The Quentin Hafner Podcast

Life doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes, we hit rock bottom, face unexpected transitions, or find ourselves forced to start over. This podcast is for anyone navigating the second half of life, seeking resilience, and embracing the power of second chances. Join me and my friend Matt Ware as we dive into the realities of rebuilding when life takes an unexpected turn. Whether it’s a career shift, divorce, or personal setback, we’re having real, honest conversations about what it takes to c...

What if the secret to deeper fulfillment and greater levels of success isn’t in doing more, but in how you show up? In this episode of Power for Purpose, my friend and one of the worlds best coaches, JP Morgan and I explore how breaking free from rigid structures and embracing more flexibility can unlock new levels of clarity, connection, and purpose. Whether it’s in business, relationships, or personal growth, the way we approach life—structured or spontaneous—can impact our fulf...

In this episode of Power for Purpose, I sit down with my friend Matt to dive deep into the role of discipline in a man’s life. We explore how discipline isn’t just about self-denial but about creating structure, habits, and ultimately freedom. Matt shares his personal journey with discipline to applying it in business, leadership, and faith. We also break down the difference between external discipline (pushing through hard things) and divine discipline—the ability to create space for God to ...

Expectations shape relationships—whether in marriage, business, or leadership. But when they go unspoken or misaligned, they create resentment, disappointment, and disconnection. In this episode, Quentin and his friend Rick break down where expectations come from, why they often lead to frustration, and how higher-value men can communicate them clearly to build stronger relationships. Many men are powerful in their careers—leading teams, making big decisions, and driving success. But at home,...

In this episode, we explore the hidden cost of deception and the powerful impact it has on high-performing men. We dive into the concept of the "honest liar"—those struggling with authenticity due to societal pressures, fear of vulnerability, and deep-seated shame. Avoiding the truth about trauma, fears, desires, pain, and adaptation leads to a loss of power and purpose, causing emotional disconnect, poor decisions, and strained relationships. However, embracing the truth un...

In this episode of Power for Purpose, I have an awesome conversation with my friend Andrea where we share each others perspective of what it means to be a high-value man. In this episode, we outline the top-10 attributes necessary to be considered a high-value man amongst other high-value men and women. We discuss how being high-value shows up in love relationships and in our professional worlds. If you want to take your life to the next-level, you have to understand how these ...

Making big life decisions usually go two ways: we either move impulsively and end up regretting the decision, or we get paralyzed with indecision and end up making no decision at all. In this podcast episode, I provide you with a 5 part framework you need to use to make any and all big life decisions, with a special emphasis on the last part of the framework. Here are the 5 parts to making a big life decision: 1. Filter the decision through your core values 2. Filter the decisi...

In this episode, we have a story of an incredible transformation. My client Scott, who's life came crashing down when his wife left him and he lost his business all in the same year. Through a windy road of personal and spiritual renewal, Scott rebuilt his life, his business, and his family and shares with us how he did it all; on this episode. Scott is a successful entrepreneur in Orange County, CA who owns a digital marketing agency helping small businesses g...

If you've ever felt frustrated with the back and forth blame cycle of relationships, then this episode is for you. I talk in this solo podcast about a concept called "Extreme Ownership" and how this applies to relationships both personally and professionally. Have a listen and shoot me an email if you have any questions about any of it. Link to join our FREE community: https://www.skool.com/multidimensional/about Go Next-Level the Book https://a.co/d/dWxwIdA Black Be...

In order to go to the next level and achieve everything we want in life, we have to discover our big Why. Discovering our Why is getting clear on the uniqueness for the purpose you have on this earth. You are unique, with unique attributes, desires, history, and experiences. And no one is like you. And you have a unique purpose to fulfill on earth. When we look at the most successful people in life, they are clear about their unique purpose in life, and so we wa...

In this latest episode of Power for Purpose, I have a fun and informative conversation with my friend, and fellow colleague Joe Jardine where we talk about how to be a high EQ dad. Joe is an elite and highly sought after marriage and family therapist, mindset coach, and founder of the Reset Group in Orange County California. Joe can be found on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/theresetgroup/ Link to join our FREE community: https://www.skool.com/multidimensional/about ...

Are there lots of complaints in your relationship? In this solo podcast, I talk about how we should look at complaints, and what is the healthy masculine response. Complaining is a bid for one person to communicate a deeper sense of pain within themselves to another person. When we understand how to receive complaints, and the proper lens to look at them through, dealing with complaints gets so much easier. People complain as a means to connect and if we understand the need...

If you were interested in learning what Go Next-Level the book is all about, I have uploaded the first chapter of the book, which sets the framework for the rest of the Go Next-Level 9-part Blueprint.Chapter One of Go Next-Level is titled, Architecting Your Ideal Life which helps the reader / listener understand the imperative of creating a powerful and compelling vision for their life and business that sets the stage for all of life success.I hope you enjoy it!

Are there lots of complaints in your relationship?In this solo podcast, I talk about how we should look at complaints, and what is the healthy masculine response. Complaining is a bid for one person to communicate a deeper sense of pain within themselves to another person. When we understand how to receive complaints, and the proper lens to look at them through, dealing with complaints gets so much easier. People complain as a means to connect and if we understand the need f...

