Personal growth
by Philip Soriano · updated 6mo ago
Personal growth
by Philip Soriano · updated 6mo ago
We want him to be assertive, but not aggressive; to be empathetic, but not naive; to be “a doer,” but also introspective; to be perseverant, but not stubborn; to be prepared, but not obsessive; to help people, but not enable them . . .
Philip Soriano added 6mo ago
Thats a lot to straddle!
In the traditional male hero’s hierarchy of needs, self-actualization is nowhere to be found—because the more he values himself, the less he is willing to sacrifice himself.
Philip Soriano added 6mo ago
The boomer masculine hero grows by belittling others.
There’s a quote from Bismarck that says, in effect, any fool can learn from experience. The trick is to learn from other people’s experience. This book started around the latter idea and to my surprise ended up with a painful amount of the former as well.
Philip Soriano added 6mo ago
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