The Forge with Tomas Mones-Cazon
This podcast helps men build strong bodies, focused minds, and pure hearts. Hosted by Tomas Mones-Cazon, a Catholic married founder, it offers guidance on physical, mental, and spiritual growth.
Episodes
Overcoming lust, father/son relationships, authentic femininity, and more | AMA 002
1:19 How can fathers repair relationships with sons13:16 Young man asking a woman for inappropriate photos16:20 Where can I get FFTK Merch16:52 How to Structure Morning Prayer21:26 Would you take TRT when you get older25:14 Helping teenage boys become real men36:33 New haircut36:57 Women being strong without becoming girl bosses45:33 How do you overcome lustLive Q&A on faith, fitness, relation
Feminism And It's Consequences Have Been a Disaster for the Human Race
A mother named Lindsay Clancy in Massachusetts killed her three children. Then women went on TikTok to say they understood her. That is where we are. And most people want to talk about it as an isolated tragedy instead of what it actually reveals about the state of marriage and the family right now.This one was requested by a listener and I will warn you upfront that parts of it are heavy. I am no
"I Get Nothing Out of Prayer" - The Misconceptions Keeping Men Stuck
I don't get anything out of prayer.I've heard that from a lot of men. I've said it myself. And the moment you say it out loud, you've already told on yourself, because that sentence assumes prayer is something you're supposed to be extracting a return from.In this video I break down what prayer actually is, starting with the part nobody wants to hear. You owe it. Not because it
"There's No Good Men" Dating Advice, How to Quit Smoking, Work Life Balance, and more | AMA 001
Live Q&A on faith, fitness, relationships, and life advice, open to everyone. Join Tomas from Fit for the Kingdom as we work through your questions on prayer, training, dating and marriage, discipline, and living a serious life in the middle of a world that makes it difficult.Ask your question:Drop it in the live chat, send me a DM on Instagram, or reply to the story. If you would rather stay anon
Adam Was Working Before the Fall (Theology of Work)
Half your life is spent working. Most men have quietly accepted that half of it means nothing.I wrote an essay earlier this year on St. John Paul II's Laborem Exercens, and it's essential for revivifying and re-enchanting our view of life. We have taken something that Adam was doing before the fall, something woven into the image of God himself, and reduced it to a paycheck and a clock. John Paul
50 Reasons I Wake Up At 4AM PEP TALK
Aquinas would tell you the will moves toward whatever it actually loves, and your loves are built by repetition, not by information. You can read the right books, listen to the right men, agree with every word, and still find your body walking toward the same sin at 10pm. The intellect can hold a truth for years while the appetite goes on running the house.Which is why commitment collapses when th
Spiritual Warfare Is Real
FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesThere is a man who believes in God and is losing anyway. He is not a bad man. He would tell you Christ is Lord and he would mean it. He goes to Mass. He would defend the faith if someone attacked it at a dinner table. And he is losing, steadily, in a way he has no vocabulary for, because nothing in his week looks like a defea
Why God Rejected Cain's Offering (Virtue of RELIGION Explained)
FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesMost men are in the same place they were two years ago and cannot work out why. They pray. They train. They get to confession. They read the right books. They go to Mass. Nothing moves. Fr. Chad Ripperger said something in his recent interview with Shawn Ryan that put language to a problem I see in almost every man I speak to
3 Keys to REAL Growth in the Spiritual Life
FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesModern Christianity has a massive blind spot, and most guys walking around calling themselves Christian have no idea it exists. Believing in Jesus and feeling sorry when you sin has become the whole religion for a lot of people. That's not Christianity. That's a watered down version of it, and it's why so many men stay stuck
Divine Playhouse SHUT DOWN, MASSIVE Prayer Vigil Tomorrow | COUNTER PROTEST organised!
