The Jonnie Jensen Show

JONNIE JENSEN
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Welcome to The Jonnie Jensen Show – for business owning and career minded dads who want success at home so they can feel like the man and dad they want to be. Modern dads often put themselves last, thinking being enough for everyone else will make them happy. It won’t. When you get strong first – mentally, physically and emotionally – everything else improves. Jonnie is a divorced business owning dad and founder of the High Value Man Project. Real stories. Honest conversations. No alpha hustle. Just clarity, courage and commitment. Start here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/group

  1. Men's Style Tips: How to Dress Better in Your 40s and 50s with Nick Hems

    1d ago

    Men's Style Tips: How to Dress Better in Your 40s and 50s with Nick Hems

    Most men get to their 40s and realise they have no idea what they're doing with their wardrobe. They've been wearing the same kind of stuff for years, they don't know what fits, what works, or where to even start. Nick Hems is a men's personal stylist who builds wardrobes for business owners and career-driven men who want to look the part without spending their life shopping. In this episode he breaks down the most common mistakes men make and shares a practical approach to building a wardrobe that actually works. Get your High Value Man Score. Find out where your drive, connection and joy is leaking. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score WHY THIS MATTERS How you dress is not vanity. It's communication. Within the first seven seconds of meeting you, people make up to eleven decisions about who you are. Whether you trust them. Whether you want to engage. Whether you take them seriously. For business-owning and career-driven men this isn't optional. The way you show up shapes the opportunities you attract, the conversations you have, and how you feel about yourself walking into a room. This episode is a practical, no-nonsense guide to fixing the gap between how you look and how you want to be seen. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 05:29 The Importance of Appearance in Leadership09:43 Common Style Mistakes Men Make14:38 Managing Your Wardrobe Effectively20:43 Building a Capsule Wardrobe for Success24:19 The Joy of Shopping26:59 Navigating the Changing Retail Landscape29:23 Quality Over Quantity in Wardrobe Choices31:01 Exploring Unique Shopping Experiences33:20 The Importance of Honest Feedback34:50 Investing in Comfort and Quality38:18 Transformational Power of Style40:45 Building Confidence Through Wardrobe Choices FIND NICK Website: https://www.nickhemsstyle.co.ukLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhems/ FIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    46 min
  2. Being A Step Dad - Are You Getting It Wrong?

    May 29

    Being A Step Dad - Are You Getting It Wrong?

    Being a stepdad is one of the hardest jobs a man can take on. Get it right and its a true privilege. Get it wrong and its a recipe for endless stress and drama. Get your High Value Man Score. Find out where your energy and drive are leaking. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie just got off a coaching call about step parenting on Bank Holiday Monday and couldn't wait to record this. In this episode he draws on his own experience as a stepson, as a stepdad, and from over a decade of coaching men through blended family life. Six principles that he genuinely believes work, not because they're easy, but because they're honest about what the job actually requires. WHY THIS MATTERS Blended families are more common than ever and the tension inside them is quietly wrecking relationships. Men stepping into a stepdad role with the wrong mindset, trying to enforce rules, competing with the biological dad, or going half in, create more damage than they realise. And the kids carry it. This episode names what most men get wrong and gives a clear path to getting it right. Whether you're a stepdad, about to become one, or your kids are now spending time with your ex's new partner, there is something in here for you. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 Introduction: Being a Stepparent Is Nothing Like Being a Biological Dad01:20 Who This Episode Is For02:31 Take the High Value Man Scorecard03:43 Jonnie's Experience as a Stepson04:16 Getting a Stepmum Nine Months After Losing His Mum06:26 Being Stepdad to Archie09:17 Point 1: Your Role Is Earned Not Given11:17 Point 2: All In or Not At All13:25 Point 3: Their Dad Is Their Dad15:55 When Your Kid Calls the Stepdad Dad18:01 Point 4: Don't Try to Be the Primary Parent21:28 Point 5: Pick Your Battles and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff23:36 How Jo and Rose Got It Right25:25 Relationship Before Results26:33 Point 6: The Blended Family Is a Whole Different Game28:34 The Honest Bit: What Jonnie Got Wrong30:27 The Win: What Success as a Stepparent Looks Like33:12 Leave A Review And Share This EpisodeFIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes 2 minutes and shows you exactly where you're winning and where you're losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    35 min
  3. Ezra Vancil Addiction, Divorce and the Rebuild Nobody Saw Coming

