Part of stepping into manhood is taking a hard look in the mirror and deciding the type of person you want to be in this life For DeVon Franklin this was one of the most important steps he took to begin the matriculation into the person he is today

Michael Jai White had an idea of what he thought being a man was Having a lot of women being in control and building an armor around his heart

There is strength in our tears and for Philip apart of stepping into manhood was understanding this concept We dont have to be so strong all the time

Philip Lawrence didnt have a blueprint to follow but through years of selfwork and reflection hes created his own

Warryns father and grandfather shared the tools to be of service to his wife and family Part of this service is elevating Erica and empowering her to proudly stand in her womanhood In her words When a man is out of place the woman is misplaced and it hard for the children to find their place

Erica and Warryn Campbell join Dondr to share the inner AND outer work that took place to get them to where they are today

We dont have all the answers What matters is what you do once you come to that realization Kevin and Dondr strive to give their children the wisdom and pure love they need to reach their fullest potential With their sons its important that they give them all the tools they didnt have growing up to ensure they dont make the same mistakes they did on their journey to manhood

At some point in your life you decide what type of man you want to be After years of trials tribulations and lessons Kevin Hart and Dondr Whitfield discovered that what may have mattered so long ago cant always follow us into the next phases of our lives Priorities change as you grow and our matriculation into manhood exposes what said changes should be

Were all still imperfect in many ways and its important that the people around us know were growing every day just like them

Dondr Whitfield often thinks about what kind of man he would have been sooner if he had a playbook or a great coach one of the main reasons he wrote MalevsMan

Even at 23 years old Trevor Jackson makes every move with intention In this episode of MalevsMan Dondr listens to Trevors recent epiphanies about what manhood looks like for him now and what it will look like for him in the future

Unfortunately the word submission has been turned into a dirty word A lot of people think to submit means to give up or quit but it truly means to give over In this clip Dondr Whitfield and Boris Kodjoe share how they submit to their wives and families and the power weve found in that

In this MalevsMan Bonus clip Boris describes an apology as an admission of the love you feel for someone But they can also be used as a healthy way to show your children that we all have imperfections and thats OKAY Growing a lot of people never expect to hear Im sorry from a parent

For Boris Kodjoe stepping into manhood meant using his past as his power Both Dondr and Boris had similar experiences with their fathers requiring a lot of maturing to confront the underlying issues they faced in their matriculation into men

It is so hard for people to let go of what may be holding them back from reaching their fullest potential Part of that is comfort and the other part is that growth will stretch you in ways unimaginable In this clip Will gives us a Buddhist Tale that explains this realization down to a T Hear it Receive it And then move accordingly

There is ego attached to maleness Will tells me all about where this mindset came from for him For Will having a father in the military meant everything was about discipline and doing everything in his power to reach the top of the mountain There was nothing above winning and providing but at what costs

Happiness is an internal condition that we have to work on consistently and with diligence With a male mindset Will looked to external conditions as an indicator of success but an unexpected encounter with his then 6yearold daughter Willow sparked a shift Stepping into manhood meant shifting the search lights from external to internal and the rest is history

Every man has to decide what type of man he wants to be After years of trials tribulations and lessons Will Smith and Dondr Whitfield discovered that what may have worked in our EARLY years as MALES could not be carried into our walk as MEN