075: How to take the leap in to self-care and peace – Troy Love

By Rick Clemons | 05/29/2020

Men, in general, struggle with self-care. Not talking about the brushing teeth, taking showers, eating right, etc. Talking about the deeper stuff. Working with their emotions. Allowing vulnerability to show up. Admitting they don’t have the answers. All of these things are an assault on our masculine ego…so to speak. So riddle me this grasshopper?…

357: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – Is your Vision To Big? Not!

By Rick Clemons | 02/15/2019

We all have dreams. Vision of things that we say we want to do. Heck just this past week we heard from Chase Boehringer how his bucket list lifestyle, not only saved his life, but is not his dream calling. Yet, what he did, and what most of us do, we have these big hairy…

355: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – Uncloset Your Fun and Creativity

By Rick Clemons | 02/08/2019

If you aren’t having fun and thinking you aren’t creative, then you’re in good company. Most of us forget to have fun. Life gets in the way, demands take over, and before you know it work, eat, sleep; work, eat, sleep; work, eat, sleep. The hamster wheel is on high speed and we glaze over…

353: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – FEAR: facing your truth about those silly fears

By Rick Clemons | 02/01/2019

I know some of you are probably going to balk at this. Go ahead. Balk, balk, balk. But the truth is, most fears in life are short-lived and self-created. Think about it. When fears show up, most the time nothing happens the way we FEAR it will and then we’ve just wasted a whole bunch…

349: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – Did Gillette Make A Bold Masculine Move or Money Play?

By Rick Clemons | 01/18/2019

If you haven’t been on social media or watching the news the past couple of days, there’s been a viral explosion. Not about Trump or Theresa may. It’s about razors. Or let’s say about one of the biggest consumer brands behind razors – Gillette – who just launched an ad that is garnering applause and…

347: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – Disrupting and Not Believing In The Norm

By Rick Clemons | 01/11/2019

I’m a disruptor. I’m also a believer in there is no “NORMAL.” But that’s me, and quite a few of my coaching clients, and other people that tend to hang out in my circle. We disrupt, we don’t see anything as normal, and we tend to us both those energies to continue to kick ass…

345: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – 2019 Living Life On Your Terms With IAR

By Rick Clemons | 01/04/2019

Four days into the New Year. Some resolutions have already hit wall, some goals are lost in the past, and you might be struggling to even get focused. I know. I’ve been there. So here’s what I do. First, I follow my buddy Chris Brogan’s lead with his My Three Words approach to the New…

341: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – Own It & Show Up!

By Rick Clemons | 12/21/2018

Toxic people don’t take a break at the holidays. In fact the own their toxicity and show up when you least expect it and need it. In fact, that’s part of the triggering and wake up call for us to own our IT, and to show up fully being ourselves. After another out of the…

339: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – The Other Side Of Vulnerability

By Rick Clemons | 12/14/2018

Vulnerability. Everyone seems to be talking about it these days. Or maybe it’s just the circles I run in. The truth is, vulnerability is a gift. However, many people are scared to death of vulnerability, and for some, rightfully so. What I’ve learned, and what I’m sharing is that vulnerability can be many things, and…

337: Uncloseted Riff and Rant – Boy Erased! Was It Enough? – Joel Barrett

By Rick Clemons | 12/07/2018

Boy Erased, starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Joel Edgerton, explores the story of the son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. Based on the memori and true story of Garrard Conley, the film takes us on the…