comGET MORE FROM MTM:Text MTM to 33777 — free weekly newsletter1. Subscribe: mentalkingmindfulness.com2. FNT: focusnowtraining.comBRING FNT TO YOUR TEAM:1. focusnowtraining.com/contactProduced by Robert Lopez | https://www.cratesaudio.com/
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