Masculinity

I’m going to make an educated guess… Are you ready? Here it is… In the past 365 days, you have probably devoted exactly 0 seconds thinking about the harsh realities of life and objectively examining the difficult truths that the universe has to share. Why would I say this? Because it’s human nature. We like … Read more

Don’t you love setting goals? You wake up early on the first Monday of the month, fueled by caffeine and an inspirational Gary Vaynerchuck video. You sit down at your desk, pull out your pen and a notepad and you start writing down all of the things that you are going to do over the … Read more

https://traffic.libsyn.com/knowledgeformen/Frank20Ostaseski20.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFrank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and leader in contemplative end-of-life care. In 1987, he co-founded of the Zen Hospice Project and later created the Meta Institute to train professionals in compassionate, mindfulness-based care. He has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, Wisdom.2.0 and teaches at major spiritual centers around … Read more

  Has this ever happened to you? 1. You watch a motivational YouTube video or movie 2. Decide that you are tired of being lazy, broke, and overweight. 3. You commit to making a change. 4. Try to change everything at once. 5. On Monday, you wake up at 5 a.m., go to the gym, meditate, throw … Read more

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Of the many vices that a man might fall for, there is one that is one that is more sinister and more devastating than … Read more

What the hell happened to the time? The year is almost gone… September is upon us and, before you know it, 2018 will be too. Life is passing most of us by … but we’re too preoccupied with the daily grind to even notice. And it’s scary, isn’t it… But it doesn’t have to be. … Read more

I want you to imagine something… Imagine that you are a professional fighter. It’s 8 p.m. on a Saturday night and you are back in the locker room, wrapping your hands, putting on a pair of heavy gloves, and getting ready to walk into the ring. Imagine the roars of the crowd as you emerge … Read more

“We are what we repeatedly do, excellence, therefore is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle For better or for worse, the man you are is determined by the habits and rituals you follow on a daily basis.  If you want to be a better man, you must start by developing better habits. If … Read more

My 20’s were much like the feelings you get from riding a roller coaster for the first time ever. Thrilling, euphoric, memorable, terrifying and ultimately… gone way too fast. At 20 I was a broke college kid who partied five nights a week, delivered pizzas and somehow pulled off A’s and B’s in school. At … Read more

Let’s be real. You’re not as satisfied with yourself as you wish you were. You wouldn’t be reading this article if you were. There are a myriad of unhealthy behaviors and negative habits that have taken over your life and are actively preventing you from becoming the man you need to be. And the worst … Read more

This is one of the most difficult articles that I have ever written… In fact, it’s taken me nearly a week just to write these first two sentences. Chester Bennington, the frontman of the enormously popular rock band Linkin Park was found dead in his apartment in an apparent suicide. And while the news of … Read more

https://traffic.libsyn.com/knowledgeformen/Seth20Swirsky.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSeth Swirsky is a best selling author, clinical psychotherapist, artists, songwriter, and creative. He is most well known for his book “21 Ways to a Happier Depression: A Creative Guide to Getting Unstuck from Anxiety, Setbacks, and Stress” Favorite Success Quote “Every morning when I wake up, I ask … Read more

https://traffic.libsyn.com/knowledgeformen/Dan20Clark.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDan Clark began his career as an athlete, playing football for the Los Angeles Rams and in Europe. He later starred as Nitro on the extraordinarily popular reality television show American Gladiators. Clark then turned to acting and screenwriting. He wrote, directed, and starred in the independent film Looking for Bruce. He recently … Read more

https://traffic.libsyn.com/knowledgeformen/Jack_Kornfield_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967 he joined … Read more

https://traffic.libsyn.com/knowledgeformen/Mo20Gawdat.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMo Gawdat is the Chief Business Officer for Google [X], a serial entrepreneur and author of “Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy” Mo has an impressive combined career of 27 years, starting at IBM Egypt as a Systems Engineer before moving to a sales role in the government sector. Venturing into … Read more