    May 20

    Ezra Vancil Addiction, Divorce and the Rebuild Nobody Saw Coming

    A Texas musician. Two divorces. A decade of addiction. And a life rebuilt from the ground up. This one will hit you somewhere real. Get your High Value Man Score. Reclaim your energy and drive. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Last week Jonnie turned 52 and looked at exactly what he's learned about making sure he's not running himself into the ground. This week his guest has lived the full version of that story, and come out the other side making the best music of his life. Ezra Vancil is a performing songwriter, author, and father from Texas. He plays in a band with his daughter. He's been signed, dropped, divorced twice, through addiction and sobriety, in and out of mental hospitals, and at rock bottom more than once. He got sober at 40 and has spent the thirteen years since rebuilding a life, a marriage, and a creative purpose that actually means something. This is his story. WHY THIS MATTERS Most men who are struggling aren't struggling because of their circumstances. They're struggling because somewhere along the way they lost themselves inside a version of life they were trying to hold together. Ezra did what a lot of men do: kept the ambition running, buried the pain, and let the alcohol do the work of keeping him going. Until it didn't. What makes this conversation worth your time isn't the darkness. It's what came after. Ezra talks about fatherhood, divorce, affairs, custody battles, the moment a therapist told him he could be happy, and what it actually took to change. If you're in a hard chapter right now and can't quite see the next one, this is for you. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 03:47 — The Importance of Family and Legacy 09:28 — Ezra's Musical Journey Begins 16:38 — Navigating Relationships and Fatherhood 21:20 — The Jekyll and Hyde of Addiction 24:20 — Lessons from Divorce and Relationships 29:56 — Value of Time in Relationships 31:51 — Commitment and Effort in Marriage 33:40 — The Downfall: Affairs and Consequences 36:47 — Navigating Divorce and Child Custody 40:21 — Awareness of Mental Health 44:35 — Catalyst for Change and Recovery 51:06 — Embracing a New Chapter 55:44 — Creativity and Purpose in Music FIND EZRA Website: https://EzraVancil.comInstagram: @EzraVancilMusic on all streaming platforms: search Ezra Vancil FIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Get your life MOT in under two minutes. Find out exactly where you are leaking focus, energy and joy. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE JENSEN Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/appleSpotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    1h 2m
  4. The Decade That Makes or Breaks You: What I've Learned at 52

    May 12

    The Decade That Makes or Breaks You: What I've Learned at 52

    Frustrated that you don't feel like the man you want to be? Find out where your energy and drive are leaking.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score 52 is bloody old. Or is it? A couple of decades ago it definitely would have been. But now? The question is how you should be feeling and thinking at this point - and whether you're actually doing it. If you're just turning 40, listen up. This decade matters more than any other. You wouldn't run a high performance car into the ground and wonder why it's falling apart. On his 52nd birthday, Jonnie looks at exactly what he's learned about making sure he's not doing that to himself - and what you can do right now to make sure you're not doing it either. WHY THIS MATTERS A lot of men hit their 40s and start to feel it. Not the age itself - something else. The energy quietly dropping. The spark fading. The sense that life should feel better than this by now They look at it as a motivation problem or a circumstances problem when actually it comes down to a handful of fundamentals they've stopped doing or never really started. This episode names them directly. If you're heading into your 40s or already in them, the gap between where you are and where you want to be probably starts somewhere in here. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 05:49 — Navigating life changes and commitment09:03 — Parenting and personal growth11:50 — Understanding ADHD and personal development14:29 — Foundational mantras for a successful life19:44 — The importance of joy and relationships25:22 — Character and energy in life30:42 — Taking responsibility for your life FIND OUT YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Get your life MOT in under two minutes. Find out exactly where you are leaking focus, energy and joy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE Ready to stop going through the motions and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this one landed, leave a review and send it to one other man who needs to hear it. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    38 min
  5. Finding Your Purpose - 4 Steps To Reconnecting With The Man You Want To Be

