“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power tochoose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”– Vicktor Emil Frankl Most allow the event, the stimulus, to dictate their response. They allow loss to make them sad, lazy, and useless. They allow failure to ‘force’ them […]
About Chad Howse
Are You Truly a Free Man?
A question: Are you truly free? We don’t think about this much in today’s society because we think we are. (grow a better beard) Throughout our history this is essentially what brave men fought for. We fought to be free from the tyranny of another nation or king, from the unsafety of dangerous wild animals […]
A Man’s Diet (how to eat like a man)
The Man Diet is a book I wrote for men, for a few reasons. For one, walk into any book store, head to the diet and health section, and you’ll find a litany of books focused on women, and how to help women eat right. The problem is that men don’t eat like women, and there […]
THE WORLD DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOUR LUCK( HOW TO DETACH AND USE IT TO WIN)
Some things, for good or bad, happen for no reason, out of pure chance, and it’s up to you to GIVE a reason to their existence. You either brush them off as curses, as bad luck, as horrible fortune, or you see them as a challenge. What’s true for either approach, is that the world […]
THE PERFECT JOURNAL FOR THE AMBITIOUS
Every year you set out to achieve something big, massive, ambitious and audacious, but every year you fall short. I’m with you. I’ve never actually accomplished a New Year’s Resolution. Recently, however, I’ve been performing at a much higher quality. I’m actually getting the things done that I’ve wanted to get done for a couple […]
STRONG BOYS DON’T BULLY
The Strong Never Bully The strong are protectors. A man cannot be truly strong if he’s only strong physically, he must also be strong morally. That’s masculine strength. Complete masculine strength. When you’re missing the moral toughness, the virtues of manliness that real men, great men, honorable men possess, you’re going to be devious, ineffective, […]
FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINE: 6 THINGS WAR TAUGHT ME ABOUT HABITS, HEALTH & DISCIPLINE
My body had been pushed past its limits. The only energy I could muster was to put one foot in front of the other, keep my weapon on my shoulder, and lift my feet over any ground that looked disturbed to avoid dragging my feet over a pressure plate. I was in the green zone […]
THE AESTHETIC ALPHA MALE
As men, we’ve been told and taught our entire lives that one of the truest tests of manhood and masculinity is brute strength. We will go out of way at any given opportunity to display that we are stronger than another man. It’s a way for us to feel superior, and alpha. Like pounding on […]
3 REASONS WHY MEN TRAIN
Training has 3 levels… Men train… To Be Able To… That is, to be able to hike, fight, hunt, embark on adventures, live a grand life. Training gives us the capacity to do things other people can’t do. To Endure… Training also makes us tougher mentally, if we allow it to. It helps us endure. […]
10 WAYS TO OVERCOME OVERTHINKING FROM STRESSFUL LIFE
Can you reach the right destination by taking the wrong road? Definitely not! Just like that, a negative mind can never give you a positive life. Negative thinking is the force that’s pulling you down and stopping you from reaching the summit. Some people think it’s good to analyze all the possibilities, I am with […]
3 LESSONS I’VE LEARNED FROM EDITING MY BOOK
Alright, I’ve been working on a book for almost a year now. I’ve printed it out, edited it, re-printed, edited again. I’ve added and subtracted and I’m adding once again. I haven’t talked about it much because I hate talking about it. How many people do you know who are ‘working on a book?’ They’ve […]
WHAT DID THE NAVY SEAL SAY TO THE MONK?
“The blade of self discipline is only sharpened through consistent, purposeful practise”. “Purposeful practise is achieved from the inside out”. Do you think there is any difference between a Navy SEAL and a Monk? At first glance most would say “ehh yes” But, when you look from a certain perspective then, the answer is an […]
Why Didn’t Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Anthony Weiner, or Bill Clinton Get Their Asses Kicked? (Where Are The MEN?!)
It boggles the mind that a rat like Weinstein can grope and molest women and not a single boyfriend or husband or brother or father of that woman kicked the living hell out of him.
7 WAYS TO STAY FIT IN THE WINTER
With the changing of the seasons comes the inevitable end to your outdoor workouts. This can be a daunting realization, especially if you’re trying to avoid the gym. So how do you move outdoor exercise indoors? (Read This: Becoming a Badass with Bodyweight Workouts) Fortunately, plenty of fitness pros before you have had to face […]
HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR: 5 LESSONS FROM BLACK BELTS
Fear is a natural response that we have all experienced at some point or another. Don’t get clouded by cockiness; even the toughest of us encounter some sort of anxiety or uneasiness when faced with a stressful situation. However innate it is, we can still discover ways to overcome it. Some of the greatest lessons […]