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Men, Mindset & MissionAuthor: James Boardman
Most men are not failing. They are drifting. Men, Mindset & Mission is the podcast for high-performing men who are done with just getting by men in business, men who are fathers, men who know they are capable of more but can't figure out why they feel stuck. Hosted by James Boardman, former Royal Marine, entrepreneur, and men's performance coach, each episode is raw, honest, and built around one goal: helping you stop existing and start living. No scripts just real conversations about mindset, identity, purpose, and what it actually takes to operate at your highest level across every area of your life. Stop existing Start living. Let's get to work. Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Death of the Old You: 4 Steps to Break Self-Sabotage and Rebuild Your Identity
Wednesday, 2 September, 2026
You will not think your way into a new life. You have to behave your way there. For many men, the version of themselves that once helped them survive has quietly become the version keeping them stuck: the old beliefs, coping mechanisms, habits, fear, self-doubt, and need to feel safe. In this episode, James Boardman shares the personal work he is doing to make parts of his old identity redundant — and the four-step framework for becoming a stronger, freer, more intentional man. Inside this episode: •Why the beliefs, limitations, and coping strategies shaping your life may not have started with you •How a survival-state mindset can keep men stuck in old patterns, even when life has changed •The first step of identity change: catching fear, self-doubt, and self-sabotaging patterns as they happen •Why discomfort is necessary — and how to stop immediately reaching for the behaviour that makes uncertainty disappear •The power of building evidence: choosing a different response when anxiety, insecurity, grief, or pressure shows up •Why repetition turns a new behaviour from something you are trying into someone you are •The difference between saying "I am trying to change" and deciding "this is who I am now" •How to use your own past proof to rebuild self-trust when fear takes over •The question every man needs to ask: What does the version of me I am becoming no longer need to do to feel safe? The old version of you does not need more shame. He needs to become redundant. Awareness. Discomfort. Evidence. Repetition. That is how you stop letting the past dictate the man you become next. If you are ready to break old patterns, raise your standards, and build the life you know you are capable of, early-bird tickets for the Men, Mindset & Mission Live Workshop are now available: https://www.universe.com/events/men-mindset-mission-live-workshop-tickets-Z8PXN2 Stop existing. Start living. Let's get to work.












