A Parable For Men About Challenging Women — There’s a famous depiction in Hindu mythology where the demon goddess Kali stands atop Shiva, the destroyer of evil. There are many versions of the stories of these two deities, and many interpretations of what it means. It’s most prominently an instruction manual for men on how to handle fiery…

I’ve spent much time living by the adage “Follow Your Passion and The Money will follow.” It’s not that the adage is wrong. It’s just incomplete. I really wish someone told me that that’s only part of the story… First of all, no one tells you that Your Passion isn’t…

A biological phenomenon that can greatly affect your success — In 1994 Brazil played Italy in the FIFA World Cup Final. Soccer fans remember the iconic game was still 0–0 at the end of both regulation and extra time leading to a exciting penalty kick sequence where Brazil won 3–2. Even more interesting is what occurred in the endocrine systems…

Two alternate strategies for men to engage with relational emotions — In a lot of my discussions with men, the topic of how to engage with emotions. How emotional should you let yourself get? There are two options on how to engage in emotional relationships while retaining your sense of masculinity¹ and personal power: 1. Play it ‘Icy’: Don’t ever give…

7 Points on How Your Darkness Can Bring Your Greater Creativity, Joy, and Intimacy — Her bitching yields to a mixture of confusion and terror that match her words: “What, what are you doing?” I release my clench from the steering wheel and turn to her to resume our quarrel, but not with speech.. This is not an article about talking it out. The headlights…

A different look at anger in men — My eyes were watering and my throat was choking up. I didn’t want to cry in front of the other boys. But they probably already heard the sob in my voice when I told Jeffrey to “sh-sh-sh-shut, be quiet!” I was eight years old. Jeffrey was ten. He just said…

5 Tips for Enrolling People into Your Ideology that I Learned From an Actual Cult — I was recently contacted by two people from two different cults to have me join them. I listened to their spiels attentively — because I had been there before. In my early twenties I was involved with a cult with a health and wellness business as it’s storefront. While I…

About a month ago I woke up with an uneasy feeling. My face felt droopy. My eyes felt tired. I wasn’t sure why, but I really didn’t want to get out of bed or face the day. “I must be sad,” were the words that popped into my head. The…

Up until about a year ago, you could not convince me to make a bed. It was more than laziness. I actively refused to. It made no sense that one should bother “making” what one would soon be messed up again. As a child, this argument extended with my mother…