🚨 DIVINE PLAYHOUSE SHUT DOWN — MASSIVE PRAYER VIGIL TOMORROW 🚨Divine Playhouse (formerly Unholy Playhouse), the Sydney nightclub that mocked the Holy Eucharist, the Mass, and sacred Catholic imagery inside a 158 year old deconsecrated church on Kent Street, has been forced to CLOSE after a week of Christian prayer and public pressure.The landlord issued a breach notice over "offensive trade." Meta
Demonic Nightclub MOCKS Jesus in Sydney – Liam Aquilina LEADS PRAYER VIGIL Against the Blasphemy
🚨 LIVE: Standing Against the Demonic Blasphemy in Sydney - Prayer Protest at Unholy Playhouse with Liam Aquilina & Tomas Mones-CazonJoin us live as Liam Aquilina, who led the powerful Catholic prayer protest with hundreds gathered outside Unholy Playhouse on Wednesday night, shares eyewitness accounts and spiritual insights.Unholy Playhouse at 420 Kent Street, Sydney CBD, turned a 150-year-old for
Declaring War on Fat Christian Men
FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesFat Christians are losing the war before it even starts.I go after one of the most underaddressed problems in the church today, low energy Christianity. Gluttony gets treated like a minor issue, but it strips men of the vigor they need to lead, to fight, and to actually spread the gospel. A priest without energy loses his aut
How to Actually Build Self-Control (ELITE BALL KNOWLEDGE)
FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesA city without walls gets sacked. That's what your soul looks like without this one virtue, and most men have no idea they're living exactly like that.Self-possession sounds simple until you actually try to define it. Most guys think it just means white knuckling through temptation, gritting your teeth and surviving the day.
The Secret Cause of the Masculinity Crisis
FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesThe hero is dead. That's the actual crisis behind every "lost" young man you know. We built a whole society on maximizing freedom and individual choice, and in doing it we ripped out the one thing that gave men direction. Not feminism. Not video games. Not porn. Those are symptoms. The real collapse is the loss of the standar
Stop 'Negotiating'
Virtue is hard enough on its own. Cold showers, prayer, training, diet, all of it comes with friction. But there's a second kind of friction nobody talks about. It's not physical. It's psychological. It's the look you get when you say no to the weekend drink. It's the "bro just take it easy" when you skip the slop and hit the gym instead.Most men don't fail because they lack conviction intellectua
Why God Will Judge You for Playing It Safe [Circles of Influence]
MY RUMBLE CHANNEL: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesMY NEW INSTAGRAM (I was banned): https://www.instagram.com/tomas.mones1/Most men spend their whole lives inside a single circle. They get themselves sorted, maybe build a decent life, keep a prayer routine, hold a job. And they think that's the finish line. It isn't. It's barely the starting point.This video is about the Circles of Influence theory
My Daily Prayer Routine (24 yr old Catholic father)
MY RUMBLE CHANNEL: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmonesMY TELEGRAM: https://t.me/tomas_monesAll other socials: https://linktr.ee/tomas.monesMost men treat prayer like a tool they pick up when things get hard. They want a routine, a formula, something that works. But a prayer life that actually forms you looks different from that. This video walks through what I personally do, why I do it, and what I th
The 3 Practices That Train Your Will to Choose God
Most men are losing the interior battle before the day even begins. Not because they lack discipline. Not because they don't care. But because everything around them has been engineered to gratify the will, and they have never learned to mortify it.This video is about true denial of self. Not the surface-level version. The real thing. The kind Christ demands when he says take up your cross and fol
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3 Missions Every Baptized Man Was Given (Most Men Never Claim)
Most men have no idea what happened to them at their baptism.They know they were cleansed from original sin. They might know they were welcomed into the Church. But they were never told the rest of it. They were never told they were commissioned.When you were anointed with chrism, the same oil used to consecrate kings, priests, and prophets in the Old Testament, you were given an identity, an auth
How To Approach Girls (Why You Keep Getting Rejected)
Most guys think approaching girls is a skill problem. It's not. The skill falls apart because what's underneath it is rotten. Before you ever open your mouth, there's a layer of work that has to be done. Get that wrong and everything else is just performance. She'll feel it. You'll feel it. And nothing will come of it.This video is about what actually has to be in place before any of this works.In
Biblical Proof of Retardmaxxing
