The Purpose Mastermind Podcast with Mark Delaney

In this episode Mark has a conversation with Ryan Fairbanks. Ryan is one of the facilitators of The Purpose Mastermind. 

Clarifying purpose helped Ryan to become intentional and bold. Now he helps oth…

The holidays bring us to times of reflection. The popular movie, "It's a Wonderful Life", will play each year because it demonstrates the reflections that happen in all of our hearts. 

Here are four f…

In this episode Mark sits down with his friend Derick. Derick tells a story about his 12 year old sons journey with playing football this year. This story will resonate with men who have to fight to …

In this episode Mark sits down with his friend Jeff. You will hear Jeff's story of how he got off of the sidelines and back into the game of life. 

Relationship with others brings:
1. Fun
2. We can use …

In this episode Brian Gough joins Mark for a conversation about manhood. Brian shares about a 10 year struggle that he went through. He wanted to help people, but he found himself caught in a cycle o…

This episode captures an organic conversation between Mark and a stranger. A friend of Mark's brought a friend to visit. This friend was at a broken place. Mark asked him if he would like to record t…

In this episode Mark interviewed Zach and Darcy Spafford. They formed a program called "Thriving Beyond Pornography."

They had to face the problem of porn in their own marriage. They found a pathway …

Does life feel exhausting? Do you wonder if it's going to work out? 
In this episode Mark lays out a way of thinking about life to help us be more joyful in the journey. 

If you would like to join Mark…

Parenting is going to be hard. You can work hard to a great place. Or you can work hard and end up in a place you don’t want to be. 

In this episode, Mark talks about the one lesson that you must teac…

Many people are living in fear when it comes to mental health problems. We are afraid of members of our family falling into depression or anxiety. In this episode mark offers a way for us to be proac…

In this episode Mark and his son, Matthew, have a conversation about lessons from The Walking Dead tv show. This show demonstrates an intense battle that people are facing during apocalyptic times. I…

In this episode Mark shares a story about a little boy who goes to volunteer to help other people, but at the same time has to wrestle with his own instincts to take care of himself. 

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For this episode Mark invited a friend from San Antonio to join him for a conversation. Mark asked Vik to prepare three questions of his choosing.

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Many people live with the presence of negative relationships and the absence of positive relationships. 

The inability to be authentic holds us back from living with the power that can be experienced …

Here are Mark's notes for this episode: 

1.  People often say that, your spouse is forever, but parenting is just for a few years. That is more true than you can know. 
2. Your marriage is the parenting mach…

The price of calling. 

1. Rejection
2. Loneliness
3. Failure

If you want to live with a sense of calling, do these three things:

*know your purpose in one sentence!
*find the people that see your gift and encoura…

If you want to leave the "Matrix", three things are required:

1. You cannot fear the truth (especially the truth about yourself)
2. You cannot fear people
3. You must know your purpose and hang out with people w…

In this episode Mark discusses how to live out your gift in this world. 
1. Know your purpose
2. Find your people

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A young man asked Mark, "Why is marriage so frustrating?" 
In this episode Mark and Adena compare the partnership in pickleball to the partnership in marriage. When your partner is in the wrong mode, …

In this episode Mark outlines how to have a meeting with your teenage son or daughter. The goal of this meeting is to:

1.   Open up communication between your and your child. 
2.   Establish good boundaries/…