The Lie of Labels We live in a culture obsessed with labels. Conservative. Influencer. Activist. Ally. Feminist. Father. We slap a label on someone and pretend it means something. But here’s the truth: labels don’t make you the thing. You…
Blog: The Democrats Are Studying Men. At Man UPrising We’re Already Showing Up. The Democratic Party just dropped $20 million on a research initiative called SAM—“Speaking with American Men.” It’s their Hail Mary to figure out why men, especially young…
Part of the MASK-ULINITY Series (Enneagram 7: The Silly Boy) Peter Pan Syndrome, Hook Syndrome, and the Journey to Wholeness Let’s start with a scene—not from a textbook, not from therapy, but from Peter Pan. Peter bursts into Wendy Darling’s…
Why Every Leader Needs a Peer Group By Steve Ziegler, Managing Partner – Z3Talent If you’re a CEO, founder, or executive and you don’t have a structured peer group, you’re missing a critical lever for growth. Success can be isolating.…
THE GOOD BOY MUST DIE, SO THE GREAT MAN CAN RISE Part of the MASK-ULINITY Series (Enneagram 1: The Good Boy) He wakes up early. He works out religiously. He tracks macros. He organizes the garage by tool type and…
Meet Mac A guy walks into my office. We’ll call him Mac. Mac is proud of his self-appointed title: Enneagram 8—the “8hole,” as he calls it. In his words, he’s “not a jerk, just an asshole.” A lifelong bad ass,…
Let me tell you about Jim. He’s one of those guys you meet and think, “Wow, what a nice guy.” He’s polite. Agreeable. Helpful—always has been. Jim never raises his voice. He doesn’t make demands. He plays by the rules.…
The Dip, Resistance, and Why Most Men Never Make It He sat across from me, head down, voice heavy. “I think the universe is telling me to stop,” he said. “The doors aren’t opening. Maybe this just isn’t meant to…
Almost every week, I crack open a new book—something on self-development, psychology, the Enneagram, even business or finance—and without fail, there he is: Dr. Viktor Frankl. Sometimes it’s just a quote. Sometimes it’s an entire chapter. But more often than…
King Me: The Words Every Man Was Born to Speak There comes a moment in a man’s life when he realizes the script he’s been following no longer serves him. The chase for external validation, the relentless pursuit of success,…