Previous video introduction to retardmaxxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVB_aIXMEgE&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=6&t=426sIf the last video landed for you, this one goes further.The world has a word for the man who fasts, prays, detaches from possessions, and orders his whole life toward God. That word is fool. St. Paul knew it. The saints knew it. And if you're serious about
Plato's Solution to the Masculinity Crisis
Plato split men into three classes. Bronze, silver, and gold. Most men are chasing silver. Strength, success, status. And there's nothing wrong with any of that. But if that's where it ends, you get tyrants, not kings.The philosopher king is the integration of all three. A man who has mastered the exterior but understands that mastery flows from the interior. A man who has seen the good and is fix
The 10 Years That Determine Everything (Most Men Waste Them)
Most men are waiting for a clear calling before they start becoming who they need to be. They want the vocation, the mission, the direction, before they commit to the work. But that's not how it works. Capacity comes before calling. The man who waits to be ready will never be ready.This video is about what you're supposed to be doing right now, before the vocation, before the clarity, before you k
Male Leadership (Will Save The World)
Most men today chase strength, money, and status but still feel lost. They miss the actual core of masculinity, the non-negotiable call that biology, history, and Christ Himself make crystal clear.In this raw, no-fluff breakdown I lay out what real masculine virtue looks like, why it’s never in competition with femininity, and how the culture’s zero-sum lie has destroyed both. Men are wired for ha
The Spiritual Warfare Rules Nobody Taught You (Saint Faustina's Diary)
Christ appeared to St. Faustina and gave her 25 rules for the spiritual life. Most peopleapproach the interior life like a self-improvement project. They improvise, they follow what feels right, they piece together a spirituality built around their own instincts. That's not how the saints did it. Two thousand years of tradition have already done the heavy lifting. The problem is most men never fin
Is Your Phone Bringing You Closer to God?
Your phone isn't neutral. Every hour you spend on it is either pulling you toward God or pushing you further away, and most men haven't been honest enough with themselves to figure out which one it's doing. The Epstein files. The Iran-Israel conflict. Fuel prices. Outrage cycles. None of it is yours to carry, but the algorithm feeds it to you anyway, and you let it. Then you wonder why you can't p
@GoldenVitalist on Physical Excellence, the Human Form, and Why Weakness Is a Spiritual Problem
Tomas sits down with Matt (Golden Age Vitalist) and Blake to cover the intersection of vitalism, classical philosophy, and Christian spirituality. They get into why the Greek concept of thumos, the spiritedness of a man, is literally expressed through physical training. Why beauty is a theological category, not just an aesthetic preference. Why a fat, low-energy Christian is quietly undermining hi
3 Rules That Kill the Phone Addiction for Good
Your phone is not a neutral tool. It's a trillion-dollar machine engineered to keep you hooked, and it runs on the same neurological mechanisms as drug addiction. The algorithms don't care about your prayer life, your focus, your family, or your formation. They care about one thing: keeping your eyes on the screen.Most men know this and still can't stop. That's not weakness. That's by design.In th
The Neuroscience of Discipline (And Why Willpower Always Runs Out)
Most men trying to build discipline are solving the wrong problem. They think the issue is motivation or consistency or not wanting it bad enough. But what's actually happening is neurological, and until you understand it, you're going to keep burning out at the same point in the cycle every time.This video is about what's going on inside your brain when you try to force yourself to do something h
What Is Vitalism? Introduction to the Movement
Something is wrong with modern men and most of them can feel it without being able to name it. The fluorescent lighting, the processed food, the blue light, the endless scroll, the paycheck-to-mouth existence with no energy, no direction, and no real questions being asked. This is not just a lifestyle problem. It is a biological one, and it has a spiritual consequence.This roundtable is the introd
God blesses his most retarded soldiers
Retardmaxxing might be the most theologically accurate description of how God expects you to live.There's a reason Christ said you have to become like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven. Not because thinking is bad, but because most of what we call discernment is actually just fear with a spiritual costume on. You already know what you need to do. You're just not doing it.This video makes the
Does Your Body Match Your Beliefs? | JACKED FOR CHRIST
St. Paul says physical training is of some value. Not zero. Some. Most men read that and use it as permission to stay soft. That's not what he said.If you're going to spread the gospel, lead a family, and actually be someone worth following, your body is part of the argument. People decide whether to listen to you before you've opened your mouth. That's how human beings work, and pretending otherw
