Building and Becoming Show with Jim Motz

EP 73 AGE GAP | The Truth About Our Relationship

What happens when a 54-year-old man and a woman 22 years younger build a relationship rooted in faith, discipline, leadership, peace, attraction, chemistry, friendship, and shared purpose? Apparently… the internet has QUESTIONS. 😂 So today, Jim & Allie finally address the elephant in the room: THE AGE GAP. In this episode of the Building & Becoming podcast, we talk openly about: ⚔️ why our relationship actually works ⚔️ emotional safety & masculine leadership ⚔️ chemistry vs stability ⚔️ public judgment & online opinions ⚔️ modern dating culture ⚔️ faith, discipline, and shared values ⚔️ what healthy love ACTUALLY feels like ⚔️ why attraction alone is never enough ⚔️ building a relationship that inspires growth instead of chaos This conversation is honest, funny, uncomfortable at times, and probably one a lot of people have secretly wanted us to address for a long time. And yes… we KNOW people notice the age difference. 😂 But what if relationships are supposed to be built on much deeper things than appearances, social media optics, or public approval? What if peace matters more than performance? What if the RIGHT person actually calls you HIGHER instead of pulling you backward? That’s what this episode is really about. If you’re tired of shallow modern dating culture… If you’re trying to build a stronger marriage… If you want stronger faith, stronger discipline, stronger leadership, and a stronger life… You’re in the right place🫵 ⚔️ JOIN THE BUILDING & BECOMING COMMUNITY: https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about ⚔️ APPLY FOR COACHING / SCHEDULE A CALL: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim ⚔️ FOLLOW ALLIE: https://www.instagram.com/alllligator_/ ⚔️ FOLLOW JIM: https://www.instagram.com/realjimmotz/ If this episode hits home… SHARE IT. Drop a comment. Subscribe. And join us as we build a movement of people refusing to settle for average.

EP 72 Information Without Execution Is Entertainment

Most people already KNOW what they need to do. Move more. Eat better. Drink water. Lift weights. Pray consistently. Stop numbing themselves with comfort, alcohol, distraction, and excuses. So why do so many people stay stuck for YEARS? In this episode of the Building & Becoming Podcast, Jim Motz breaks down the brutal truth: ⚔️ Information without execution is entertainment. This is not another hype-filled motivational episode. This is a direct challenge to stop drifting through life and start building: stronger faith stronger discipline stronger leadership stronger health stronger standards stronger legacy Jim also breaks down the: ⚔️ 7 decisions that can radically transform your life: putting God first hydration strength training nutrition environment discipline legacy-driven living …but also explains WHY most people fail to execute consistently without: ✅ coaching ✅ accountability ✅ structure ✅ systems ✅ aligned community If you’re tired of: feeling stuck low energy inconsistency lack of purpose drifting through life …this episode is for you. ⚔️ READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP? 📞 Schedule A Call With Jim: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim 🌊 Join The Building & Becoming SKOOL Community: https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about 🌐 Official Website: https://jimmotz.com/ 📲 Follow Jim On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realjimmotz/ 📘 Follow Jim On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553516815572 ⚔️ FIVE PILLARS OF PHYSICAL OPTIMIZATION ✅ Training ✅ Nutrition ✅ Hydration ✅ Supplementation ✅ Recovery 📖 SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit…” ⚔️ ABOUT BUILDING & BECOMING Building & Becoming exists to help men and women become: ⚔️ stronger spiritually ⚔️ stronger physically ⚔️ stronger mentally ⚔️ stronger in leadership This is about: 🔥 Faith 🔥 Fitness 🔥 Discipline 🔥 ARETÉ Excellence 🔥 Legacy

EP 71 Why Modern Relationships Are Failing ⚔️ Allie Motz UNFILTERED | MAILBAG #6

⚔️ JOIN THE BUILDING & BECOMING COMMUNITY: https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about [https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about] 🌊 APPLY FOR DEEPWATER COACHING / SCHEDULE A CALL: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim [https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim] 📲 FOLLOW ALLIE: https://www.instagram.com/alllligator_/ [https://www.instagram.com/alllligator_/] https://www.tiktok.com/@alllligator4?_r=1&_t=ZT-96SuUTQ4U0r [https://www.tiktok.com/@alllligator4?_r=1&_t=ZT-96SuUTQ4U0r] 🎙️ BUILDING & BECOMING — EPISODE 71 ⚔️ MAILBAG #6 — THE ALLIE EDITION ⚔️ This one got REAL. In this episode, Jim & Allie Motz answer powerful audience questions centered around: ⚔️ Traditional marriage ⚔️ Masculine leadership ⚔️ Femininity in modern culture ⚔️ Motherhood & fitness ⚔️ Leaving corporate America ⚔️ Online criticism & cancel culture ⚔️ Physical attraction in marriage ⚔️ Faith, discipline & personal excellence ⚔️ The age gap conversation ⚔️ Raising strong families in a weak culture No scripts. No fake influencer energy. No watered-down answers. Just raw conversation, bold truth, laughter, conviction, and a deep dive into what it really looks like to build a strong marriage, strong faith, and strong standards in today’s world. If you’re tired of passive living, shallow conversations, and modern culture lowering the standard… This episode is for you. ⏱️ TOPICS COVERED 🔥 Trad wife culture & femininity 🔥 Biblical masculine leadership 🔥 How Allie left corporate America 🔥 Why modern culture attacks strong families 🔥 Why fitness matters in marriage 🔥 Parenting, discipline & leading by example 🔥 Online hate & criticism 🔥 Building a peaceful home 🔥 Faith, freedom & intentional living 💬 QUOTE FROM THE EPISODE “Submission sounds offensive… until you experience what it feels like to be genuinely led well.” AND… “Your marriage deserves your effort, not your excuses.” If this episode impacted you: ⚔️ LIKE ⚔️ COMMENT ⚔️ SUBSCRIBE ⚔️ SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE WHO NEEDS IT We’re building warriors over here. 🌊⚔️ 🌊 JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about [https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about] 📞 APPLY FOR COACHING: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim [https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim] 📲 FOLLOW ALLIE: https://www.instagram.com/alllligator_/ [https://www.instagram.com/alllligator_/]

