The Jonnie Jensen Show

I'm the Strong Leader. Depression Doesn't Happen to People Like Me

You're the strong one. The leader everyone leans on, who keeps going whatever gets thrown at him. And quietly, you believe this doesn't happen to people like you. Feeling stressed and exhausted? Don’t let it become burnout. I built an AI assistant to show you what’s draining you, the Lifestyle MOT. 3 mins, 15 simple questions, and you get a personal review plus a call with me. http://highvaluemanproject.com/score Neil Betts believed it too. He went from apprentice in blue overalls to engineer in white, and was sent to Australia to turn round a failing power station, until pressure at work and a clash with his values caught up with him and one night at 2am he woke up crying. Neil explains how it crept up, why he cut everyone off, what got him back, and how a man who didn't know what good looked like built a YouTube channel of over 100,000 subscribers. WHY THIS MATTERS The man who keeps going whatever gets thrown at him is often the last to notice he's running dry. By the time it shows, it has usually been leaking for years. Hear it before 2am does it for you. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 03:03 Why Men Hold Back, and the Network Neil Built 13:01 Family Time and the Morning Kickstart 25:53 The Engine and the Leaking Oil 28:59 "This Doesn't Happen to People Like Me" 38:47 Cutting Everyone Off, Then Reaching Out 45:22 33 Years Married: Teamwork and Shared Vision 52:30 100,000 Subscribers: Audience, Authentic, Action 1:04:00 Be the Leader Your Area Needs CONNECT WITH NEIL Go True North: https://www.gotruenorth.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-betts-gtn/ YouTube, GTN Vision to Venture: https://www.youtube.com/@GTN-VisiontoVenture Linktree: https://linktr.ee/neil.betts END BURNOUT - Try our free HVM AI Assistant Feeling stressed and exhausted? Don’t let it become burnout. I built an AI assistant to show you what’s draining you, the Lifestyle MOT. 3 mins, 15 simple questions, and you get a personal review plus a call with me. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Send this to the mate who tells everyone he's fine and hasn't had a proper weekend off since the summer. He won't thank you today. He will later. Listen here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Jonnie Jensen Show and leave a review. You get new episodes sent straight to you and the review helps us grow the show and reach more men. YouTube Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@JonnieJensen?sub_confirmation=1 Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify Depression and Suicide Support: This podcast contains talk about suicide and depression. If anything here brings up something for you, talk to someone. UK: Samaritans 116 123. US: call or text 988. The Jonnie Jensen Show is educational and experiential content, not professional medical advice.

Power Over Panic How Men Stay Strong in Uncertain Times

It's not a war, a recession or another lockdown. And yet it is a crazy time. Loads of uncertainty, loads of change. Competition from AI, threats from all kinds of new directions and costs going through the roof everywhere. The biggest challenge facing midlife men is redundancy and business pressure brought on by World leaders playing war games. Jonnie knows five men in his immediate life who have recently lost senior, well-paid jobs. And yet in amongst these crazy times he also has men inside the High Value Man Project who are finding power not panic. Evolving, adjusting and staying faithful to their strengths and potential. Not sure how the pressure is showing up in your life? The Lifestyle MOT tells you in three minutes. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Tough times can come from anywhere, and right now they're coming from everywhere. You can't stop that. What you can decide is whether it consumes you, or whether you find your power in the middle of it and keep doing the things that matter for your family, your friends and yourself. This episode is about how the men getting through this well do it, and why it starts with a very different question to the one keeping you up at 3am. WHY THIS MATTERS The longer panic runs, the more it costs you. Worse decisions at work, less of you at home. The men who ride this out strong aren't luckier. They're doing a few simple things on purpose. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 03:17 Not a War, Not a Recession. So Why the Panic? 04:15 Redundancy and the Employed Mindset 05:55 Prep Kits, Alert Mode and Pressure at Home 07:05 Clarity: Map Your Pathways, Not One Big Answer 08:01 Worst Case, Best Case, Fair Pathway 09:10 From Gig Work to Consulting: Clarity in Action 11:00 Pivoting to AI Takes a Year 12:02 Courage: Face the Fear, Don't Do It Alone 13:30 Faith: Not Hope, Not Blind 15:32 Commitment: What Is It Going to Take? 16:05 Back to Ground Zero: Faith in Action 17:43 Smile, Swagger and Joy: Don't Crash Land 18:56 The Surfer's Pipeline 20:51 My Brother's SaaS Business vs AI Competitors 22:12 Map the Target, Commit Like a Muscle 23:01 Your Challenge: Have the Conversations You're Avoiding 24:00 Three Actions This Week: One Rocket at a Time YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORETake the Lifestyle MOT. 15 questions, three minutes, a personal report showing where you're winning and where you're losing ground. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Send this to the mate who's had "open to work" on his LinkedIn since August and insists it's all going brilliantly. He won't thank you today. He will later. Listen here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to The Jonnie Jensen Show and leave a review. You get new episodes sent straight to you and the review helps us grow the show and reach more men. YouTube Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@JonnieJensen?sub_confirmation=1 Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify The Jonnie Jensen Show is educational and experiential content, based on Jonnie's own experience and what he sees in his coaching. Not professional medical, legal or financial advice. If the pressure is getting too much, talk to someone. UK: Samaritans 116 123.

