Category: Basic Training

Like every critical business trip or meaningful family vacation, the journey to better male friendship requires intention and direction. This next post is essentially your compass to intentionally point you toward the men who can walk alongside you throughout life. In the posts that follow this one, I’ll provide you a map—the practical directions with ways to follow this new language that helps you create deeper, more authentic friendships with other men. About the Journey to Male Friendships I started this series on New Language for Male Friendship to help men build better friendships. I wrote The Male Friendship Creed, which was the core statement about the aspects of better male friendship. The next post was a Manifesto Against Male Isolation, which was my declaration against loneliness and passivity, which are reasons why so many boys and young males are struggling. I followed that with A Call to Action to

This year, I’ve been developing a new language to help men build better friendships. The next few posts in the series will move you from reflection to practice. First, I will introduce the topics to explore as you leave your proverbial “man cave” where isolation and loneliness can creep into a man’s life. Subsequent posts will lead you down a path toward the deeper, more authentic friendships that every man needs. The friends who help each other become the type of men the world needs more of today. This journey is for every guy, regardless of your faith background or worldview. Along the way, you can discover a renewed sense of direction and purpose. You may find areas of your life you have neglected that are holding you back. This journey can create space for old wounds to heal. It will help you learn what it means to live with

This set of posts for the new year is about creating a common language for your pursuit of better male friendships. After my initial post explaining the “why” of better male friendships, I wrote a Male Friendship Creed, which I followed with my Manifesto Against Male Isolation. This next post for the series is the call to develop friendships that go beyond the surface-level relationships too many men have today. This isn’t about dragging you out of the “man cave”; it’s about challenging you to rise “up” to a higher standard of manhood. It is a call to walk together in consistency, honesty, and accountability as mature and responsible men. It’s the call to develop deeper, more authentic friendships that help us become the men the world needs more of today.  Building Your Inner Circle: Steps to Better Friendships Most men don’t lack acquaintances. They lack a group of trusted