    May 5

    Finding Your Purpose - 4 Steps To Reconnecting With The Man You Want To Be

    Frustrated that you don't feel like the man you want to be? Find out where your energy and focus are leaking. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Last week Jonnie said men don't have a mental health problem. They have a purpose crisis. This week he gets into what you actually do about it. In this episode Jonnie walks through the clarity section of the 3XC Formula — the first and most important step in the High Value Man system for living. Drawing on his own story, from a teenage dream of being a TV presenter to two and a half years of lost direction, he breaks down exactly why purpose disappears and what it takes to get it back. This isn't about setting goals. It's about reconnecting with who you actually are, what you stand for, and the reason you get out of bed that's bigger than just you. WHY THIS MATTERS If you know something is missing but can't put your finger on what it is, this episode is for you. A man without a clear purpose doesn't just feel flat. He becomes difficult to be around. His relationship suffers. His kids stop being inspired by him. His motivation drifts in and out. And he mistakes that drift for a motivation problem when it's actually a commitment problem. Purpose isn't something that lands in your lap. It's something you consciously create. Here's how. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS The TV presenter story: what two and a half years of lost direction actually feels likeStep one: getting honest about what's working and what isn't in your life right nowStep two: your values and why living out of alignment with them creates constant low level frustrationThe rumble strip: how to recognise when you've drifted off courseStep three: your blueprint and why it's not a vision boardWhy motivation isn't the answer and commitment isThe fitness story: how connecting your why to something bigger than yourself changes everythingWhat a man with a clear purpose looks like to his wife, his kids, and everyone around himTAKE THE HIGH VALUE MAN SCORECARDGet your life MOT in under two minutes. Find out exactly where you are leaking focus, energy and joy. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIEReady to stop drifting and start leading? I have spaces available for Elite 1:1 coaching this month. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBESubscribe now so that you never miss an episode. If this landed, leave a review and share it with other men in your life. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    28 min
  6. The Men’s Mental Health Lie - What Men Need To Realise Instead

    Apr 27

    The Men’s Mental Health Lie - What Men Need To Realise Instead

    Frustrated that you don't feel like the man you want to be? Find out where your energy and focus are leaking. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Everywhere you look, men are being told they have a "mental health problem." We see the posters in public toilets and service stations telling us "it’s okay to talk." But for most successful men, that message is missing the mark. In this episode, Jonnie Jensen argues that the help being offered to men isn't working because it isn't solving the right problem. Most mid-life dads don't have a clinical mental health issue; they have a Purpose Crisis. When a man loses his "Why," he stops showing up in his marriage and for his kids . He enters the Low Value Death Spiral, where burnout and quiet despair become a "four out of ten" existence that too many men simply put up with . Jonnie shares the raw truth of his own journey, from the "five-year slide" of miscarriages and business pressure to the moment the road finally ran out in January 2015 . WHY THIS MATTERSIf you see a mental health poster and think, "That's for someone else, I'm just stressed," you are in denial about a situation that is quietly grinding you down . This episode is about identifying where you sit on the spectrum between Suicide and Thriving . It explores why reclaiming your purpose is like topping up the air in your car's tyres before you hit the central reservation . HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 05:18 The Thriving Spectrum: Why a "4 out of 10" life is a danger sign11:32 The "That Ain't Me" Trap: Why men switch off from mental health talk 13:49 The 5-Year Slide: Miscarriages, redundancy, and the dream of "having it all" .20:26 Running Out of Road: When the weight you carry exceeds your capacity .28:48 The 3XC Shift: Reclaiming Clarity to inspire your wife and kids again TAKE THE HIGH VALUE MAN SCORECARD Get your "Life MOT" in under two minutes. Find out exactly where you are leaking focus and energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE I have two spots opening for Elite 1:1 coaching this month for men who are trying to hold a crumbling world together on their own . Let’s find your path again.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE I’ve been running this podcast for five years and 180 odd episodes. If this landed, do me a favor: Leave a review. If you don't ask, you don't get!. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    33 min
  7. Deciding Enough Is Enough — Drained to Unstoppable

