Fuck Fine: Why We Started Man Uprising
You don’t have to be fine. You don’t have to say you’re fine. And you don’t have to accept it when someoe else does either.
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The King Doesn’t Budge: Why Real Men Hold Their Center
Let’s talk about kings. Not the fairytale version wearing a gold-plated crown, disconnected from reality and real responsibility. Not the tyrant who confuses fear for respect, who puffs out his chest and demands allegiance because he doesn’t yet command it.…
Stepped-Up Fathers: A New Take on Step-Fathers This Father’s Day
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.
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…
MASK-ULINITY: THE SILLY BOY, THE SHADOW & THE JEFF SPICOLLI IN YOU TOO
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 Steven Ziegler
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
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…
No More Mr. Asshole: The Mask, the Midlife Crisis & Man’s Search for Meaning (Mask-ulinity Series #2)
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,…
Why Being a “Nice Guy” Is Killing Your Power, Your Marriage, and Your Manhood (Mask-ulinity Series #1)
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 Universe Isn’t Telling You to Quit—Resistance Is Just Kicking Your Ass
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…
