taking action — The Good Men Project

Do Something: Human Trafficking & the Bystander Effect

May 15, 2013 By Nannette Ricaforte 5 Comments

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Photographer Nannette Ricaforte on why she fights against human trafficking.

Filed Under: Social Justice Tagged With: activism, amanda berry, Annita Lugo, apathy, Ariel Castro, bystander effect, cleveland police, Faliceonna Lopez, Gina DeJesus, helping others, human rights, human trafficking, kidnappings, labor rights, manual labor, Michelle Knight, my refuge house, nannette ricaforte, neighborhood watch, Neighbors, nina Samoylicz, philippines, Piers Morgan, reporting criminal activity, reporting suspicious activity, rescuing victims, See Something Say Something, sex trafficking, slavery, social justice, suspicious activity, taking action, true story, uphill battle

Embracing Destruction

April 5, 2013 By Kevin Macku 7 Comments

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How do we learn to take decisive action?

Filed Under: Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, ahimsa, Anger Management, Boys, boys aggression, boys fighting, bullying, bystanders, confidence, conflict, Dalai Lama, dating violence, defense, destruction, domestic violence, emotional intelligence, fight club, Fighting, Gun Violence, impulse control, manhood, masculinity, men of action, negative emotions, non-violence, passive behavior, passivity, sexual violence, Steubenville, taking action, The Good Life, trusting our instincts, using force, victims, violence, white knight, White Knight Syndrome

3 Second Rule Your Life

March 5, 2013 By David Friedlander 1 Comment

Could Pick Up Artistry help you make better decisions?

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: anxiety, confidence, dating, decision making, Neil Strauss, over thinking, pick up artistry, PUA, risk assessment, second thoughts, taking action, The Game

Corporate Firefighters

October 21, 2012 By Kevin Buckholtz 1 Comment

Kevin Buckholtz’s workplace is not on fire. So why are his co-workers always “putting out fires”?

Filed Under: Business Ethics, Featured Content, Hands On, The Good Life Tagged With: anxiety, business lingo, buzzword bingo, calm, co-workers, competence, corporate missions, corporate speak, corporate world, crisis management, economy, emergency response, EMTs, finance, fire fighting, firefighters, good word, heroism, leadership, looking busy, McKinsey, mission statements, putting out fires, taking action, team work, The Office, trust, urgency, work/life balance, workplace issues

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David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.