The Provider Trap That Kills A Mans Marriage feat: Marty Hoffman

You're working this hard for your family. So why does she feel like she's lost you? Not sure where your marriage is drifting while you're busy providing? The Lifestyle MOT shows you in three minutes. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Marty Hofmann is a property investor, ultrarunner, father of six and author of Kill Complacency. Sixteen or seventeen years into his marriage, his wife told him she was thinking of leaving. He'd been doing everything a provider is supposed to do. It wasn't what she needed. This one is for the dad who's grafting for his family and quietly losing touch with them, and it's about what turns it round before the walk happens to you. WHY THIS MATTERSDrift doesn't announce itself. By the time she says it out loud, she's usually been feeling it for years. Hear this before your version of that conversation, not after it. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS03:09 The Importance of Family Values11:44 Lessons from Upbringing and Parenting16:27 The Kill Complacency Message20:30 Building Success Through Grit and Resilience25:10 The Wake-Up Call: Realizing Relationship Needs30:29 Balancing Work and Family Life33:35 The Journey of Writing a Book37:06 The Seven F's: A Framework for Life41:04 The Importance of Mentorship and Community43:45 Faith as an Anchor in Life CONNECT WITH MARTYBook: https://www.killcomplacency.com/book/ The 7F assessment and the Seasons of Life assessment: https://killcomplacency.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/martyhofmann1LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/martyhofmann TAKE THE LIFESTYLE MOT 15 questions, three minutes, a personal report showing where you're winning and where you're losing ground. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBESend this to the mate who's been away more nights than he's been home this month. He won't thank you today. He will later. And remember to Subscribe and Review the show. It gets you the latest episode the moment it goes live and the Review helps me grow the show. Review on Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Review on Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify Suicide Support: from 43:45 Marty talks about a suicide attempt as a teenager. If anything here brings up something for you, talk to someone. UK: Samaritans 116 123. US: call or text 988.

