The Return! With special guest, Les Moore.That’s right guy’s, I’m back!It has been almost three whole months since I have released a new podcast. The last episode, number 234 went live on September 18th. Since then my life got a little c

234 – Errors In Judgement, and How To Handle Them

Sep 19th, 2017 12m 2s

Errors In Judgement, and How To Handle Them…Todays program is being brought to you by Stump Town Kilts! they are the makers of the finest kilts available. They are a sponsor of this show because I am a loyal customer of this company and i

233 – There Are Always Options

Sep 9th, 2017 14m 28s

There Are Always Options…After a very long period of silence It is I, Alf Herigstad, back at the Being A Better Man Microphone. It feels really great to be back. It seems like a very long time since I recorded an episode and in reality it

232 – Hate Makes It Impossible, To Be A Better Man

Aug 18th, 2017 14m 32s

Hate Makes It Impossible, To Be A better Man…As many of you know, since starting this podcast some 232 episodes ago I have been very diligent about not getting political. I have not discussed politics or religion or anything else that tends

231 – Plan Your Next Adventure!

Aug 11th, 2017 10m 47s

Plan Your Next Adventure!I don’t know about all of you out there, but I am in full blown summer schedule with everything now. You may have noticed that I have only been releasing episodes on Friday lately, that is evidence that I am super,

230 – When It’s Hard Being A Father

Aug 4th, 2017 18m 11s

When It’s Hard Being A Father…Be A better Man!Hello Men!As I predicted a few weeks ago the summer schedule has been a little tough. I have not been doing three episodes a week like many of you are used to. There was no Monday or Wednesday

229 – Living A Half-Assed Life

Jul 28th, 2017 10m 8s

Living A Half-Assed Life…You have arrived at the podcast devoted exclusively to the topic of the character of men. We don’t talk about sports, or politics, or dating or fashion. Here we talk about the nuts and bolts of what it means to be

228 – What Is Required To Be A Leader?

Jul 24th, 2017 10m 8s

What Is Required To Be A Leader?Welcome to the beginning of another glorious week in your life as a man. I think every man should be having a glorious life. If you are not currently having a glorious life, the bad news is that it’s probabl

227 – One Of The Worst Things You Can Do

Jul 21st, 2017 8m 28s

One Of The Worst Things You Can Do…It is time once again for Being A better Man, the podcast focused exclusively on the character of men in all of its various forms. I am your humble sherpa on this journey, my name is Alf Herigstad, I’m the

226 – Choosing Your Friends Wisely

Jul 17th, 2017 8m 52s

226 – Choosing Your Friends Wisely…Today I’m talking about the skill of choosing who your friends are. You may have never though of it as a skill before, but I think it is. I think it’s a skill that can be learned because it isn’t somethin

225 – Being A realistic Man

Jul 14th, 2017 10m 22s

I appreciate you taking a little time out of your manly day to listen in. My intention is that you will receive something from this podcast that will cause you to think. That you will be inspired to consider your own personal manhood as you

224 – A Better Man Knows How To LISTEN

Jul 10th, 2017 10m 21s

A Better Man Knows How To Listen…This is the podcast that focuses on the character of men. Part of our core philosophy here is that if we become concerned with and focused on, our character as men. Then everything else in our life will sta

223 – The Virtues Of Hard Work

Jul 7th, 2017 10m 17s

The Virtues Of Hard Work…I want to take a second and talk about a message I received yesterday from a regular listener named Les. It made my whole day. Les bought a copy of my book, Forging A Man. Les has two young daughters and he starte

222 – The Beauty Of Independence

Jul 3rd, 2017 10m 7s

The Beauty Of Independence…Tomorrow is Independence Day here in America. I decided to go back to see what I talked about least year during this holiday. I liked it so much that I decided to replay it this year. So here it is again, from

221 – The Conversation Is Critical, And It’s Up To You!

Jun 30th, 2017 12m 15s

The Conversation Is Critical, And It’s Up To You…First…a word about our sponsor:This is Friday, and we are privileged to have our Friday episodes brought to you by our sponsor, stumptownkilts.com. Listeners of this show can get 10% off the

220 – Your Life, Your Legacy, Your Responsibility.

Jun 27th, 2017 9m 26s

Your Life, Your Legacy, Your Responsibility…From time to time I talk about legacy on this show—and today is one of those days. If a man becomes mindful of his legacy every day then being a better man becomes second nature. It happens witho

219 – Who Are You, in your relationships?

Jun 23rd, 2017 9m 26s

Who are you…In your relationships?Today I’m going to talk a little bit about your individual role in the lives of people around you. Who exactly are you to these people? I’m always saying that our relationships are the most valuable things

218 – Seasons Of Change, You Are In Charge

Jun 21st, 2017 7m 49s

Seasons Of Change, You Are In Charge…Summertime is upon us. This fact is more evident in some places than others; Phoenix was 119 degrees yesterday and Seattle was 75. On the other side of the world in the Southern hemisphere they are head

217 – What If…You Have A Terrible Father?

Jun 19th, 2017 9m 12s

What If…You Have A terrible Father?This is the 217th episode of Being A Better Man and I got to thinking that I may not have ever explained why I do the show in the way that I do. Basically, I am making the kind of podcast that I would like

216 – Why A Man Should Never Be Bored

Jun 16th, 2017 11m 8s

Why A Man Should Never Be Bored…You may have noticed that there was no episode two days ago on Wednesday. The summers are intense up here on the farm and they are very high impact. For the rest of the summer months I may occasionally miss

215 – Work Like A Man

Jun 12th, 2017 11m 37s

Work Like A Man…Hey Everybody. Welcome to Being A Better Man, I am your host and my name is Alf Herigstad. We are not trying to change the world here…we are just trying to change your world, one day at a time. The whole idea is that if we

214 – “So Called” Women’s Issues

Jun 9th, 2017 15m 19s

“So Called” Women’s Issues…So, I listened to a Ted Talk a couple days ago and it really got me to thinking, it’s the kind of stuff that every man needs to hear. I’m going to be talking about that here in a minute, but first I’m going to tal

213 – The Great Race…Of Life

Jun 7th, 2017 11m 47s

The Great Race…Of LifeThere are about 7.4 billion people on the earth. Roughly half of them are not female, so that means there are around 3.7 billion male humans inhabiting the planet. Notice, I did not say there were 3.7 billion men—beca

212 – When We Screw Up…What Then?

Jun 5th, 2017 11m 29s

When We Screw Up…What Then?You know right from the start when I decided to put this podcast together, I did so with the intent of inviting other men to join me on a path I was already on. The path of perpetual improvement, getting better in

211 – The End Of Drama And Negativity

Jun 2nd, 2017 11m 30s

The End Of Drama And Negativity…Hey every body! It’s Friday once again. Thanks for tuning into Being A Better Man, where we talk about the issues of manhood itself. Being a man isn’t just a matter of age. Nor is it simply a matter of gen