3 Signs God Wants You Single Right Now
Most guys asking whether they should be in a relationship are asking the wrong question. The real question is whether they're ready to lead one. A relationship isn't a reward for being lonely. It has a purpose, a direction, and a man who's supposed to be steering it. If you can't answer where you're taking her, you have no business stepping in. This video covers three specific signs that God might
Silencemaxxing for true interior peace
Most men have no idea why their life feels directionless. They're busy. They're training. They're grinding. But they never stop. And that constant motion is exactly the problem. The devil in the Screwtape Letters doesn't argue with his patient. He just keeps him distracted. A newsboy. A bus. Lunch. It works every time.Silence and prayer is indispensable. Without it, you have no way to aim your lif
"Train Like a Horse" Philosophy That Changed THE TRAJECTORY of my life (Bulk Tutorial)
Most guys train hard and still stay small. They show up to the gym, they put in the sessions, they take the mirror photo, they do the secret ab check, and they wonder why nothing changes. This video breaks down the full approach to gaining serious mass, built from years of going from a 60kg pencil neck to pulling 210 off the ground, shaped in large part by the teachings of Eric Bugenhagen, the man
The Real Reason Jews Rejected Christ
The most Jewish thing you can do is become Catholic. The resurrection doesn't make full sense without what came before it, and that connection is almost never explained clearly. The Tridium is not three separate events. It is one complete movement that has been building since Genesis. The Passover, the lamb, the blood on the doorpost, Moses through the Red Sea, the vineyard parable, the suffer
Real Meaning of the Last Supper | Easter Reflection
You've sat through hundreds of masses and still might not fully understand what is happening at the altar. Most Catholics know the Last Supper as the beginning of a sad story. They don't know it as the hinge point of all salvation history. This video breaks down the scriptural and theological weight of Holy Thursday in a way that will change how you experience every Mass you attend for the
How Society Failed Gen Z (And What To Do)
Something went wrong with our generation. Not just bad luck, not just the economy, not just bad parents. There are specific, identifiable reasons why the men around us look the way they look and live the way they live, and most of them have nothing to do with individual failure.This video is a breakdown of the four forces that stripped us of everything we needed to become who we were made to be. F
I don't know when this will pay off
You can't stay consistent because you're measuring the wrong thing. You track results instead of investment, and when the numbers don't move fast enough, you lose the thread entirely. The effort is there. The intention is there. But the framework is wrong from the start. The parable of the talents isn't just about money. It's about what you do with every hour you've been given today. And most peop
Looksmaxxing Will Send You To Hell
Looksmaxxing is everywhere right now. Young men chasing jawlines, mewing, wearing shoulder pads, hollow cheeks, makeup, all of it in the name of masculine self-improvement. But underneath the aesthetics is something older and more dangerous than a trend. It's the myth of Narcissus playing out again. A man who fixed his gaze on himself and lost everything. His purpose, his strength, his mission
Why Sex Before Marriage Is Destroying You
Sex outside of marriage is not just a sin. It is philosophically incoherent, and it is dismantling the social order around you. This video breaks down the real philosophical and theological case, from St. John Paul II's personalistic norm to the natural law understanding of the marital act, and shows exactly how removing the sexual act from its proper end produces everything from broken famili
Why You're Not Making Any Progress (HOW TO FIX IT)
Most men think consistency is just about working hard and showing up. They grind for a while, see some progress, ease off, and end up back where they started. The issue isn't motivation or discipline in the moment. It's that they don't understand what consistency actually does over time, and what the absence of it is doing right now.Your default trajectory is not flatline. If you're coasting, you'
Why Your Wife SHOULDN'T Submit to You
Effeminacy is a word almost nobody uses anymore. Aquinas defined it as a reluctance to sacrifice pleasure or endure pain in the pursuit of a good or a virtue. That one definition explains most of what's wrong with men today. The collapsing marriages, the addictions, the lack of leadership, the men who know what they should do and simply won't do it. Ephesians 5 gets weaponised constantly i
Your Phone is Ruining Your Life (HERE'S WHY)
