PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION Those of you who were in the military may be familiar with this term to some degree, but I think everybody understands what I mean when I say Adapt and Overcome. Look, the reality is, every one of us is going to be faced with a change in our lives. These could be …
Rise From the Ashes
There will come a point in your life, if there hasn’t already, where everything will seem like it’s crumbling around you – your relationship will fall apart, your health will deteriorate, your financial situation will be a mess, etc., etc. – and, unless you can find a way to rise from the ashes, it will …
Live by a Code, or Die Without One | FRIDAY FIELD NOTES
There are a lot of strange things going on in the world regarding masculinity and what it means to be a man. One of the questions I get all the time is, “Is there really an attack on masculinity?” I believe there is but at a minimum, there is certainly a dismissal of it. Unfortunately, …
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10 Ways to Win With Your Kids
I can think of very few things as important as the role of fatherhood. Unfortunately, too many men are way too willing to step down from the mantle of fatherhood and into the lower tier of “buddy” or “bro.” And, while fatherhood may include elements of being friendly or being buddies, fatherhood entails so much …
20 Tips to Winning With Your Wife
The union between a man and his wife is one of the most powerful and impactful relationships any man can engage in. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most challenging. Any time you get two people together with their own experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds, it can lead to some real challenges. But those challenges are well …
No One Owes You a Thing
There seems to be a growing trend of entitlement in society today. So many have begun to believe that because we live in an era of prosperity, that we’re entitled to things – that because air is coursing through our lungs and blood is pumping through our veins, some organization, government, entity, or individual owes …
Make Yourself Proud
There are too many men who continually seek external validation for who they are and what they do. Whether they’re looking for that validation from their parents, kids, wife/girlfriend, or boss, it poses a very serious problem because, when we do, we end up achieving the exact opposite of what we should be striving for – …
Patience is a Virtue, Passivity is Not
One of my biggest struggles is patience. I think the same holds true for any high-achieving man. We tend to want the results immediately. Unfortunately, it just doesn’t work that way. That, however, does not mean we need to sit back and simply wait for our goals to come to fruition. Today, I share six …
Grow a Spine
Unfortunately, so many men are weak, cowardly, and otherwise pathetic. These are the men who allow themselves to be completely railroaded by their boss, wives, friends, and even children. They say, “yes” when they should say, “no.” And, they say, “no” when they should say, “yes.” You see it in the men who don’t know …
How a Man Builds a Team
Most men know how critical it is to build a team around him but very few men invest the time, energy, and resources into building one. Today I talk about why a team is so important and share five strategies for building a powerful group of men who will help you succeed. As I brought …
What is Masculinity?
I’ve received so many e-mails, messages, and texts from men asking about my take on the commercial that was put out by a company called Bonobos called Evolve the Definition. In the commercial, you’ll hear from men who aren’t masculine talk about why we should redefine what masculinity in an attempt to make them feel …
How a Man Markets Himself
It is so important that a man learns to market himself because most everything you do in life is based on a relationship with another human being. When you have a relationship with another person, you have to be able to market yourself effectively in order to produce desired outcomes for yourself and for the people …