The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear
Translated by Professor D. L. Ashliman. I hope you will enjoy this fairy tale. The significance of it in the context of male maturity will be discussed in a few days. A father had two sons. The oldest one was clever and intelligent, and knew how to manage everything, but the youngest one was stupid […]
Spilling Truths: Patience in our Journal Writing Practice
Sometimes it happens. Sometimes something true spills onto the page. I may not notice it, curled there amidst a dozen scribbles or arranged in perfect Arial rows, but it’s there, waiting for me. These words wait a long time for me to come back to them. Many are still waiting. Continue reading →
Men’s Emotional Connection to Guns: An Interview With Michael Messner (Part 2)
Emotions are of central importance on all sides of the gun debate. We can’t wish them away in favor of some imagined Mr. Spock-like linear rationality.
The role of coaching in difficult times
Francis Marshall has an article (click here) in the Training Journal entitled “The role of coaching in difficult times.” Here are some of the highlights: [C]oaching’s ability to unleash discretionary performance in the individual…when they are inspired to perform to a higher standard simply because they want to [C]oaching can play a key role in […]
The Tedium of Coaching
Stuart Walkley presents this article in the Training Journal on”The Tedium of Coaching,” in which he laments “an industry with a low entry point on qualifications and experiences, no single system of accreditation and with a range from the totally exceptional to the totally inept all under the one word ‘coach,’” and further mentions that […]
Fathers, Sons and Guns: An Interview With USC Sociologist and Author Michael Messner
"I end the book with a letter to my sons, posing this this sort of dilemma for them to ponder: perhaps the meaning of a son’s relationship with his father is a sort of puzzle to be deciphered over a lifetime."
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