Awkward Conversations Are The Ones You Should Be Having

Difficult conversations get avoided but the longer you put them off the more they drag you down. Take marriage or relationships. She already knows something's off. You can bring it up on your terms, or wait for life to bring it up for you. Carrying a conversation you can't find the words for? Book a 20-minute Turbo Call with Jonnie: https://highvaluemanproject.com/turbocall In this solo episode, Jonnie Jensen gets into the conversations men avoid with the people closest to them, about money, sex, the health of the relationship or the future of the business, and why putting them off makes them worse, not better. He shares how he sat on the money pressure himself this summer, what Jo said when it finally came out, and a practical way to raise a hard subject so it lands as an invitation rather than an ambush. For any man who has been rehearsing something in his head for longer than he'd like to admit. WHY THIS MATTERS Every conversation you dodge teaches your brain it's dangerous, and the people around you feel the distance long before you say a word. Leave it long enough and circumstances will force it for you, on worse terms. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 02:11 Understanding the Consequences of Avoidance05:07 Personal Experiences with Avoidance08:05 Strategies for Initiating Tough Talks10:49 Creating Win-Win Conversations START CREATING YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN LIFESTYLE A Turbo Call is 20 minutes with Jonnie to get clear on what's going on and whether the High Value Man Project is right for you. https://highvaluemanproject.com/turbocall SUBSCRIBE & PASS THE JONNIE JENSEN SHOW ON Know a man who's gone quiet lately and keeps saying "all good, mate"? Send him this one. And if it landed for you, a 90-second review on Apple or Spotify helps it reach the next man who needs it. Get all past episodes here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast

Don't Be Nice, Be Respected feat. Danny M Goldberg

You were raised to be the nice guy. Nice gets you taken advantage of at work, at home and by your own kids. This isn't about being an arsehole. It's about being clear enough that people know you could be one. Rebuilding after divorce, or just tired of being the pushover at home? I created the Lifestyle MOT to show you exactly where to start. 3 mins, 15 simple questions, and you get a personal review back from me: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Danny M Goldberg has spent seventeen years training Fortune 500 companies and government agencies to have difficult conversations, and wrote A Little Bit of A$$hole after realising he'd lost his own voice at home. This one is for the man who says yes when he means no, explains every decision, and then wonders why he's not taken seriously by his partner, his team or his kids. Jonnie and Danny talk through divorce, dating again with your eyes open, and why nice men don't avoid the row, they postpone it until it blows. WHY THIS MATTERS The cost of nice builds up quietly. The boss who asks too much, the partner who stops seeing you as the man she fell for, the teenager who learns your no means "ask again later". This hour gives you the language to set the line early, before you end up drawing it in the middle of a blow-up. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 08:21 Getting divorced is awful. Being divorced is great.16:55 Why clarity in your fifties makes you more attractive, at home and in business21:17 "Be nice," they said. The bullies loved it.25:53 Set the expectation before you need the row29:09 Why second marriages repeat the first33:41 "Would you like to come up to this bar with me?"39:47 The 24-hour challenge44:14 Toxic people are toxic. Masculinity isn't.53:01 How to start something without betting the house CONNECT WITH DANNY M GOLDBERG Website: https://dannymgoldberg.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannymgoldbergA Little Bit of A$$hole: https://littlebitahole.comOther books: https://www.amazon.com/Danny-Goldberg/e/B00LVAS23A YOUR LIFESTYLE MOT Where are you being nice when you should be clear? 3 mins, 15 simple questions, and you get a personal review back from me: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW AND SHARE THIS WITH ANOTHER MAN Send this to the mate who says "whatever you want, mate" about everything, including the name of his own dog. If it helped, a ninety-second review is how the next man finds it, and subscribing means you won't miss the next one. Listen here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast

Forget January Resolutions - This Is The Best Time For Success

Fourteen weeks to December...I'm not saying the C word! Many men will coast through, arrive in December knackered and slightly disappointed, and then promise themselves something on the 1st of January. FORGE starts in October. Eight weeks, small group, sixteen men, finishing before December even starts. This episode is the argument, FORGE is how it actually happens: https://live.highvaluemanproject.com/forge September to December is the most workable stretch in the calendar and it is the one most men write off. In this solo episode Jonnie makes the case for the fourteen week run: why the conditions in September beat the conditions in January, why the pressure a man feels about a busy autumn is almost always anticipated rather than real, and what it takes to arrive at the 20th of December with nothing hanging over him. He is open that this time of year does his head in too, and uses his own September, two kids out every night, a Hyrox at the end of October, to show what handling it badly looks like before turning it into something a man can use. WHY THIS MATTERS A resolution has no scoreboard. It runs to nothing and dies quietly in February, which is why most men have had the same January more than once. Christmas is a real date. The men who treat these fourteen weeks as a deadline rather than a wind down arrive at it with something to celebrate instead of something to apologise for, and their families get a December with a man in it rather than a man catching up. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 03:19 Why September Cranks Me Up Every Year 05:58 The Pressure Is Not Real. It's Anticipated. 09:21 Don't Make Her Everything 11:50 Work Back From Christmas Day 14:48 Protect December FORGE STARTS IN OCTOBER Eight weeks, small group, sixteen men. It runs through October and November, which means the work is finished before December even starts. Weekly 90 minute group calls, the FIRE CODE tracker, a cohort WhatsApp group, and accountability that starts the day you join rather than the day the sessions do. Fourteen weeks. Don't spend them on your own. https://live.highvaluemanproject.com/forge SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Send this to the mate who tells you every single January that this year is his year. He has told you three times. Send it now and save him the twelve months. Reviews take ninety seconds and they are how other dads find the show. On Spotify, hit the three dots and rate it. On Apple, it has to be done on mobile. Listen on Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Listen on Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify Watch on YouTube: https://highvaluemanproject.com/video

The Holiday Pressure Trap

You saved for it. You booked it. You told everyone it was going to be brilliant. That's exactly why it turned into a row by day three. Do not fall into the holiday pressure trap. See exactly where your energy, connection and joy is leaking. The free HVM Scorecard takes three minutes https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie is back from ten days in France with his two kids and one of their mates, and this episode is the honest version of how a family holiday actually goes well. Not the destination, not the budget, not the itinerary. The pressure a man loads onto the trip before he has even left the house, and what happens to his wife and kids when reality does not match the picture in his head. He shares what he does before he packs the boot, on the drive, at the dinner table and in the moments he deliberately steps back to catch. WHY THIS MATTERS For most men the holiday is the one stretch of the year his family gets all of him, and he arrives too loaded to give it. What he wanted to be the best fortnight of the year becomes the one everyone remembers for the wrong reasons. The cost is not a wasted week. It is another year of his kids and his partner learning what he is like under pressure. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 01:08 Why Holidays Go Wrong06:29 Plan Less, Enjoy More11:56 Make Mealtimes Matter14:18 Balance Family Time and Freedom15:58 Keep Your Healthy Habits17:11 Make Time for Your Relationship19:37 Choose Peace, Fun and Lasting Memories YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? The free HVM Scorecard takes three minutes and shows you exactly where you are winning and where you are losing ground across focus, impact, relationships and energy. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Send this to the mate whose holiday stories always include a drama or a row! He will hate it and then he will thank you. Give the Jonnie Jensen Show a review. It takes ninety seconds and they are how other dads find the show. On Spotify, hit the three dots and rate it. On Apple, it has to be done on mobile. Listen here: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast Watch on YouTube: https://highvaluemanproject.com/video

You Think You're Invincible. Then You Turn 45 feat. Oliver Anwar

You never decided to let your health go. You just kept spending it, because it kept paying out. It stops paying out at about 45. Find out where you're leaking energy, focus and drive. Take your free HVM Score: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Oliver Anwar is an executive health coach working with entrepreneurs and senior executives around the world, based in Dubai. Eight years ago he was broke and filling vending machines in central London at 4am. He builds his coaching around blood work rather than the scales, and he is blunt about what men are getting wrong before they reach for TRT or a weight loss jab. He and Jonnie get into the crisis that arrives at 40 to 45, why identity beats discipline, and what a man can actually do about it starting tomorrow. WHY THIS MATTERS The men in this conversation are not unwell. They are successful, capable, and quietly running on a baseline nobody has ever measured. The bill for that lands somewhere between 40 and 50, usually in a doctor's room, and by then the options are worse and the price is higher. Nothing in this episode takes more than ten minutes a day to start. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 06:47 The crisis that lands at 40 to 4514:58 I am a healthy person: identity beats dieting22:51 Shortcuts, jabs, and the blood test your GP isn't doing28:26 You service the car and ignore the body34:17 Ten minutes a day, and the protein you're not eating40:41 Healthy masculinity, polarity, and attracting what you are CONNECT WITH OLIVER Fitness For Entrepreneurs: https://fitnessforentrepreneurs.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theoliveranwarYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theoliveranwar DISCOVER YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Discover your High Value Man score, so you can see where you're leaking your energy, connection and joy. Three minutes, and a personal report the moment you finish.https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a man who's been telling himself he'll sort his health out after this next quarter? Send this to him directly. Not a broadcast. One specific man. A review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes 90 seconds. It's the most useful thing you can do to help more men find this show. Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.come/spotify

