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I wrote a post on the Good Man Project about how I transformed being bullied.
Boys, even the bullies are often bullied by other boys. There are times when for many different reasons we take it… then there are those time when we fight back. I relate a life changing series of events that occurred to me as a boy that had me go from being a victim to having self respect.
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How to use the drama of life to enrich your life Are you constantly upset with someone or yourself over a relationship? Is there a person that pushes your buttons or you can’t understand why he or she doesn’t listen to you? Is life screwing you? While most of us have had these experiences at…
Persecutor Every victim needs a persecutor. In the Drama Triangle, the bully is in this role and is the one who blames the victim, criticizes him or her and enables the behavior of the rescuer, who we’ll discuss in the next post. Image via Wikipedia It’s easy to see the persecutor is a tyrant warrior….
The rescuer is the third player in the Drama Triangle, and embodies the darker qualities of the magician archetype. His magic is his attempt to fix or change someone rather than address his own emotions or needs. Image via Wikipedia The rescuer is in fear of the anger of the persecutor and the sadness of…
If there weren’t already enough reasons to shift how we show up as men, Steven Chong in his article speaks about how a father’s absence increases the risk of poverty and crime. The principle cause of poverty in the U.S. is absent fathers. Fathers in households build the self-esteem of children, pulling them out of…
Frederick Marx, the man who brought us the film Hoop Dreams, is finishing up two films that pertain to men’s emotional health. Veteran’s Journey Home is about our vets returning home from the Middle East. In the next few years 1.7 million vets will return home from the Middle East. Whether official PTSD victims or…
Matt Carmichael in his Ad Age article interviews Tammy Erickson, the writer of a trilogy of books about generations in the workplace. The most recent is What’s Next, Gen X? Matt ends the interview with Tammy’s description of how the U.S. Army understands the generations. One example I often use in speeches is the ads…
