In the 2011 romantic comedy, ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ Cal Weaver is an average middle-aged guy going through a predictable mid-life crisis. The humble but reserved, caring but unassertive husband and father seems to have lost something in his life (Or never had it to begin with). Effectively he is portrayed as a man without power.…

Growing up into an adult human being is not the same as becoming a fully rounded person. Becoming an adult entails responsibilities, duties, and commitments. But a human being is one who has attained full or a degree of emotional, physical, and spiritual maturity in life. One that positions him to go forward and tackle…

A lot of men grow up receiving a lot of mixed signals about what it means to be a man in the modern world. Many adult men are downright confused about what it means to be a strong, competent man who is able to go out into the world and get what he wants, against…

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a ‘loser’? It shouldn’t be too hard to guess, as they are not an exception these days: Someone who is overweight, a person who is socially awkward, one who is fearful of conflict, who is poorly dressed (like even for a big…

There is a lot of content around these on the topics of men and masculinity. Much of it is tied to one or more of the following areas: Health and fitness, women and dating, masculinity, and confidence. All of which at a more general level converge on the topic of ‘lifestyle’. The latter is a…

In August of 2021, a young man in the UK went on a shooting spree in the port city of Plymouth in the South West of England. By the end of the fatal shooting, there were 6 deaths, including the 22-year-old perpetrator’s mother, who later the shooter himself, who turned the gun on himself. Investigations…

Think of something you really want to have or do in your life: something good, something worthwhile, something you think, that if you have it, will make you feel good, satisfied, or happy. It is something that you don’t have at the moment and critically it is something that cannot be purchased. At least not…

Before I start, let me quickly state the obvious, in case it is missed: In that, there is no one, single, error-free, ‘100 percent success guaranteed’ method at overcoming obstacles. Simply because there is no single type of obstacle in life, just as no two people are the same. So let us dispel any notions of…

Today there is no shortage of content on men and masculinity. If you search around subjects related to men and masculinity have for some reason, started to abound. And they happen to come from a variety of sources, even from outlets one would not traditionally associate with the concept (e.g. women’s lifestyle content). Masculinity as…

The title of this post might seem a bit provocative, if not, depending on your political alignment, downright offensive. How can anything that has the word ‘toxic’ in it, be anything but bad? And especially when it is combined with a term like ‘masculinity’, which as things presently stand, is probably a toxic term in…