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Six men who did hard things and what to steal from each

Grant wrote a book while dying broke. Shackleton lost the prize and brought every man home. The habits underneath are copyable this week.

BRO TakeDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Give Him A Job That Breaks If He Forgets

Culture doesn't make a boy soft by arguing with him. It does it by removing every consequence he could've learned something from.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Eight weeks from zero to a 5K you can actually finish

Pick a race, pay the entry fee, and follow a walk-run plan that assumes you've never run a step in your life.

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100 Things Every Man Should Know About Character

Forty feet of rain between you and the cart corral, and nobody will ever know your name. That's the test. Here are ninety-nine more.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

$The Stomachache Is Real And So Is The Math Test$

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The Stomachache Is Real And So Is The Math Test

Childhood anxiety rarely shows up as crying. It shows up at 7:10 in the morning, on the bathroom floor, with a kid who swears he's sick.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

The beginner barbell plan, four lifts and three days a week

Squat, deadlift, press and row, with the sets, the numbers, the progression, and the part where it stops being easy.

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GuideMomsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

When to Referee a Sibling Fight and When to Walk Away

Most sibling fights are practice, not emergencies. The trick is telling them apart before you appoint yourself the family court of appeals.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your kid doesn't like sports, so go find his scoreboard

Drop the season if you have to. Keep the standard. What sports were actually giving him, and the other places he can get it.

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Why some men get listened to and others don't

Presence isn't charisma or a firm handshake. It's a handful of habits you can start fixing in your next meeting.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMomsNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

A Boy Mom's Guide to Noise, Scrapes and Big Hearts

How to spend their energy before it spends you, what actually belongs in the first aid drawer, and why your son talks more when you aren't looking at him.

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Working nights doesn't mean you're an absent father

You get about twenty-five minutes between the driveway and the bus stop. Run that window well and the schedule stops winning.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Stop chasing confidence and build a floor instead

Confidence is a weather report. Performance is what actually came out of your mouth. Only one of them is under your control this week.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan22 Sept 20266 min

Your first twelve weeks under a barbell

Three sessions a week, five movements, and a way of adding weight that still works in month three.

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Your son won't outgrow the tone you use with his mother

The tone, the interruptions, the way you talk about her when she's out of the room. He's copying all of it, and he'll use it on his wife.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Be a Man5 min

Keeping standards on the days nothing is due

Family6 min

What to do the first time your child really lies to you

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Start The Puberty Talk At Nine And Keep It Boring

The kid who knows what's coming isn't afraid of it. Ten minutes in the truck beats one grim lecture at thirteen.

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A standard you'll drop under pressure was never a standard

Anyone can hold a line when it's free. The ones that count are the ones you pay for, and you should know the price before you're standing there.

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What was your first ever job?

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