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 […]
BE A MAN BEFORE A GENTLEMAN
Franklin’s virtues are wonderful, but for many of us some of these virtues will temper what we want to unleash. Before you can focus and become a gentleman, before you can soften, you must become tough, you must return to the warrior that was your ancestors, the strong, stoic men that were your grandparents. The […]
Men Were Born to Fight
A man’s role is protector and defender. ~Chad Howse Do you think men and women have pre-defined roles? (Read This: 3 Fundamentals of True Manliness) Of course we do and we have for millennia. The reasons are simple and scientific. As humans in tribes our goal was to gain power. Power meant safety for our […]
Stand and Fight
The following is a guest post by Jesse Irizarry. “Ease up on the kid,” the trainer yelled. The fighter backed up to take a break from wailing at my head. There he stood glaring at me, a good thirty pounds heavier than me with almost twenty years’ experience in the ring. The head trainer at […]
32 Rules For The Game of Life
I’m man enough to admit it, that as the tank rolled up, and the sacrifices of the father had all come to fruition, and the boy was happy, safe, and completely ignorant to the atrocities he’d survived, a tear trickled down my cheek. If you don’t know what I’m walking about, you need to watch […]
It’s About Time You Take a Stance
Obsession & Ruthlessness. Two Characteristics of the Successful.
“Study any person who is known to be a permanent success and you will find that he has a Definite Major Goal; he has a plan for the attainment of this goal; he devotes the major portion of his thoughts and his efforts to the attainment of this purpose. My own major purpose is that of […]
A Real Man Won’t Let Time Run His Life
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” ~ Harvey Mackay Are you going to let time beat you? September 9, 1985 was my first day at war with […]
What it Means To Be A Man
You’re not a real man just because your balls have dropped, your voice has deepened, or you have some hair on your face. Just because you have a job, lot’s of money, or even a family – although the latter responsibility has turned many a boy into a man – doesn’t give you the title of […]
the death of heroism
Are you a hero? By today’s standards, you may very well be. The modern day hero is the father who is there for his family. He’s the husband who stays faithful to his wife. The person who puts others before himself. The girl who has a crazy idea to help other people instead of simply […]
The Complaining Generation?
I’m sitting here at the kitchen table sipping on a cup of coffee (French press), getting some work done. I have Johnny Cash and Sinatra on shuffle in the background and it just got me thinking about my generation in comparison to theirs. I had a great conversation yesterday with my Grandparents who live in […]
“he’s a stand-up guy, he’s old school”
This lovely photo was taken by Erica Chan at her birthday this past December. What a fun party! When I think of a guy who’s ‘old school’ I think of values, principles and a guy who isn’t afraid to live by what he believes is important and right in life. I think of a stand-up-guy […]