EP 70 Soft Men. Secret Addictions. Stolen Purpose. | Mailbag #5

⚔️ JOIN THE BUILDING & BECOMING COMMUNITY (FREE): https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about [https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about] 📞 SCHEDULE A CALL WITH JIM: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim [https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim] 🎙️ BUILDING & BECOMING — EPISODE 70 MAILBAG #5 — THE QUESTIONS MOST MEN WON’T ASK This episode went DEEP. Not surface-level motivation. Not recycled self-help garbage. REAL questions from REAL people struggling with: ⚔️ Discipline 🍺 Alcohol addiction 💔 Feeling stuck in life 👊 Raising strong kids in a soft culture 🔥 Purpose & identity 📉 Drifting spiritually 💪 Testosterone, bloodwork & fitness 🧠 Fear of failure ⏳ Feeling like it’s “too late” One man says: “I never became the man I could have been…” Another admits: “No one knows who I really am…” And another asks: “At what point does this become disobedience instead of just being human?” This wasn’t a normal podcast episode. This was a battle plan for men who are DONE drifting. 🔥 IN THIS EPISODE: ✅ How to rebuild discipline when you already “know better” ✅ Why comfort quietly destroys men ✅ The truth about hidden addiction & double lives ✅ How to lead your kids without becoming soft ✅ Why “one more year” is often fear disguised as responsibility ✅ Simple nutrition & bloodwork advice for men 40+ ✅ Why your best years may STILL be ahead of you ✅ How to stop living stuck and start becoming dangerous again ⚔️ FEATURED GUESTS 🔥 Mike Freeman 🔥 Michael Schinker These men brought wisdom, conviction, truth, and lived experience. 🚨 KEY TAKEAWAYS 💥 “You don’t need more information—you need execution.” 💥 “Provision without purpose becomes a prison.” 💥 “You don’t decide to become average… you drift there.” 💥 “Your best days are yet to come.” 💥 “As long as you’re breathing… God’s not done with you.” 👊 IF THIS EPISODE HIT YOU… Don’t sit there inspired for 20 minutes and then go back to drifting. Take action. ⚔️ JOIN THE BUILDING & BECOMING COMMUNITY (FREE): https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about [https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about] 📞 SCHEDULE A CALL WITH JIM: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim [https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim] 🔥 FOLLOW JIM MOTZ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realjimmotz/ [https://www.instagram.com/realjimmotz/] 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553516815572 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553516815572] ⚔️ Stop drifting. ⚔️ Reject passivity. ⚔️ Build. Become.

EP 69 Deserter

🔥 NOBODY LIKES A DESERTER 🔥 A brutal conversation about comfort, compromise, discipline, faith, and the slow drift destroying modern men. 👉 JOIN THE BUILDING & BECOMING COMMUNITY (FREE): https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about 👉 APPLY FOR DEEPWATER COACHING / SCHEDULE A CALL: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim 👉 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/realjimmotz/ 👉 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553516815572 Most people don’t walk away from their calling overnight. They drift. One compromise at a time. One excuse at a time. One comfortable decision at a time. In this episode of the Building & Becoming Show, Jim Motz takes a hard look at the story of Demas — a man who walked alongside Paul… and then deserted him because he “loved this world.” This isn’t a soft motivational talk. This is a wake-up call Jim breaks down: ⚔️ Why comfort is the new idol ⚔️ How men slowly become deserters ⚔️ Why discipline matters spiritually AND physically ⚔️ The truth about accountability and community ⚔️ The small compromises quietly destroying your standards ⚔️ How to immediately begin rebuilding your life PLUS: 🔥 6 practical steps to start changing TODAY 🔥 Why most people fail despite having information 🔥 Why your body reflects your standards 🔥 Why Christian men should set the standard physically, mentally, and spiritually This episode is direct. Convicting. Aggressive. And necessary. If you’re sick of negotiating with yourself… If you’re tired of feeling weak, passive, distracted, and comfortable… This one is for you. 👉 “You didn’t lose your calling… you traded it for comfort.” 🔥 JOIN THE BUILDING & BECOMING COMMUNITY: https://www.skool.com/building-and-becoming-3294/about 🔥 APPLY FOR DEEPWATER COACHING: https://calendly.com/jimmotz/schedule-your-call-with-jim 📲 FOLLOW JIM MOTZ: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/realjimmotz/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553516815572 ⚔️ “The enemy doesn’t need to destroy you… he just needs to keep you comfortable.”