Most people know social media is bad for them. They just haven't been honest about why. This video breaks down exactly what the algorithm is doing to you, why willpower alone isn't enough to fight it, and the one reframe that changes how you respond to friction entirely. If you're using social media and you're not there to produce, convert, or build something. You're just being FARMED.The algorith
How To Get Back Up After You Fall (Avoiding The Cycle of Despair)
You're Good, But Not Virtuous (Here's Why That Matters): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNqzd0dNvc&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=8&t=476sGuide on Defeating Lust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akbNH_4xUt0&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=4We are all prodigal sons. Every single one of us. The fall is not the end of the story, but how you r
How To Wake Up Early (and actually stick to it)
Biblical Morning Routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta9ixuRx65U&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=1&t=38sMost people fail at waking up early because they treat it like a discipline problem when it's actually a systems problem. I've done multiple months of consistent 4am mornings, 40 days of 3:30am, and I've maintained this outside of work commitments and f
Biblical Patriarch Morning Routine (Non-Negotiable)
Most men give God the leftovers. Whatever time is left after work, after the gym, after scrolling. This video breaks down the biblical patriarch morning routine: prayer, physical discipline, and mental formation, and why the order matters more than the effort.As men the morning is the crucial keystone upon which everything else is built. This is the framework they used and the one I apply every si
Christians Have Forgotten How To Fast (Lent Fasting Guide)
My previous video on fasting, Fast Like an Ancient Christian (Not a Modern ‘Biohack Bro’) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFnqejRdkn4&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=22Before 1966, every Catholic was required to fast every weekday of Lent. One meal. No meat. Ages 21 to 59. No exceptions. The desert monks ate once every two to four days. Bread, salt, water. The Eastern Orthodo
Defeat Lust or Stay Trapped Forever
My previous video on why I don't drink alcohol as a young man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-6iS-LXv34&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=1&t=68sDefeating lust and pornography addiction requires more than abstinence. This breakdown covers the path from porn and masturbation addiction to true chastity and purity of heart through physical discipline, fasting, prayer, a
Why I Don't Drink As A Young Man (Drinking Culture is Destroying Men)
Why I don't drink alcohol as a young man in my 20s.We have a drinking problem in the West. Not just alcoholism - though that's destroying families and careers at scale. The real problem is that drinking has become the default coping mechanism for an entire generation of young men who have no meaning, no mission, and no ability to sit with their own thoughts without sedation.It's normal
Why I Choose Tired Over Comfortable
In this video I covered running our latest men's event, St Michael's Troops, and some of the bottlenecks and challenges in scaling this event accross multiple locations.. The marketing gets done in spare time between farm work, theology study, altar server training. Most projects die here. Not from lack of interest, but from lack of resources and willingness to sacrifice comfort for infras
While You "Find Yourself" They Build Empires
Your 20s aren't for finding yourself. They're for building. Most people think finding yourself means Bali trips and road trips across Europe. That's garbage. You find yourself under pressure, through commitments, by doing difficult things, not on a beach.The brutal reality: your trajectory at 25 becomes your trajectory at 50. If it's pointing down or sideways now, it stays that way
You're Good But Not Virtuous (Here's Why That Matters)
My last video about sitting in the EXACT TIPPING POINT of continence to virtue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGkY5gkh0qM&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=2Most people stay trapped in a cycle of trying hard, burning out, and starting over. You build good habits, you do the right things, you push yourself through the grind, but somehow you end up back where you started. The p
St. Bernard's Lost Message To The First Crusaders
In 1200 AD, St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote a letter to Hugh de Payens, first Grandmaster of the Knights Templar. Hugh had asked Bernard three times for a pep talk to inspire his knights and recruit support for their new order, warrior monks defending Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land. Bernard's response became the blueprint for combining interior virtue with exterior capability.Bernard wrote
Comfort is the Enemy of True Growth
Most men think discipline is about forcing reps or hitting weekly streaks. Wrong. Discipline is the byproduct of interior transformation, which is training your mind to sit in friction instead of seeking the exit. If you're white-knuckling cold showers while fantasizing about comfort, you're building on sand.In this video:-Why exterior discipline collapses without interior peace-The distra
