2. S E S S I O N 1
The Issue is Leadership

3. A Top Ten Quiz
1. Alabama
2. New York Yankees
3. Beatles
4. Whistler
5. Avatar
6. U.C.L.A.
7. Nolan Ryan
8. Green Bay
9. Lord of Rings/Titanic/Ben Hur
10. Ted Williams
Popular Culture The Ten Commandments
1. No graven images or false gods.
2. Shall not take God’s name in vain.
3. Shall honor the Sabbath.
4. Shall honor father and mother.
5. Shall not kill.
6. Shall not commit adultery.
7. Shall not steal.
8. Shall not bear false witness.
9. Shall not covet neighbor’s wife.
10. Shall not covet neighbor’s goods.

4. • Very high risk.
• Market dominated by factors beyond control.
• Difficult financial instrument to trade.
• Attractive to intelligent men who love
challenge.
• Traders conversant on current affairs.
• Opportunity for large financial rewards.
• Incredibly pagan environment.
Trading Energy Derivatives

5. • Trader claims to be “a good guy.”
• No one agrees.
• Selection of Ten Commandments as an
objective standard.
• No one can name Ten Commandments.
• Public examination of conscience.
• Claimed 3½ out of ten. Actually 2 for 10.
• Average of traders was 2½ out of 10.
To be “A Good Guy”

6. Where are we as men, if leaders are 2½
out of 10 on the Ten Commandments?
Have we failed ourselves, our
families, and greater society?

7. That Man is You! is a 26 week interactive men’s program
combining the best research from science with the
teachings of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints
to develop the vision of a man fully alive. By honestly
addressing the pressures and temptations that men face in
our modern culture, That Man is You! seeks to form
authentic leaders capable of transforming themselves, their
homes and greater society.

8. • Designed to help men understand the
leadership roles entrusted to men.
• Designed to help men understand the
consequences of failing to fulfill these roles.
• Seeks to form authentic leaders capable of
transforming themselves, their families and
greater society.
That Man is You!
A Leadership Program for Men

9. A Focus on Leadership
• We will identify the four roles that define authentic
male leadership.
• We will identify the five personal traits necessary to
fulfill authentic leadership.
• We will make an honest assessment of leadership
in our society today.
• We will see the consequences of failed male
leadership.
• We will see why and how Satan always attacks
authentic male leadership.
• We will put in place an action plan to become
authentic leaders.

10. Be not conformed to this world; but be
transformed in the newness of your
mind, that you may prove what is the
good, and the acceptable, and the perfect
will of God.
Romans 12:2

11. Faith and reason are like two wings
upon which the human spirit rises to
the contemplation of God.
Pope John Paul II
Fides et Ratio

12. The Tools at our Disposal
• The best research from secular science
(especially medical and social science).
• The teachings of our faith (based upon
Scripture, Tradition and the teachings of
the Magisterium).
• The wisdom of the saints handed down
through the centuries.
The Three Wisdoms

13. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit
of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah 11:2-3

14. Becoming a Man after God’s own Heart
• We will transition to an action orientation to
implement the vision.
• We will identify the three fundamental
orientations of every person.
• We will identify the three ways by which
Satan tries to disrupt these orientations.
• We will see how God tries to encounter us
according to these three orientations.
• We will identify seven steps to Become a
Man after God’s own Heart.
A New Focus for Spring

15. Faculty Formation Excess
Intellect Intellectual Rationalism
Will Spiritual Fundamentalism
The Formation of the Human Person

16. This program is desperately needed in the Roman
Catholic Church today. It is the most eye-opening
and rewarding program that I have ever attended! I
honestly believe this course will make Catholic men
better leaders of their families, which will renew the
Church and change the world.
Program Participant Texas

17. Next Week
The Price of Failed Leadership
Small Group Discussion
Starter Questions
1. Where are you in your leadership
today and how can you improve it?
2. Who are you going to bring with you
next week?