    Apr 13

    Deciding Enough Is Enough — Drained to Unstoppable

    Frustrated that you don't feel like the man you want to be? Find out where your energy and focus are leaking. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score There's a moment every man reaches. Not a dramatic moment. Not a breakdown. Just a quiet, honest reckoning with himself where he looks at the life he's living and decides he's done accepting it. That's what this episode is about. In this episode of The Jonnie Jensen Show, Jonnie Jensen gets real. Driving along, no script, no studio — just honesty about the journey that led to the High Value Man Project, why so many men stay stuck in situations that are slowly draining them, and what it actually takes to decide enough is enough. This is episode two of the Drained to Unstoppable series, before the live workshop on Tuesday April 28th. WHY THIS MATTERS Too many men are living a four or five out of ten experience. Not in crisis. Not falling apart. Just putting up with it. Telling themselves if I can just get through this period, everything will be okay. Waiting for the moment it gets better on its own. It doesn't get better on its own. Jonnie knows this because he lived it. Four years of struggle inside his marriage. Three miscarriages. Financial pressure. A business course he could barely focus on because everything at home was falling apart. Putting up with second best until finally realising "enough is enough". As Jonnie puts it in this episode — when you decide you're no longer willing to be the drained version of yourself, that's when everything transforms. That's when you take control and start to live the high value life. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 05:35 Personal Struggles and Growth11:01 Taking Responsibility for Change16:17 Creating a Thriving EnvironmentDRAINED TO UNSTOPPABLE — LIVE WORKSHOP Tuesday April 28th. Zoom. 90 minutes live and interactive with full Q&A. Early bird tickets £35. First 25 — bring a friend for free. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/unstoppable BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE 45 minutes. One area. Real clarity on what needs to change and how the High Value Man system applies to your life right now. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall JOIN THE HIGH VALUE MAN PROJECT — FREE The FIRE Tracker, the High Value Man Creed, weekly challenges, and a community of men doing the work. 👉https:// highvaluemanproject.com/group SHARE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE If this episode landed, share it with a man who needs to hear it. Leave a review. Subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Jonnie Jensen Show. Apple → https://highvaluemanproject.com/appleSpotify → https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

    25 min
  8. You Feel Like Crap Because You Don't Know Who You Are

    Mar 25

    You Feel Like Crap Because You Don't Know Who You Are

    Is your identity lifting you higher or taking you down? Get your High Value Man Score and find out where you're leaking masculine energy.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Most men can tell you exactly what they do. They can tell you what they've built, what they earn, what they're responsible for. But ask them who they are — the whole picture, not just the work bit — and they go quiet. That silence is where the drain starts. In this episode of The Jonnie Jensen Show, Jonnie explores one of the most overlooked causes of exhaustion, frustration, and quiet misery in midlife men — a weak or fractured identity. This is episode one of the Drained to Unstoppable series, running up to the live workshop on April 29th. WHY THIS MATTERS A man who has wrapped his entire identity around one thing - the business, the marriage, the role of provider - is one crisis away from everything falling apart. When the business struggles, he struggles. When the relationship wobbles, he wobbles. Because he hasn't got a foundation that exists beneath those things. And in the absence of a strong identity, most men do the same thing. They reach for distraction. Drinking a bit more. Checking out. Scrolling. Anything to avoid sitting with the question they don't have an answer to. But the distraction doesn't fix it. It just moves them further from themselves. The real work - and the real relief - comes from coming back to the base. Getting clear on who you actually are. Not just what you do. As Jonnie puts it in this episode: "Come back to the base. Look at your identity. Start to work on resolving that from a position of strength. From the position of you." HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 Introduction to Identity and Purpose07:08 Crisis and Identity: The Impact of Life Changes12:14 Building a Positive Identity for Growth14:29 OutroDRAINED TO UNSTOPPABLE — LIVE WORKSHOP This episode is part of the Drained to Unstoppable series leading up to a live, interactive 90-minute workshop on Zoom on April 29th. First 25 tickets are on early bird pricing. Buy a ticket and bring a friend for free. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/unstoppable JOIN THE HIGH VALUE MAN PROJECT — FREE Inside the free Basecamp community you'll find the FIRE Tracker, the High Value Man Creed, weekly challenges, and a brotherhood of men doing the work. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/group BOOK A POWER CALL WITH JONNIE 45 minutes. One challenging area. Real clarity on what needs to change and how the High Value Man system applies to your life. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE If this episode landed, share it with a man who needs to hear it. Leave a review. Subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Jonnie Jensen Show. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/appleSpotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotifyAll Platforms: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast

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Welcome to The Jonnie Jensen Show – for business owning and career minded dads who want success at home so they can feel like the man and dad they want to be. Modern dads often put themselves last, thinking being enough for everyone else will make them happy. It won’t. When you get strong first – mentally, physically and emotionally – everything else improves. Jonnie is a divorced business owning dad and founder of the High Value Man Project. Real stories. Honest conversations. No alpha hustle. Just clarity, courage and commitment. Start here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/group

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  • Creator
    JONNIE JENSEN
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    183
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © JONNIE JENSEN
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