Your Marriage Isn't Broken, It's Paused feat. Dr Lee Baucom

No man wakes up one morning and decides to stop fancying his wife. It happens by a decision neither of you remember making. See exactly where the connection is leaking. Take your free HVM Score: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Dr Lee Baucom has spent thirty years working with couples and is the author of Save the Marriage. Jonnie bought that programme during his own divorce, ten years ago, and says it changed how he thinks about relationships to this day. They talk about the relationships that aren't broken, just quiet, and what it takes for one man to bring one back to life without waiting for permission. WHY THIS MATTERS Nobody arrives at the end of a marriage. Everybody drifts there, one benign decision at a time, and most men don't notice until the distance is too wide to talk across. Lee names the exact slope, and what a man can do about it on his own. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 02:38 What Jonnie learned about himself after his divorce 04:41 Good people having bad relationships 08:40 Save the Marriage, and the app that came before it 10:24 The little things that keep love alive 11:29 How couples hit the pause button 14:38 Why "we really love each other" doesn't beat the statistics 15:21 Treating the symptoms instead of the disconnection 17:26 The three levels of connection: physical, emotional, spiritual 20:16 Why the movie stops at happily ever after 24:21 The telltale signs of the pause phase 25:49 Setting the rules early: no eye rolls, no silent moods 30:54 Anger is a secondary emotion 32:29 Why you're more gracious with strangers than your wife 33:34 The disses: from disinterest to disdain 36:30 What constant rejection does to a man 40:04 When the relationship strains, everything strains 45:09 Putting your whole life on one relationship 47:18 Relationship before results 49:37 The three Cs: connect, change, create 50:45 Invitational connection, not date night 52:40 The moment his girlfriend said "believe" 55:49 Breaking up with love CONNECT WITH LEE If your marriage is in crisis: https://savethemarriage.comIf you're stuck and drifting that way: https://unpauseyourmarriage.com YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Discover your High Value Man score, so you can see where you're leaking your energy, connection and joy. Three minutes, and a personal report the moment you finish. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a man whose marriage has gone quiet? Send this to him directly. Not a broadcast. One specific man. A review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes 90 seconds. It's the most useful thing you can do to help more men find this show. Apple: htpps://highvaluemanproject.com/apple Spotify: htpps://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

Clear Mind, Clear Results - Law of Attraction for Men

A clear mind gets clear results. The reason this is true is much more scientific than most men believe. If you think the Law of Attraction is a load of crap then you may be missing out on the basic principles of "you get what you think about most of the time". This episode is why a clear mind matters and how to fix it. Find out where your thinking is clear and where it's cluttered. The free HVM Score takes two minutes: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie Jensen breaks down the law of attraction in real-world terms — not crystals and vision boards, but full body alignment: thoughts, actions and chemistry all pointing in the same direction. Why desire alone isn't enough. Why the doubt underneath is the thought that's actually running the show. And the simple exercise that clears the interference so you can get after what you actually want. WHY THIS MATTERS Most men are working hard and going in circles. Not because they lack effort or a plan, but because their doubts are louder than their desire — even when they can't hear them. This episode names that and gives you a way out. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 The Law of Attraction for Men: Alignment, Not Wishful Thinking 01:29 Who the High Value Man Framework Is For 03:48 Get Clear on What You Want 06:22 How Doubt Undermines Your Goals 08:30 The Desire vs. Doubt Exercise 10:38 Why Your Energy Has to Match Your Intention 11:08 The Laser Pointer Test for Focus 11:33 Clear Doubt and Build Momentum YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Find out where your thinking is clear and where it's cluttered. The free HVM Score takes two 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 Take the scorecard, then book a call with Jonnie to go through your results. If working together is right for you, that's where it starts.https://highvaluemanproject.com/turbocall SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a man who's going in circles despite working hard? Send this to him directly. One specific man. A review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes 90 seconds and helps more men find this show. Listen on all platforms: https://highvaluemanproject.com/podcast

