How to Be a Real Man

Character, duty, standards and the things nobody sat you down and explained.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Your vendor didn't change their bank details. Somebody else did.

The two attacks that actually hit small businesses arrive through the same door, and the defenses are boring, cheap and mostly free.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The ABCDE mole check takes two minutes in the bathroom mirror

Five letters, one honest look, and the one spot on your back you'll never see without asking your wife to look.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideStartupsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

Open the business account before you take the first dollar

A free EIN, one checking account and twenty minutes every Friday is the whole system. Skip it and you'll pay for it in April, with interest.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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Start shooting trap and skeet without embarrassing yourself

What to say at the counter, which gun works, and the three mistakes that make a beginner miss the same target twenty-five times.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Why you're up at 2 a.m. again and it's probably not the prostate

Waking to use the bathroom has about six common causes, and most of them have nothing to do with your prostate. Start by measuring, not guessing.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The passport rules that get families turned away at the gate

A passport expiring in four months is, to most of the world, already expired. Fix that and eight other paperwork traps before you book anything.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Most men can sing and most men never find out

Community choir and the church band will take you mid-season, without an audition, and you'll be useful by the third rehearsal.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Diabetes goes after your eyes and kidneys quietly

Two appointments a year, one with dilating drops and one with a cup. Skip them and the first symptom shows up long after the damage starts.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The cabin wins at five nights. The hotel wins at two.

Divide the cleaning fee by the nights, count the actual beds, and ask one question about the driveway before you book anything.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to start fly fishing without wasting a whole season

One rod, four flies, two knots and a willingness to look foolish in a parking lot. That's the whole entry fee.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Before you start testosterone, get two morning blood draws

It works for the men who genuinely need it. The hard part is knowing whether you're one of them, and keeping up with the bloodwork after you start.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

A complaint call is the best sales call you'll get all week

The customer who tells you what went wrong is handing you a second chance most businesses never get. Most operators waste it in the first ninety seconds.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your first mountain is a timing problem, not a fitness test

Pick the right peak, start stupid early, and set a turnaround time you actually honor. The summit is the easy half.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Prostatitis usually isn't an infection, and that changes everything

Three rounds of antibiotics and no improvement isn't bad luck. It's a sign the diagnosis was wrong from the start.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Travel6 min

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

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Start climbing at the gym, end up on real rock

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Your thyroid probably isn't why you're tired, but test it anyway

What TSH and free T4 actually measure, how to get the draw right, and the far more common reasons a 40-year-old with kids feels flattened.

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Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Battlefields overwhelm children by the acre. One soldier, one story, and two stops will do more than a whole tour road.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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