Why Gym Bros Still Lack Confidence
Check out my previous video on building an environment that works in your favour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJIzUrbxL-E&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=1Most guys think confidence is about talking better or faking it. Wrong. Confidence is the byproduct of capability, when you've put in years of work building yourself physically, spiritually, professionally. If you&#
Your Environment Controls Your Life (How To Fix It)
Check out my previous video about the lonely chapter of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE3_gW_W4-E&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=3 [LINK]I've spoken a lot about environment and inputs, but here I go deeper into how controlling your environment is the foundation of lasting change. Too many people rely on willpower alone and wonder why they keep failing. The truth is y
How I Met my Catholic Wife at 21 (Stop chasing girls)
Check out my previous videos on relationships and preparation for marriage linked below.Why Modern Relationships Fail (And Marriage Endures): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26JxoNxFd1E&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=28&t=1sYou Want a Queen? Build a Kingdom First: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcLgHpKXraw&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=27This vid
Why Self-Improvement Makes You Lose Friends (The Lonely Chapter)
Check out the previous video on smashing 2026 with systems that work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hre2NeXd2I&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=1&t=1sWhen your inputs change, how you spend your time, what you consume, what you prioritise, usually your friend group doesn't or won't come with you. It's a difficult realisation that can cause a lot of mindset problems and d
Become the Odyssean Hero in 2026 (Most Men Drift Instead)
Most people don't understand the level of intentionality required to live a highly ordered life that leads to your genuine flourishing under God. It's not being hyper productive, but spending your time in those high ROI activities that are actually fulfilling. If you want more information around intentional leisure and productivity I recommend you check out these two past videos:Make Yourself So B
I stopped playing video games and changed my life
Check out the previous video: You Are Being Conditioned (Your inputs dec... Video games are rarely talked about honestly. It's an acceptable form of escapism which I think needs to be seriously questioned by all young men, and ultimately avoided. In this video, I give a nuanced breakdown of gaming from personal experience, why it feels harmless, and why I ultimately walked away from it comple
You Are Being Conditioned (Your inputs decide who you become)
Check out the previous video on intentional leisure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVolEjcmYeU&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=1&t=1sMost people don’t realise they are being conditioned by their inputs. What you watch, listen to, consume, and tolerate every day. You are being conditioned whether you like it or not. In this video, I break down how inputs shape your habit
Most People Burn Out Because They Miss THIS Commandment
Check out the previous video about being busy all the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQMsr_4EBM&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=1Most people think burnout comes from working too hard, but the real cause is a life with no intentional rest. In thinking about burnout and wanting to be productive, I think it's very important to understand the different between distraction
Make Yourself So Busy You Can’t Fail (the only productivity hack that works)
Check out my weekend vlog from last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtAiIfaWLaM&list=PLNiMDAMs3mP4hu5KJE9rnUm7h7kLLOVPk&index=2Most people think they’re “busy,” but they have no idea what real productivity feels like. In this video, I break down a very simple mindset shift that changes everything whether you are studying, working full time, or involved in ministry. Make yourself so b
What Farming Taught Me About Manhood (from 23yr old dairy farmer)
My work on the farm has been my greatest education. In this video I break down:-The importance of having a demanding environment (friends, time, location)-Why this is the best gift you can give your children-Learning how to work hard, but not to be stressed or overwhelmed by it-How winning the mornings is an essential principle for all fields of workMy work: https://linktr.ee/tomas.monesFFTK: http
Fast Like an Ancient Christian (Not a Modern ‘Biohack Bro’)
The Ancient Christians all understood this essential concept of their faith. We are lacking true penance and fasting in the modern world, and fasting has been taking up by the self improvement bros. In this video I discuss how to fast like an ancient Christian, and understanding the meaning and mindset behind it.
