{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e907fd16f59a0fc35bdccff/5ebae4c9779acc538adef877?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 010: Sam Pond on his Personal Transformation, Healing the Inner Nice Guy and Thoughts on Love","description":"<p>Sam is a Men's Coach.</p><p><br></p><p>He has been a Shakespearean actor, an award-winning writer, and director in advertising. If you're familiar with the tagline \"Never Stop Exploring\" of the brand North Face - Sam is its author! </p><p><br></p><p>Sam was married for 15 years and has a 21-year-old son. He traveled over 50 countries, hiked and climbed mountains all over the world, fly-fished big rivers. </p><p><br></p><p>Today, he brings all of these experiences to his true passion - helping set men free. </p><p><br></p><p>We talked about:</p><p>- Sam's personal journey from art to business to coaching</p><p>- his body completely shutting down at a certain point in his life and the transformation it triggered</p><p>- Nice Guy Syndrome and how childhood experiences shape the NG psyche</p><p>- the feeling of Love and practical thoughts on how to feel more love in one's life</p>","author_name":"Maros Cincura"}