Getting Divorced Is Tough. Being Divorced Should Be Great.

Divorce does not end your life. It simply ends your marriage. This episode breaks down how to get back on your feet in less time, with fewer mistakes, and more fun. Find out where you're at in the rebuild. The free High Value Man Scorecard takes two minutes and shows you exactly where to focus first: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Too many men walk out of a marriage and spend the next few years carrying it with them. In this episode, Jonnie Jensen breaks down the high value man route through divorce and rebuild: the six stages of grief and why they don't go in order, the Fab Four support structure, the soul cutting exercise, and how to use the 3XC framework to build something better on the other side. WHY THIS MATTERS Divorce doesn't take men down. The way men respond to divorce takes them down. There's a route through this that's faster, cleaner, and results in a better man on the other side. This episode is that route. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 Introduction — Divorce Doesn't End Your Life07:15 The Six Stages of Grief (And Why They Don't Go in Order)14:47 Clarity: Who Are You When She's Not in the Picture?21:34 The Fab Four — Your Divorce Support Team23:04 The Soul Cutting Exercise: How to Actually Let Her Go28:27 Commitment: Minimum Viable Output and Building the New Chapter YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Find out where you're at in the rebuild. The free HVM Score takes two 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 Take the scorecard, then book a call with Jonnie to go through your results. If working together is right for you, that's where it starts.https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a man who's in this right now? Send this directly to him. Not a broadcast. One specific man. A review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes 90 seconds and helps more men find this show. https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple

Work So Hard Burnout Nearly Killed Him feat. Nick Medlock

If Nick hadn't have been training for a marathon, burnout would have killed him. And he was only 28 at the time! Now 5 years later he sold that business and is growing a second. This is a powerful Comeback Kings episode that will move, motivate and make you laugh. Find out where you're running on empty before your body makes the decision for you. Take your free HVM Score: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Nick Medlock is 33. He built an outstanding-rated care company from the ground up alongside his mum, sold it when his health gave him no other choice, and is now building again. Jonnie Jensen talks to him about what happens when the drive that makes a man successful becomes the thing that nearly destroys him. WHY THIS MATTERS A man who can't stop isn't strong. He's running on empty and calling it dedication. Nick's story names where that road ends, and what the way back looks like. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 02:12 Nick's Upbringing and Values05:57 The Importance of Friendships07:55 Career Beginnings and Family Business10:09 Challenges in Adult Care13:47 Burnout and Mental Health Awareness20:12 Realisations and Changes in Life24:22 The Struggle and Realisation25:53 Transitioning from Family Business29:47 Navigating the Sale of a Business30:55 New Beginnings and Business Ventures34:11 Building Trust in Partnerships38:44 Family Values and Parenting Goals CONNECT WITH NICK Blue Circle Surveyors: https://www.bluecirclesurveyors.co.ukLinkedIn: Nick Medlock DISCOVER YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE The free HVM Scorecard takes two 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 TURBO CALL Take the scorecard, then book a call with Jonnie to go through your results. If working together is right for you, that's where it starts.https://highvaluemanproject.com/turbocall SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a business-owning dad who needs to hear Nick's story? Send it to him directly. Not a broadcast. One specific man. A review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes 90 seconds. It's the most useful thing you can do to help more men find this show. Listen on all platforms: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

