As the Aaron Tippin song goes, You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything. A man must stand for something in his life, even in the run of a day, and that something has to guide him to be a better man and a man of value. In this week’s Man Up […]
American Sniper vs 50 Shades of Grey: opposing views of manliness
I can’t remember a time when two books turned movies have led in the box office back-to-back with such opposing values and views of what it means to be a man. One hits the nail on the head, the other sends men down a dark and dangerous path, a path that many of us feel […]
5 Life Lessons Every Human Needs to Learn The Hard Way
The two weeks previous to this lovely day were long; wake up at 4:30 am and work until 8:00 pm, then off to bed and do the same the next day. They were days filled with excitement. I was finishing up a new product, the culmination of months of work and the excitement of launching […]
Man Up Monday: To Reach Your Potential Is an Expectation, Not An Anomaly
You’re on this earth for a very brief moment and you’re tasked with one thing: To squeeze the most out of your gifts and talents that you possibly can while you’re here. To fall short of this task is one of life’s greatest tragedy’s, the tragedy of talent left, wasted. You’re here not to dream, […]
Man Up Monday: Let Go Of Your Excuses And You’ll Find Opportunity
I had a guy email me the other day complaining that he didn’t know the right people in his industry to really see the success he wanted to see. It’s a common myth that who we know is yet another thing that is out of our control. A great example is Napoleon Hill, a guy […]
How to Be Old School in 10 Simple Steps
Those of us who praise a previous generation don’t necessarily do it out of an ignorant fondness for what was, but because of a relationship with someone from a time that reflects the values that made a people both successful and proud. There is no time that’s perfect, no space in our history that was […]
Man Up Monday: Always Be Improving
Enjoy your victories, but never be satisfied or content with who you’ve become, what you know, or what you’ve accomplished. Always be improving. Who you were last year can’t be who you are this year and he must pail in comparison to who you’re becoming next year. (Read this: Why You’re Comparing Yourself to The […]
Your Idea of Equality Really Isn’t Very Fair
Fairness is an important topic in our society. We want equal opportunity, equal pay, and equality for all. We call it fairness, but is that what we really want? (Read this: 3 Unfair Facts of Life) Let’s get a few things straight to start: 1. Life isn’t fair. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, […]
Man Up Monday: Know Your Power
Most of us live our lives as if our fate, our destiny, the journey our lives take, are the result of circumstance. The reality is that it is we who control our own fate, and we who decide our reactions to our circumstances. You can’t control everything, but you have the power to go with […]
How to Change the Story of Your Life
You’re an author. Essentially that’s what each of us are, and the novel we’re working on daily is the story of our lives. Most of us, however, don’t see ourselves as writers or authors of a grand epic, but rather characters or pawns in a narrative that we don’t control. The pages of our lives, […]
The 12 Characteristics of Real Men
In 2011, I wrote an article with a similar title. The focus; to define characteristics that true men possess so as to have something to work toward in my own life, and by putting it on the interwebz, possibly give another group of fellas that same archetype to work toward. While lists like this, where […]
Man Up Mondays: If You Half-Ass Your Work You Will Live a Half-Assed Life
Every morning you rise to an opportunity. That opportunity is simple, you either do your work and make something of the day or you complain and avoid those things you have to do to make your life as you’d like it to be, to matter, to have a good and grand effect on this planet. […]
The #1 Reason Why You Won’t Reach Your Goals This Year
Setting goals for the new year is a fun and lovely and often inspiring activity that ignites a fire under our arses for a good week or even a month before we waddle back to our old ways and the luster of that once bright and bold goal fades. I say this often; set audacious […]
Man Up Mondays: You’re Made to Be a Badass
We, men, aren’t made for mediocrity, ’tisn’t what we’re constructed for. We’re made to dare audaciously and mightily and conquer things and lands that other men have failed to conquer before us. Monotony isn’t our destiny, the only place where a man can feel fulfilled is in the presence of greatness. Use this, the first […]
Why You’re Comparing Yourself to the Wrong Person
Every week I have a call with a pal of mine. The guy has built a couple successful businesses, and is continuing to build more. We have our weekly call to set out our goals for the week and then we go over last week’s goals. A part of the accountability is a weekly wager. […]
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