How We Can Improve Sex Ed for Boys

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Justin Cascio talks to Elizabeth Schroeder, executive director of Answer, about why boys are tuning out in sex ed classes, and what they want to know most (but aren’t telling us).

Easy Targets: The Top 10 in April on The Good Life

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Brought to you by the people who make aiming high, look easy.

Talking About Boston with My Boy

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A car trip with one of my boys provides closeness and perspective—over the Boston Marathon bombings .

The 4 Features of a Powerful Apology

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Why is it so terrifying to apologize?

Mike Rice Loses His Sh*t: On Masculinity and Anger

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There’s a not-so-fine line between assertive leadership and chucking basketballs at your players’ heads. Mike Rice Jr. crossed that line.

How to Become a Warrior

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The warrior is sensitive enough to discern truth, and has the courage to stand up for it.

SBUX CEO Shows That Real Leaders Have a Pair

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What Do You Stand For as a Leader?

What The United States Marine Corps Taught Me About Leadership

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“Know Yourself, Know Your Job, Know Your People”

What Coach Chuck Merino Taught Me

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More than twenty years ago, popular Boy Scout troop leader Chuck Merino came out as gay. What did an average teenage boy learn from this exceptional coach?

The River of Life

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Why does it always feel like jumping off a cliff, every time I step back into the current of my life?

The Complicated Legacy of Dr. King

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In some circles, speaking ill of Dr. King is blasphemous. But wasn’t he just a man like ourselves?

Is It Fair to Believe Men Can Be Summed Up By Our Desire to Drink, F*** and Swear?

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Even “regular guys” aren’t two-dimensional stereotypes, says Tom Matlack.

Emotional Intelligence: The Importance of People Smarts

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Some people laugh at the idea of emotional intelligence, but that just shows they lack it.

Notes on Leadership, Workflow and Numbers

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Lisa Hickey shares some things she has learned while helping to build The Good Men Project.

10 Things Being a Waiter Taught Me about Being a Better Man

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Waiting tables can be an opportunity to develop skills from humility to leadership.

“They can BE boys without anyone telling them to slow down, be quiet, or stay clean.”

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This is a comment by Texpat on the post “Proof of Harm – The Boy Scouts’ ‘Perversion Files’”.