Man Up: The Three-Step Process to Finding Your Purpose

A lot of men need to man up. That's not a put down. It is about every man finding his own purpose. Because when men don't have purpose they feel disempowered and voiceless. This episode tells breakdown how you can MAN UP. Start to feel like the man you want to be. Take your free HVM Score now: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie's position: "man up" as a put-down is useless. As a rallying cry - for men who've lost their purpose, their direction, their reason for driving the day - it's exactly right. This episode is the how. Built from years of coaching hundreds of business owning dads who have found their energy, connection and joy. WHY THIS MATTERS A man without purpose doesn't sit still. He keeps everyone else's game running instead. Another year passes. The feeling doesn't go away. It just gets easier to ignore. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 06:28 The 3XC Formula: Clarity, Courage, Commitment 12:40 Finding Clarity in Identity 19:22 The Role of Courage in Transformation 23:55 Commitment: The Key to Lasting Change READY TO LEAD YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN LIFE? 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 Take the scorecard and book a call with Jonnie to review your results. If Elite one-to-one is right for you, that's where it starts. https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE If this landed, share it with one man in your world who needs to hear it. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - it takes 90 seconds and it makes a real difference. https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

Fathers Day - It's Massive And It's Meaningless

Fatherhood is one of the most thankless jobs going. But it's also one of the best. Wherever you are this Father's Day, this one's for you. https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie Jensen dropped this short special on Father's Day weekend for every kind of dad: the ones who've got their kids around them, the ones who won't see their kids today, the ones in the long game who are quietly wondering if any of it's landing. A single dad himself, Jonnie speaks directly to the men who are fighting for contact, the ones going through divorce, the ones whose teenagers have pulled away, and the ones who are showing up every day to a role that doesn't always come with much gratitude. He talks about the father figures beyond your own dad, about what Father's Day actually means versus what we think it should mean, and about the one thing that gets single dads through: staying focused on what's coming next, not wallowing in what's been lost. This is a short, honest, personal one. No framework. Just one dad talking to others. WHY THIS MATTERS Men don't need permission to celebrate fatherhood or to acknowledge how hard it is. What they do need is someone to say: if it's not working the way you want it to right now, that can change. You don't have to have got it right up until now to start getting it right. The relationship with your kids is the long game. Keep playing it. TAKE THE SCORECARD 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 SHARE / REVIEW / SUBSCRIBE Know a dad who needs to hear this today? Send it to him.Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Subscribe so you never miss an episode.

You'll Never Walk Again: Colin Owensby on Resilience, Loss and a Fulfilled Life

He was told at 15 he might never walk again. This week's guest, Colin Owensby, rebuilt his body, lost his brother three months later, and went on to model in Milan, double for Ashton Kutcher in Hollywood, finish an Ironman and a 100-mile ultra, and build a life he calls genuinely fulfilled. This episode runs longer than usual but it was a story that just couldn't be cut short. Not sure where your life is leaking energy, focus and drive? Take the free HVM Scorecard: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score Jonnie and Colin get into rebuilding after tragedy, why grief is not the end of the story, the wisdom of children, what five years beside A-list actors taught Colin about excellence, and Colin's Map of Resilience: nine simple, mostly free tools for a fulfilled life. WHY THIS MATTERS Most men never face the question Colin faced at 15: can I come back from this? But every man hits chapters that end, identities that fall away, and moments that ask him to adapt or shut down. This episode is a masterclass in choosing to keep going, and a reminder that fulfilment is available whatever you are going through. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 09:40 The car accident at 15 19:20 Losing his brother 23:20 What grief really teaches 29:40 A 16-year-old's wisdom and his parents' divorce 41:20 Milan, the runways, and learning every industry 53:40 Hollywood, Ashton Kutcher, and what excellence looks like 1:01:20 Meeting his wife 1:08:30 The Map of Resilience: the nine tools 1:16:30 Loneliness, community and giving back 1:21:00 Spirituality and being the epicentre of your life TAKE THE SCORECARD Discover your High Value Man score and see where you're leaking your energy, connection and joy: https://highvaluemanproject.com/score BOOK A POWER CALL Ready to talk about your next chapter? https://highvaluemanproject.com/powercall CONNECT WITH COLIN Instagram: @theColinOwensby Website: https://theColinOwensby.com PLEASE SHARE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE If this helped, share it with a man who needs it, leave a review, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@JonnieJensen?sub_confirmation=1 Spotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify Apple: https://highvaluemanproject.com/apple

