In this episode we’ve got Zack Cox, one of the original gangsters of School of Man, with us. “Don’t mind the flies” is an expression that Zack has integrated into his life, and today we’re going to dive into why that is.
Zack begins by telling us about a dark time when a School of Man member attempted to take his own life. This was such a horrible event, and because Zack was hosting the next School of Man meeting after this happened, he knew he needed to make a giant impact on the person in question and every other SoM member.
On this episode of School of Man:
- What this debrief aims to accomplish.
- A fellow brother unsuccessfully attempting to take his life.
- Zack’s approach as the head instructor at SoM right after this event took place.
- The things that we have to shoulder as men and why it can be overwhelming.
- A visualization exercise from Zack.
- How easy it is for “flies” to take over our lives.
- Unhealthy versus healthy ways to deal with the flies.
- Understanding what the brother who tried to take his own life was going through.
- Changing the way we think and talk at SoM.
- What caused Zack to realize in his own life that he needed to not mind the flies.
- Reasons why flies can be used for good or become your worst enemy.
- Fighting to become a greater version of yourself.
- Why taking your own life is never the right choice.