In today's episode of The Business of Connection, I talk with Nathan "Carnage" Corbett about the strength of being open and vulnerable in male friendships.  We talk about aggression, masculinity,  fighting, being vulnerable and all sorts of fun topics.Many guys struggle with the idea of being vulnerable as a weakness, so I wanted to interview literally one of the toughest guys around and hear his take on why it's not only OK, but important for men to open with each other.Nathan is an 11 time Muay Thai Boxing World Champion with over 65 professional fights,  with 59 wins (44 wins by KO).Currently, Nathan teaches Muay Thai and his famous Carnage Elbow system at Rising Sons Muay Thai in Newport Beach, CA.  Nathan is the Muay Thai coach to many of the top UFC fighters.Nathan can be found at IG: https://www.instagram.com/carnagecorbett/

For people that identify as being high-achievers, there is a constant tension between knowing when we’re working too much, and when we’re not working enough to achieve our goals.  A word that gets tossed around sometimes, is the work “workaholic”, which is this idea that our work becomes a sort of addiction.    In today's episode, I'm with my friend and super smart dude Uriah Guilford, where we talk about workaholism and go through these questions and more: What is workaholism? (commonly held definitions)What’s the difference between workaholism and being just a hard worker?What are the signs of workaholism?Why does workaholism happen?What might be the upsides of workaholism?Why is workaholism bad for your relationship, family, physical health, etc.  And what happens if it’s not addressed? Any action steps for someone that feels they might be struggling with this?  Or for a family member of someone who might be a workaholic?Questions like these, and many more are the focus of today’s conversation on The Business of Connection. Today, I interview my friend Uriah Guilford…..Uriah is a multi-business owner, and Business Made Simple certified executive coach.  In our conversation today, we discuss the pros of working too much, the cons, and how to assess where you’re at in your own life around this topic. I’m really excited to share this episode with you and I hope you get something from it!For more information about Uriah Guildford and his business consulting services, he can be reached at: uguilford@gmail.com 

What an ambitious podcast right!?  My friend Dr. Andy Garrett and I talk about how our unique identities forge the way for our unique purpose in life, love, and business, and Andy brilliantly lays out a process for anyone to discover how they are uniquely different and the unique purpose that is the outflowing from this place.  We cover some questions like: How we discover our unique purpose.What tends to be the greatest barriers to people living with purposeHow getting to know yourself - and turning this self-knowledge into a simple - but practical blueprint for how to make decisions that reflect what is most important and meaningful to you.The role that autonomy plays in creating a life of purpose?How understanding your core values is critical to knowing your purpose - and living Authentically.How true purpose should be intrinsically motivated?What role does our identity play in establishing our purpose?How understanding what true virtuousness is - can help you discover your purpose?Without understanding our unique identities, our unique core values, and our unique purpose, it makes life and relationships a real challenge.  In order for any of us to be truly successful, we have to know who we really are, and how this translates to showing up in the world.  I hope you enjoy our 60 minute conversation!Dr. Andy can be reached here: https://ag-thrive.com/about/

When we take a look around, particularly on social media, we see so much division.The world, and sometimes even our families, can get divided into camps of “good guys” and “bad guys”.  Of course, the world is never this simple, and when we don’t know how to have conversations that unite, things become divided.Unfortunately, this division is taking place inside some families and business teams, which is just too sad and tragic.Creating more unity with the people we care about is simply about engaging best practices with our ability to communicate with each other.In this short solo podcast, I talk about an essential 3-step process to creating more unity with the people we care about.If your family or business team feels divided, take the lead by watching this video and practicing these 3 steps; my promise is that it will bring a greater sense of unity with those you care most about and put a halt to the unnecessary and challenging tension.Cheers to building unity,Quentin

In today's episode, we’re having a conversation with a special friend of mine, John Davidson.  John is a psychotherapist and happiness coach in the UK, and the owner of Happiness Hacks, an international training program to help people increase their level of happiness.  John knows a lot about happiness and we cover some really important ideas in this show!We talk about: What are some unique challenges or obstacles to happiness and fulfillment to those that are busy professionals?Is there a difference between happiness and fulfillment?There’s so much in the world that promises to make us happy.  More money, new jobs, new relationships, material possessions, etc.  Why don’t these things ever really make us any happier?What are the secrets that happy people know about happiness, that others don’t?How can someone listening cultivate more happiness in their lives?You can find John Davidson here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/happinesshackspodcast/Website: https://www.happinesshacks.net/login-herePodcast: https://happinesshacks.podbean.com

Everyone's drinking more since COVID-19. 🙋🏼‍♂️That's not necessarily a horrible thing, unless it's becoming something you're struggling with that's negatively effecting your life. I did this podcast with a friend where we talked about:The 4 Secrets Top-Performing CEO's Know to Keep a Healthy Relationship with Alcohol.Although we did this podcast for a group of CEO's, It doesn't matter is you're a CEO or not, it can be useful and valuable information for anyone that wants to fine tune their relationship with alcohol.It's long (51 minutes), but it might be valuable if you or someone you love could use some encouraging thoughts on this topic now.