28. July 2010

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Life as a Single Man: 5 Principles for Navigating the Wild World of Dating

For the past 12 years, I have been the poster boy for serial monogamy. I’ve been in and out of relationships with some really great women and had a couple of what-the-heck-am-I-doing-here ones as well.  Lots of bumps, bruises, fits and starts — and lots of learning and growth. After I got divorced in my [...]

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26. July 2010

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Masculine Matrimony:Four Roles of “Being a Man” in Marriage

When I got married for the first time, nobody offered me the handbook on what it means to be a man in matrimony. Or what it truly means to be a good husband. So — what’s the key? Ask four married men and you’ll likely get four different answers. Ask four women and you might [...]

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15. June 2010

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Fathering the Boy that Lives Inside of Us: Four Ways to Be There for Yourself

I am one of those men that knows how to take care of other people very well. As a father of three children, a husband, and a coach, much of my world has me focusing on the needs of others. My father modeled this for me when I was growing up, and if I’m not careful, I can easily slip into my dad’s version of being a father, putting myself at the very end of the line. I’ve learned that if this pattern continues, my own resentment builds up and I am one grumpy dude.

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15. June 2010

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Fathering Teenagers: The Gift of the Mirror

Three Teenage Teachers 17, 15, 13: those are the ages of my three children. Are they teenagers, roommates or aliens? Actually, to be fair, they are just my kids. My oldest, who is my only daughter, and my two sons. Anybody with teenage children knows the emotional rollercoaster the entire family can go through while [...]

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15. June 2010

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Honoring our Dads Five tips to becoming a better man

The Better Man’s Path to Being a Better Father Honoring your father may be difficult for you; for others it may be easy. If you want to be a better father, there is no better place to start than with honoring your own father. I am going to challenge you to consider the following: as [...]

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27. May 2010

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How to positively encourage your children to participate in sports

Getting your children involved in sports for their physical and emotional well being is an important decision many parents face. This blog is about how you as a parent go about positively encouraging  your child’s involvement while being aware of your motivations, both conscious and unconscious. Where things get messy is when we as parents [...]

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20. May 2010

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Tips for men on Divorce & Co-Parenting: 4 Guiding Principles

Rick and Mary were married for seven years. During that time, they had three children and renovated their house from the ground up. Rick experienced higher financial success each successive year & was clueless regarding the impact his work had on the state of his marriage. One day Mary shared with Rick she wasn’t happy [...]

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17. May 2010

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The Life Worth Living

Ask just about anyone what having money means to them and the answer invariably is freedom. This Financial Freedom allows people to do what they want with those that matter most to them. And if they could have freedom on their own terms, this would lead to happiness. It’s not actually the money that makes [...]

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