Author: Rich Gorecki

New Language for Male Friendship

January 5, 2026 No Comments

To kick off my eighth full year of writing this blog, I want to sharpen the focus of this quest to build better friendships by developing some common language you can use. I’ll start by developing a creed or core statement about my beliefs about how we help each other become better men. I’ll follow that with a broader declaration or manifesto to inspire the much-needed challenge to the norms about male friendships. Future posts will include the action items to build an inner circle of friends and a guided journey to strengthen those bonds. I will also create an easy-to-remember shared brotherhood covenant to help your commitment to build men who help each other become better men. Always Begin with the ‘Why’ American author and inspirational speaker, Simon Sinek, believes that great leaders and organizations inspire action by communicating clearly. They state their purpose (the ‘Why’) before their methods

Reflections on Year 7: Men Should Not Do Life Alone

December 29, 2025 No Comments

As December draws to a close, it’s time for my annual summary of this year’s posts. What started as making the case for 2025 as ‘The Year for Better Male Friendships’ evolved into a broader examination of why men are struggling. Drawing on excerpts from my book, Get Out of Your Man Cave: The Crisis of Male Friendship, I described how men live, relate, heal, and grow. The common thread through every post—whether focused on friendship, health, faith, or modern pressures—led to a single conviction: Men are not meant to do life alone. That belief leads me to ask for your help in connecting with others who share my vision of deeper, more authentic male friendships. This summary explains why men need to surround themselves with higher-quality men, who help each other become better men. They become better husbands, fathers, workers, and neighbors, so we can reverse the troubling trends that

Actually, The Voices of Two Men

December 22, 2025 No Comments

This next post in my current series, One Man’s Voice… in the Noise, is really a conversation between two guys talking about why every man needs a band of brothers. The link below features the recording of my guest appearance on the Linking Shields podcast, with host Warren Mainard. Warren is the founder and National Director of Impact Players, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring men to become better husbands, fathers, and leaders. In this episode, Warren discusses the power and necessity of male friendship—what he often calls brotherhood. He also introduces Impact Players’ new battle cry: “Every man needs a band of brothers.” https://www.impactplayers.org/podcast We explore the importance of men having better friendships—or, as I like to call them, “GodBuddies.” The two of us also tackle a question that often sparks debate: Should your wife be your best friend? We agreed that, while marriage is sacred, every man still