Empowered AF Podcast

Lots of successful men have a hard time in their relationships but they don’t even recognize that in most cases it is because of their Ego. In fact, they protect their Ego and image that they have created and supported all their lives, never realizing it’s killing their relationships. So in today´s episode, Mark and Andrew talk about how men that are successful in any area of their life will most certainly always have this “Ego Problem” along with how they can fix it by killing it from its roots.

“Own the failures, own the responsibilities, but don´t let shame kick you in the a**”

 – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– Why successful men get so defensive when we talk about “letting go of their Ego”

– What does it means to “protect” your Ego in an UNHEALTHY way

– Finding the “line of evenness” that brings a healthy relationship dynamic

– Using vulnerability as the ultimate way to have an emotional connection with your wife while you put your Ego aside

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

It’s super important that men develop and heal themselves in order to save their marriage, but at what point does it also become the work of their wife to do the same? A relationship and marriage is made of 2 persons, and it’s critical that women take their part just as seriously. In today’s episode, Mark brings in Katie Mae, a woman who works with the other side of the relationship – the stubborn and strong minded women. Together, they share with us how women tend to mess up in their marriages too, and how important it is that both parties fix their toxic and bad behaviors.

“If a woman doesn’t feel lead, she doesn’t feel safe.”

 – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– How women can ruin a man’s mindset with just their words

– Katie’s view on the actual “Empowered Woman” movement and why women need to reflect on their own part in their relationships

– Why women lose sight of their own power in their marriages, and how that causes the man to feel powerless

– Why it’s critical for Men and Women to develop and heal themselves so they can enjoy a healthy relationship

And much more…

Connect with the Katie Mae:

– Marriage Empowered Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/marriageignited/ 

– Coaching Page: https://www.facebook.com/MarriageEmpowered/ 

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marriageempowered/

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katie.mae.393

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Something that happens A LOT in marriages is that men tend to stop caring about being attractive for their wife, causing sex to be another task on your wife’s “chore list”. Is that really what you want? So in today´s episode, Mark brings on Keith Yackey, Real Estate Genius with a passion for helping men in Sexless Marriages. Mark talks about how Keith helps men just like YOU on how to be attractive again for their wife and for YOURSELF.

“It’s the fact that you put in the work to develop yourself she appreciates”

 – Keith Yackey

In This Episode: 

– How Keith Became Empowered to help men in their marriage. 

– What are the main symptoms of a “Sexless Marriage”

– How to show up in a way that shows your wife that you are a desirable man that is worthy of her LUST

– Why working on yourself and caring about your improvement it´s the sexiest thing for a woman

Take the Marriage Assesment:

–  marriedgame.com/assesment

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

Connect with Keith Yackey:

– Website:  https://keithyackey.com/about 

– Instagram: instagram.com/keithyackey

– Facebook: facebook.com/keith.yackey

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Lots of men think that they are “safe” the way they are, until their wife cheats on them or leaves them. This is all a result of the man’s stubbornness and unwillingness to bend in the marraige. So in today´s episode, Mark is going to talk about how you can save your marriage by changing the way you think, and ultimately the way you are.

“If you lack understanding, nothing will change in your relationship.”

 – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– What´s the gap between knowing and understanding that can solve your lack of communication

– Why having a toolbox “inside of you” it’s critical to deal with your traumas or pains

– How reaching a place of understanding will develop into that “Empowered man”

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Presence is one of the most important things you can develop as a man, since it gives you the power to influence people that you care about, to give them the strength necessary to achieve whatever they want or change their perspective about life. So in today´s episode, Mark share’s with you a private training where he and the guys talk about how to develop presence through being more authentic.

“Great presence creates great influence, influence creates strength in the mind of those around you.”

 – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– What are the consequences of lacking presence, and how it affects every scenario of your life?

– The 2 different types of presences that men have and their key differences

– How to get to your authentic self to develop a powerful presence

And much more…

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

If you are experiencing pain right now and you are listening to this, then we have good news for you. Today, Mark and Joey dive into a topic that is extremely important to the process of growing through whatever is challenging you in your life right now. They give a mini course about how to release your pain to start living a happier and healthier life. Mark and Joey will give you the practical steps and tools to be applied right away and start letting go of all that pain you are carrying with yourself.

