229 – Living A Half-Assed Life - a podcast by Alf Herigstad

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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 a man in today’s world, we talk about living with character and purpose.  We do this, so that you can apply it to your own life and become a better man today than you were yesterday.  I am the host and creator of this show, my name is Alf Herigstad.We are very fortunate to have a sponsor of these Friday episodes.  A company I have partnered up with that helps me keep this show in production.  That sponsor is Stump Town kilts.  They are an American company located in Portland Oregon and they have the distinction of making the finest, most versatile, durable and attractive kilts on the market.  I know—because I own three of them and have been a customer of theirs long before I even had a podcast.I approached them to become a sponsor for that reason, because I wanted to represent a company and a product that I believe in 100%.  Stump Town kilts have several features that other kilts just don’t have.  Like the huge hidden pocket, the adjustable sizes, the snap on accessories, and because of the way they are made you don’t have to iron them.  They also come in a variety of colors.  I have a black, gray, and a green one, the next one I get will be brown but they also have a camouflage one.
I wear mine for every occasion from shearing sheep and chopping wood to fancy diners and officiating weddings.  They are the perfect garment for any occasion.  Right now, as a listener of this show you can get your very own Stump Town Kilt for a substantial discount.  Go to http://stumptownkilts.com (stumptownkilts.com) and do all your shopping.  When you are checking out remember to enter the special code to get your discount, that code is:  betterman.  All lower case, all one word.  Do that and you will receive your discount and also let them know you heard about it right here.Today I’m going to talk a minute about someone I actually know.  I won’t use his name and I’m sure he doesn’t listen to this show but I want to talk about him because he is a perfect example of something I call; living a half-assed life.
So this guy is in his mid thirties and I have know him for a few years, several in fact.  We met by way of an organization we were both involved with that dealt with a shared interest.  Pretty quickly I noticed that he only did things half way.  He did just enough to survive and would do no more.  Through the years I have witnessed this guy go through his life and the more I got to know him, the more I realized how deeply his culture of being half-assed went.I watched him lose many jobs because most employers frown on people being half-assed at work.  I watched him go through several relationships and then finally get married.  Problem with that was, his marriage was even done half-assed.  Not the ceremony itself, I wasn’t there…but how the relationship was structured, the level of commitment, everything was done half-assed so it was no surprise to me when it quickly fell apart. 
I came to ultimately realize that literally everything in his life, his relationships, work, physical fitness, domestic situation, even his hobbies were all done with the same half-assed approach.This all fascinated me.  I spent a few years trying to figure it out, I even talked with him about it on a couple occasions.  It fascinated me because he is not a stupid guy.  In fact I liked him, he has a decent sense of humor and can carry on a good conversation.  I kept waiting for him to wake up.  I kept waiting for him to realize the consequences of living like that and have some sort of revelation, but he never did, even to this day.
There has not been any contact between he and I for several months but today I was talking with...

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