Reclaim your spark.
You wake up tomorrow, roll out of bed, and ask yourself one question: “What sounds fun?” Then you do whatever that is. You skip work, you go snowboarding, you read a good book, find a sitter for the kids and hang out with your spouse, or you grab a beer with friends. Your day is …
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You know how powerful self-affirmations can be — or at least, you’ve heard. But after reading the same stale words for over a week, you’re still not feeling it. Everyone talks about how great and effective affirmations can be for your confidence and health, but… maybe they just don’t work for you? You’ve repeated some words while looking …
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How do you deal with serious setbacks? After all, you are bound to get discouraged. No matter who you are, how confident you feel right now, or how clear everything seems, there will come a day (maybe today!) where everything seems totally fucked. Maybe your business partner bails on you, maybe you get fired from …
It’s not that you hate everything in your life. It’s just that… everything is less than you expected. Your marriage, your friendships, your health, your house, your finances, your job, your impact, your social status — it’s all less exciting than you thought it’d be when you were a kid with endless hopes and ambitions. It’s …
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“Go. Check! NOW!!” I thought my wife was going to kill me, as all men do — I’d never seen her that angry before. Still, even though I was within punching range, I was mostly worried about her and the pain causing her to shout again and again, “I can’t do it! I can’t do …
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You’ve spent your whole life caring what other people think. Your boss asks you to stay late at the office. You don’t want to. But you do. You get home that evening and your wife is angry because you missed dinner: “Where the hell were you?” You lie, “The boss made me stay late.” You …
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What makes a man… a man? How do you exemplify the qualities of masculinity? What do you think of when you hear the word “manly”? Maybe you think of one of your big-bearded friends… Maybe you think of the muscle-man at the gym who always make you feel inadequate… Or maybe you think of the …
The day starts much like it ends. After waking, you feel the sludge of out-sleeping your alarm and do your best to shove back the typical self-pitying thoughts: What’s the point of it all? Why am I alive? What am I working toward? It’s not until you’re at work, living through the drudgery of another …
Maybe I should try smoking more cigars. Or maybe I could buy a few guns. What about the gentlemen’s club down the block? No. That’s a bad idea. Maybe I could buy a bottle of whiskey and drink it straight. That would surely do the trick. Damn, I wish I could grow a decent beard. …
You once were friends with fire. That fire, it was a passion that didn’t easily die. It shoved you forward even when everyone else said you were crazy. It fed your fervor for life. The fire sought glory — the glory of an empire built on your blood and sweat, by your own two hands. It was …
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