How I Found My Mission at 23 (And Why Most Men Never Do)
You can apply the same principle to study - study, when done with a high level of commitment, can acheive the same thing. AMDG.
I’m Leaving Everything Behind to Follow This Call
Was the perfect time to debrief all of you on the past few weeks. Super exciting times ahead. Orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.
The University Scam EXPOSED: This is What Real Education Actually Looks Like
I’ve been thinking about this ever since I started, no, even before I started university. The collapse of real education, what “university” used to mean, and why modern colleges have become places that just 'extend adolescence.' With Jacob Imam's help, I started to break down what true education really looks like. P.S: Yes, I believe university is a scam, for the most part, but I'm
The Spiritual War on Fatherhood (The Lost Vocation)
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“Remove the Cross or Lose Your Job" - Teacher Ordered to Remove Crucifix
For 10 years, teacher Marisol Arroyo-Castro kept a small crucifix by her desk as a quiet reminder to pray and stay faithful. Then the school district called it “insubordination.”This is more than one teacher’s story. It’s about the growing hostility toward faith in public life — and why the Cross is the center and icon of Christian life.
Silence and Fasting: The Most Underrated Discipline
Fasting and silence are two disciplines that go deeper than most people realize. In this video I talk about the link between fasting, mental clarity, and interior silence — not just silence from noise, but silence of the senses, silence of the heart. Listen to the full Fit for the Kingdom podcast (Ep. 18) for a full hour long breakdown:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdRInItElBwAnd also my Q4 Lock
Antioch Camp: Serving, Sacrifice, and the Call to Live for Others
This debrief from the Antioch camp isn’t just about the weekend, I also break down two key lessons about the outwards nature of our faith and the importance of the interior life in absolutely EVERYTHING we do.In this video I cover:-Why true encounter with Christ is found in the Eucharist.-The danger of false “anchors” like status or pleasure.-Why men should give abundantly.
You'll Never Lock In if You Don't Do This (The Q4 Lock-in)
Most men don’t fail because they’re lazy — they fail because they can’t say no and they don’t know what they’re really saying yes to.In this video I break down the two keys to locking in (especially as the year closes out):-The discipline to say no to distractions.-The clarity to know your deeper mission.If you’ve ever struggled with motivation, laziness, or staying focused on your goals, this wil
The Hidden Cost of Bad Presentation (No one talks about this!)
We don’t lack knowledge—we lack passionate, engaging presentation that moves people to action.
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#discipline #virtue #catholic Had a great question a few weeks ago about how to maintain focus and discipline outside of the academic setting with deadlines. I think most of us can relate to a bit of boredom and laziness after having completed a big assignment or goal, but there's much more time in our lives that isn't restricted by a specific deadline which is why we have to create our ow
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Your First Duty as a Man of God (Before Serving Others)
Here are the main things I wanted to emphasise: in the second point the word I was looking for was compatible, to find or discern a form of service that is compatible with who you are as a person as well as the primary responsibilities that you have in front of you. And in the final point, gratuitous - there's a degree to which service will never be gratuitous.Let me know if you found the vide
The Spiritual Danger of Living in “What Ifs”
St. Francis de Sales warns us not to waste our lives chasing imaginary callings or future ambitions. In this video, we break down how he teaches us to focus our energy on the duties God has actually placed before us. "We are apt to fight African monsters in imagination, while we let very petty foes vanquish us in reality for want of due heed." God, and our vocation, is found in the prese
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