
The New Macho: An Antidote to Adult Boys Running Amok
I like being macho. Amelia likes my macho when I direct the full force of my masculinity towards her, use it to create a safe space, plan for our future, work hard, or act protectively to create a container to process the inevitable pulls and triggers of living together in a cabin in the woods…. or co-creating a business together. Over 22 years ago, my life was transformed by participating in the The New Warrior Training Adventure, which is sponsored by the ManKind Project, n

When a child is driving the bus
We all have narcissistic traits. We are all dependent on the world around us and the feedback that we get from others and from life. We all get triggered by those around us and have feeling and judgments that sometimes rapidly emerge. The difference between a child and an adult is that an adult takes responsibility for their triggers and uses triggering events as an opportunity for self-reflection rather than blaming. An adult takes responsibility for his/her responses and be

Beyond Emotional Intelligence
I've been saying that I coach or mentor people in 'emotional intelligence' for over 20 years. This past weekend that changed. Suddenly. Bang. New download. “Ego and Soul Integration” takes emotional intelligence and its core principles to a whole new level. We were hanging out with ten other people in an 800 year old chapel room at Charney Manor, now a Quaker retreat center, outside of Oxford England. Richard Barrett, who has written numerous books on values driven organizati