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In my recent TEDx talk, What 10,000 Years of Progress Cost Men, I reflect on my forty-year journey on developing my Masculine Emotional Intelligence. As I mentioned in the talk, I started with a few challenges that I healed and learned from. Losing at everything made me resolute: I was determined to be successful in…
Growing up, I tried to get what I wanted by attempting to develop an effective persona. Eventually, I gave up. I figured I couldn’t make any more of a fool of myself if I just allowed myself to be myself. I had to unlearn my act. That was harder than I thought. When a situation…
“Emotional Intelligence for men”: is not an oxymoron. In fact, we are developing the Masculine Quotient, or MQ Test. Go here to take it: www.masculinequotient.com/mq-test-creation We need your help. Men grew up with the honor of being schooled in emotional intelligence by our mothers, then our teachers, counselors, girlfriends, and wives. No matter how good…
You know that guy who walks into a room as if he could care less? We all want to be that guy. Assuming you’re not that guy, I’ll teach you how you can that confident without the downside of the typical Bad Boy. This is a four-part article exploring the traps and the power…
You know that person who always has something nice to say, even when you told him how you just had the worst day of your life? You spilled out your guts only to receive back some New Age or motivational affirmation about how good always comes from bad. If you are like me, rather than…
“Just do it.” “Take no prisoners.” There are many different leadership styles; these are just two examples. Two pretty hard-core examples. They all produce results in the short term. The question is: how do they work in the long run? We’ve all had bosses who led using one of these ancient tenets of leadership. Did…