“I didn’t have a method to cope or deal with this pain.That’s why I love to help people apply these methods so they can release all that sh*t”

 – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– The M3 Method and how to use these techniques to get you through that wall of pain

– What are the exercises that give our clients the “Aha!” moments to break out from their reality and change their mindset

– The difference between internal and external pain and how it can make you go into a downward-spiral if you don’t stop it

– How we help the guys in our program get the healing they need

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

While this is something we talk about a lot, “Boundaries” is a topic that easily gets lost in the shuffle. And if you don’t have clarity around them, your relationship or marriage can become really toxic.

 So in today´s episode, Mark is going to give you, the Podcast listener, a little gift. He is going to give you a Special coaching training session from the Thrive Group. In this training, he talks about what Boundaries are, and why you actually need them, and a lot more! Make sure you check out the links below to get more information on the Thrive Program.

“This is where toxic relationships and marriages come from when no one has boundaries – everything is a fear and manipulation game.”

 – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– Boundaries VS Control, and their main differences

– How to tell if you have boundaries or if you are completely disregarding them

– The best tactics that you can implement right away in your relationship

– Why knowing the distinction between “boundaries for you” and “boundaries for her” is key for every relationship or marriage to stay healthy and why not knowing it will make you lose out

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

Mark and Billy spent the last episode talking about the OPF Method and how it can change everything for you – from changing the quality of your relationship with your significant other, to changing almost every aspect of how you communicate in your life. In today’s episode, they are diving deep into the second half of this conversation about the OPF Method, including its practical side, so you can apply it right away and start changing your quality of life TODAY!

“What you tolerate is what you promote to other people.”

– Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– “Save the Marriage”- why this is the most requested goal in our applications and the 4 questions you MUST ask yourself if you want to “save” the marriage.

– The most important question you have to ask before making a decision that can change the quality of your life

– Do you really want a divorce? Before making any move, respond to these other 4 questions to be Abso-F*cking-Lutely 100% concrete on what you want

– How focusing on yourself, developing high standard values and leader communication can create a “New Marriage”.

And much more…

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

A really common situation that we see happening over and over again is that when something unexpected happens in a relationship, men don’t know what to do or what move to make; they are clueless and lack clarity in their decisions. So in today’s episode, Billy and Mark Sit down to lay out exactly what YOU need to hear. They break down a method that you can basically apply to any situation and that will guide you with what to do next. 

“Sub-Optimal living is really about control. You are not leading, you are controlling, which is more about manipulation.”

– Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– How you can apply the OPF Method to any area of your life

– Why applying frameworks in your day to day is critical to have a successful and healthy life (and how they differ with principles)

– The most common problem guys that are going through a divorce or a difficult situation with their wife have (that they don’t realize) and how to fix it

– Lack of clarity and how it makes men have confidence issues that ultimately harms their relationships

– The Optimal living vs Sub-Optimal living framework and why it can change the quality of your whole life

Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/

One of the most common problems in a relationship is the struggle for men to communicate or express their emotions to their wife, and because of this inability to do so, the relationship only gets worse and worse. In today’s episode, Mark and Andrew are going to talk about how men’s and women’s brains are wired differently, how this causes lots of problems within the relationship, and how your reaction towards them can make or break your relationships. Learn why YOU are the only thing holding you back from cracking the code on emotions.

“Emotions are like the dashboard gas-light going off and it’s up to you to decide to stop and look under the hood or continue on until you can’t do it anymore” – Mark Santiago

In This Episode: 

– How different emotions are for men and for women

– Why your ego is ruining your relationship even when you think that you are doing the right things and what to do to fix that

– Learn the main reason why it is so difficult for men to express and communicate their emotions and how it affects their relationships in their life (and their own mental health)

– Mark tells you how little things and past experiences build trauma into men and what it takes to heal it 

– With this mindset framework talked about in this episode, YOU are going to be aware of your feelings and emotions so you can be proactive about the actions you take towards them and make healthy decisions about them



Join the Thrive Program:

– Website: https://training.empoweredman.co/application/

Take the Empowered Man 30 Day Challenge:

– Website: https://www.empoweredman.co/challenge?el=podcast

How to Connect with The Empowered Man:

– Call to Book: https://go.oncehub.com/EmpoweredMan

– Get In The Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredbusinessmen

– Watch This: https://youtu.be/8phE5WtaY6U

– Website: https://empoweredman.co/

Connect with Mark Santiago:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.santiago.35977

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markwsantiago/

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-santiago-854a68a/