I Just Want to Be Happy I Just Want to Be Happy
Walking the Talk

I Just Want to Be Happy

How many times have you heard someone say, “But I just want to be happy!” Or even said it yourself? “I’d be happy if I could lose another 10 pounds, but I hate starving all…

Waiting vs. Procrastinating Waiting vs. Procrastinating
Mentoring

Waiting vs. Procrastinating

Since 2000, over 140 guys have been radically mentored around my dining room table. Around the world, another 5,000 guys have had a similar experience. Some mentor poured his cup into their cup. And those…

Tackle the Tangles Tackle the Tangles
Character

Tackle the Tangles

My post last week, “What’s Unpacked Sometimes Unravels,” was the most unnatural thing I’ve ever written. I know it was wise, but so unlike me. I struggle to leave anything alone; I’m the world’s worst…

Five Reasons a Man Needs a Mentor Five Reasons a Man Needs a Mentor
Mentoring

Five Reasons a Man Needs a Mentor

Courage – Most of the time, men know the right things to do. Call it conscience, call it intuition, call it whatever . . . more often than not our challenge isn’t knowing what to…

What’s Unpacked Sometimes Unravels What’s Unpacked Sometimes Unravels
Marriage

What’s Unpacked Sometimes Unravels

Imagine coming home one night and your wife of 20 years says she’d like for the two of you to get a prenuptial agreement. How would you react? “What’s going on?” “Is she getting ready…

Mentor Summit 2018: Mentoring Hearts Mentor Summit 2018: Mentoring Hearts
Mentoring

Mentor Summit 2018: Mentoring Hearts

One dictionary says the heart is “one’s innermost character, feelings, or inclinations.” Another says it’s “the central or innermost part of something.” The Bible mentions the human heart around 300 times. It’s that spiritual part of us where our…

You Get What You Glorify You Get What You Glorify
Parenting

You Get What You Glorify

Have you ever watched as a young girl is ‘made up’ by her mom, being introduced to makeup, rouge, eyeliner, and lipstick while still an innocent little girl? Then she’s told how beautiful she is,…

Are You Married to an Introvert? Are You Married to an Introvert?
Marriage

Are You Married to an Introvert?

I’m married to an introvert. And I love her with all my heart! But we are as different as night and day. As I’ve been ‘studying my wife’ . . . trying to be more…

In Light of the Facts In Light of the Facts
Decision-Making

In Light of the Facts

“Just give me the facts.” We men say it all the time. But sometimes our biggest problems stem from not accepting the facts. From deceiving ourselves and believing something other than the truth. This is…