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Why some men get listened to and others don't

Presence isn't charisma or a firm handshake. It's a handful of habits you can start fixing in your next meeting.

GuideBoys & GirlsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Raise a Boy Strong Enough to Be Gentle

Gentleness isn't the opposite of strength in a boy. It's strength with a brake pedal, and you have to teach him to use it.

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GuideDatingMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Ninety days on the app, then off it

Treat a dating app like a tool with a job and a deadline, and it stops being the thing that quietly eats your twenties.

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Be a Man5 min read

Stop chasing confidence and build a floor instead

Confidence is a weather report. Performance is what actually came out of your mouth. Only one of them is under your control this week.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideYoung MenCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

How to lift at twenty so you can still lift at forty

Your muscles get strong faster than your tendons do. Most of what wrecks men in their forties starts as a habit they picked up at twenty.

GuideFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Holding a standard at home without becoming the tyrant

A standard is something you'd hold on your worst day. A mood is something your family has to read off your face. Most men are running a mood.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Keeping standards on the days nothing is due

Deadlines and bosses do most of the work for you. Take them away and what's left is the actual man.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

A standard you'll drop under pressure was never a standard

Anyone can hold a line when it's free. The ones that count are the ones you pay for, and you should know the price before you're standing there.

GuideFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Holding the line at home without ruling by mood

A standard your family respects and one they merely endure can look identical from the outside. The difference is who it binds and when it's enforced.

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

The men worth copying are rarely the loudest in the room

Volume is easy to fake. A decade of keeping your word isn't. A practical way to choose who you learn from.

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GuideBe a ManCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

Nobody is checking, and that's the whole problem

Motivation shows up for the big days. Character is what you do on a wet Tuesday when quitting would cost you nothing.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFamilySam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

The difference between a household standard and a bad mood

A rule your family can name out loud is a standard. One that only shows up when you're irritated is something else entirely.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

The quietest man in the room is usually the one in charge

Volume is a bid for agreement. Watch who people look at when a decision actually has to be made, and you'll see where the authority sits.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideBe a ManCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

What physical capability actually changes about you

Strength you can use looks nothing like strength you can photograph, and it shows up in how you stand, speak and volunteer.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Be a Man5 min

Confidence is a file, not a feeling

Be a Man6 min

Why some men are listened to before they speak

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

How to keep your temper when it actually costs you something

Losing it's rarely about the thing in front of you. The fix is mostly decisions you make long before the moment arrives.

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

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Be a Man5 min read

Keeping your temper is a skill you can practise

Anger isn't the problem. The gap between feeling it and acting on it's where the whole thing is won or lost, and that gap can be trained.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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