Ced Speaks Cedric Thompson Jr.

Growing up, there's a good chance that you saw someone who you aspired to be like. It could have been an athlete, business person, doctor, actor and you hoped your own career trajectory could be similar to their career and life. So if we do that in our professional life, why shouldn't we do it in our personal life too? Who is it you aspire to like when it comes to being a partner, a parent, a friend? We don't talk about it enough, but it matters. Today I wanted to talk about our future selves and give some insight into what I'm doing to make that happen in case it's helpful for you all.

Today we are continuing a similar conversation to the previous podcast by using topics from another conversation I listened to and giving my thoughts on it. Today we are talking about a wide range of interesting topics including societies perspective on men vs. women as leaders, shame as a motivator for men, the pursuit of money and strength and what I think might be the most interesting...the importance of differentiating fun and joy.



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This episode is a little different from my past ones. I had recently listened to a podcast episode that I thought covered a wide range of topics. Rather than react to them, I wanted to give my own thoughts on some of their topics such as monogamy, pride, relationship communication and a lot more. Leave a review and let me know if you liked this one because I enjoyed doing it and would love to do it again in the future.



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In this episode, Ced talks about his latest journal entry in which he wrote some thoughts about his family and why some of their traits/behaviors bother him. He worries that it might be bad how he perceives his family but how it could also be an opportunity to see how he can resolve this friction himself.



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In this episode, Ced talks about how “Alpha Male” influencers insult people for wearing jerseys and how they say it’s "weak" to wear another man’s name on your back. He gives a story from the NFL locker room about a player that tried to call him out for it as well. We talk about how everyone wears jerseys, they just might not pertain to sports...



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This is the final part of the cycle series. In this episode, I talk about how to break the cycle and put together a plan for moving forward. Now that we've recognized the problem and where it comes from, it's time to resolve those habits, behaviors or situations for a better one.

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