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Adventuring Forth

October 2, 2012 By Ovik Banerjee 3 Comments

As you set forth into the world, how do you know you’re on the right path? Venture for America fellow Ovik Banerjee on service and entrepreneurship.

Filed Under: Mentoring and Volunteering, Quarter-Life Crisis, The Good Life Tagged With: AmeriCorps, business, Carolina United, character building, citizens, City Year, college life, creating jobs, diversity, Entrepreneurship, identity, internships, obligations, opportunities, quarter-life crisis, responsibilities, service, start-ups, success, UNC, Venture for America, volunteering

Dear John: Why Doesn’t He Know I’m “The One”?

September 7, 2012 By John Simpson, GoLocalProv.com 9 Comments

This week Dear John talks about “the one”, Facebook friends after divorce, and sales-y friends.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: dancing, Divorce, dread, envy, ex, ex-husband, ex-spouses, ex-wife, expectations, eyes, facebook, Friendships, guys, jealousy, ladies, marriage, married, men, multi-level marketing, obligations, partners, relationships, sales, self-employment, Sex and Relationships, significant others, social media, the one, women, young

4 Essential Freedoms of Happiness for Men

June 29, 2012 By Christopher Banks 7 Comments

Men need to be free to be happy.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Freedom, Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, anxiety, career, communication, competition, confrontation, debt, difference, diversity, emotions, failure, feelings, finances, friends, gay men, happiness, intimacy, lifestyle, madonna, masculinity, men, misogyny, money, obligations, pink-collar professions, relationships, sex, Sex and Relationships, Stress, suicide, The Good Life

Being a Man Means Putting Others Before Yourself

March 5, 2012 By Brian Reinholz 58 Comments

Brian Reinholz believes that the timeless quality of what it means to be a man is taking care of things more precious than yourself.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values Tagged With: obligations, Responsibility

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French President Signs Marriage Equality Legislation Into Law

Same-sex marriage and adoptions are now legal in France.

50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.