Next Stage Ep 09 The School Of Hard Knocks 301

The Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa 5280

Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Imagine a thousand-pound moose only 50 yards away and glaring at you; whatever your next move, choose it well. Every day, men face daunting challenges that deserve careful analysis and strategic action, whether that means avoiding a hard knock or recovering from one. In episode 9, Rob Stout presents the third in a series focusing on overcoming the hard knocks of life.

Recap: In episode 7, Rob walked through two approaches to understanding hard knocks – the Elitist approach, and the Eeyore approach. The former says, “I am above this hard knock.” The latter says, “Just my luck. This hard knock is my fate.” The third and better approach is the Now What mindset, where a man (1) “Embraces the suck” of the hard knock, and (2) Calls the hard knock “joy.”

In Episode 8, Rob walked through three manifestations of that third approach of embracing the suck and calling it joy. These are the “Now What’s?”

Now What #1: When you get knocked down, REACH OUT. Don’t medicate with isolation, drugs, alcohol, porn, food, or anything else. Reach out to a fellow man for helping getting through this hard knock.

Now What #2: When a friend gets knocked down, JUMP IN. Be the man who jumps into the pit with other men struggling through their hard knocks.

Now What #3: When you get knocked down, REACH UP. Get real with God and take him at his offer – He really does want to be in relationship with you.

In Episode 9, Rob dives into the pragmatics of facing and overcoming your hard knocks: (1) Get Sick and Tired of the status quo; (2) Get Moving; and (3) Make a Plan.

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Show Notes

In Episode 9, Rob references the parable of the Prodigal Son, a teaching by Jesus about a son who comes to regret foolishly spending his inheritance on partying and is amazed to discover that his father never stopped loving him. The story is one of the most famous in the Bible, and is recorded in the gospel of Luke, chapter 15, verses 11-32. You can read it here, or you can read it in your own Bible. Don’t have a Bible? Sherpa 5280 would love to provide you one, free of charge. Just email [e-mail].

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About Rob Stout

Rob Stout holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and master’s degree from Denver Seminary where he specialized in leadership and organizational transformation. He is a Certified Life Coach from Life Coach Institute, accredited by the International Coaching Federation.

Rob has served for over 30 years in leadership, teaching, and coaching roles in numerous business and non-profit organizations with a focus on helping men navigate some of life's most hazardous and strategically critical areas.

Rob and Nicole have been married since 1994 and live in Erie, Colorado. They have three grown daughters.

About Getting Even: Countering Life’s Hard Knocks, by Rob Stout.

Getting Even: Countering Life’s Hard Knocks by Rob Stout is available in hard cover, paperback, and Kindle. Link.

What do you do when life punches you in the gut? Some men medicate with diversions of choice – alcohol, sex, gaming, food, blame, and the rest. Getting Even: Countering Life’s Hard Knocks (LifeRich, 2020) meets a man in the middle of life’s hard knocks and embarks on a journey to fight back, reflect, recalibrate, and move forward. Whether you did or didn’t do anything wrong to trigger this hard knock, Getting Even helps identify the critically important lessons to strategize a way forward.

Author Rob Stout has lived through some of his own hard knocks and transparently shares his journey of recovery.