Win At Home Before You Lose It All: The 5 Step System For Midlife Men

You can't keep grinding harder and expecting home life to sort itself out. It won't. The man who's losing at home is going to keep losing until he turns and faces it. Get your High Value Man Score. Find out where your energy and joy are leaking. Takes 2 mins. 👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/scoreYou've worked your arse off. The business is doing well. The house, the car, the holidays. On paper you've made it. So why does midlife feel like this for men? Why are you knackered all the time. Why does your wife look at you like she's tolerating you. Why are your kids walking around you like you're the angry man in the corner. Why does fun feel like something other people are having. This episode is for every midlife man who can feel it slipping. The man, the dad, the husband he wanted to be. The man he was when she fell in love with him. The man he used to like seeing in the mirror. There are five things you have to nail to come back from that, and they have to be done in the right order. This is the system Jonnie runs men through inside Accelerate and on the "Win At Home Before It's Too Late" webinars this month. The same system that's pulled men back from the brink of divorce, burnout, and quietly losing it all. WHY THIS MATTERS This episode names exactly what's broken and gives you the five-step system to fix it. Identity. Energy. The cost of the wrong life. The hormones running the show whether you like it or not. The diamond alliance most men don't have. And the fun and adventure that gets killed off first when life gets hard. Sort these five and everything else follows. Ignore them and no amount of success will ever feel like enough. HIGH VALUE MOMENTS 00:00 Winning at Home: The Foundation of Success 03:59 The Five Core Elements for Thriving 10:37 Understanding Identity and Energy Levels 16:07 The Importance of Relationships and Support 22:24 Finding Joy and Adventure in Life 28:57 Creating a System for Living REGISTER FOR THE WINNING AT HOME WEBINAR A 60-minute live session running through June. The fastest way to take what's in this episode and turn it into action.👉 https://highvaluemanproject.com/win-at-home DISCOVER YOUR HIGH VALUE MAN SCORE Not sure where your life is leaking energy, connection and joy? 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/appleSpotify: https://highvaluemanproject.com/spotify

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 Leadership 09:43 Common Style Mistakes Men Make 14:38 Managing Your Wardrobe Effectively 20:43 Building a Capsule Wardrobe for Success 24:19 The Joy of Shopping 26:59 Navigating the Changing Retail Landscape 29:23 Quality Over Quantity in Wardrobe Choices 31:01 Exploring Unique Shopping Experiences 33:20 The Importance of Honest Feedback 34:50 Investing in Comfort and Quality 38:18 Transformational Power of Style 40:45 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

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 Dad 01:20 Who This Episode Is For 02:31 Take the High Value Man Scorecard 03:43 Jonnie's Experience as a Stepson 04:16 Getting a Stepmum Nine Months After Losing His Mum 06:26 Being Stepdad to Archie 09:17 Point 1: Your Role Is Earned Not Given 11:17 Point 2: All In or Not At All 13:25 Point 3: Their Dad Is Their Dad 15:55 When Your Kid Calls the Stepdad Dad 18:01 Point 4: Don't Try to Be the Primary Parent 21:28 Point 5: Pick Your Battles and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff 23:36 How Jo and Rose Got It Right 25:25 Relationship Before Results 26:33 Point 6: The Blended Family Is a Whole Different Game 28:34 The Honest Bit: What Jonnie Got Wrong 30:27 The Win: What Success as a Stepparent Looks Like 33:12 Leave A Review And Share This Episode 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

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

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 commitment 09:03 — Parenting and personal growth 11:50 — Understanding ADHD and personal development 14:29 — Foundational mantras for a successful life 19:44 — The importance of joy and relationships 25:22 — Character and energy in life 30:42 — 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

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