The Masculinity Manifesto
I want you to start each day with your visualization process—your manifesto. And I want you to cap each day with the same. Did you show up for yourself and others the way you wanted to? Did you gain ground or lose ground with others? When you screwed up, how did you correct it (or how should you have)? What are you going to commit to doing better t
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
There’s a fine line between self-respect and arrogance. Know where it is, and act accordingly. If you’re taking these lessons to heart, your life is, without a doubt, going to improve. People are going to think more highly of you. You’re going to think better about yourself. The results you produce are going to improve. Life is going to get better.
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
But knowing it’s going to be a battle should not deter you from fighting it. Anything worth having is worth fighting for. If you abdicate your responsibility as a man to embrace the work that will serve you and others well, we’ll continue to see a decline in the moral decency and prosperity we enjoy. That may be hard for us to see now (in the midst
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
That starts with getting your house in order (in the four realms I shared in Chapter Four: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual). As you begin to do that, you make yourself more capable of making informed, vigilant decisions on behalf of you and yours. Now, it’s time to put it into practice in key domains of your life: home, office, and commu
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
This shows up in so many ways in our lives as we work to serve and lead others well: When your coworker drops the ball on the assignment, do you sweep it under the rug? When your client doesn’t uphold their end of the deal, do you say something? When you slack off on your own work, do you acknowledge or justify it? When you say you’ll help your fri
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
Edmund Burke once said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I would also add, “and being incapable of doing something.” Interestingly enough, simply knowing how to be violent in the right circumstances may keep a situation from escalating altogether.
Ryan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
Each moment of each day is an opportunity to prove to yourself who you really are. Make good choices from the minute you wake up to the minute your head hits the pillow. Inevitably, people will ask me what is “good” and what is “right.” I hesitate to answer those questions because you already know what you need to do. You may not know the specific
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
There has been something throughout this book that hasn’t felt “right”. I have agreed with a lot of things that he has said, and disagreed with a few — mostly around “doing all of this on my own power or resrouces.” I think he actually nails it here. He can’t define the actual Truth of good or right. Phillipians 4:8 (ESV) Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Telling the truth isn’t always popular. Some of the most hated men throughout history have been the men who were willing to tell the truth in spite of how people felt about it. Feelings, unfortunately, are what drive most of the decisions we individually and collectively make these days. If you’re a man who’s willing to be a truth-teller, you have
... See moreRyan Michler • The Masculinity Manifesto
Trust and honesty require you to put the needs of others above your own. If you can’t do that, don’t you dare call yourself a leader of others.