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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 …
5 Lessons My Two Year Old Daughter Taught Me About Reclaiming My Inner Fire Read More »
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 …
Why Caring What Other People Think is Killing Your Joy Read More »
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 …
10 Quotes from Bruce Lee That Will Rekindle your Masculine Fervor Read More »
It’s exhausting. It happens every damn day, demanding more. More attention. More energy. More to-dos. More paychecks. And more difficult decisions to make. It’s relentless and uninhibited. Unlikable, even. The beast: Life. It seems to have stripped you of your last remaining supply of energy. Your will-power is at an all-time low. The afternoon sludge …
You woke up late… again. Last night, you swore that you’d wake up on time in the morning, that you’d finally conquer the day from start to finish. That the day wouldn’t measure up to just another dud. But that didn’t stop you from turning the alarm off three times (“I’ve come this far…”) and …