Self Education, Keys To Success.

Listen up fellas, I just finished Jon Krakauer's "Where Men Win Glory" and damn that is what I call a book. In case you are unfamiliar with the Pat Tillman story, he walked away from the NFL to enlist and serve his country. Now how many of us out there would do that? It goes to show that the spirit of the American Man is not dead yet, at least not in some of us. The time has come gents, zero hour is upon us. Time to suck it up and quit acting like little boys, or in some of your cases, girls. Quit blaming your father for your mistakes. Quit celebrating mediocrity like success and honestly get off your cell phone or facebook or whatever digital media is corrupting your brain and read a book. Start with "Where Men Win Glory" by Jon Krakauer. Find some motivation. Who knows, maybe this will be your first step to moving out of your parents basement and enjoying the company of a young lady that's not inflatable. 

As I See It

My First Word About The Lost Boys

It has become evident there are problems growing in the ranks of American young men. A once proud group of tough, capable men have been reduced in recent years to an un-masculine group who in large part, think and act like a bunch of whining little girls, and not to mention dress like girls as well. Yes I'm talking to most of you. Somewhere along the way men have lost their way. We, as a society of men, lost the capability to be the masters of our environment. You need to forget what the media, Calvin Klein, and GQ think men are because they don't know shit. If it was up to these pricks we would all carry purses, where skinny jeans and never act like men again. This image that has been created is killing the culture of the American male. Texting, video games, fear of getting dirty, or working hard, is killing us, if you can't see that, then yes I am talking to you. There was a time when men knew when and how to: work, play, love, fight, speak, and shut up and act. It is the intention of this paper to inform you of the problem many of you can't see in front of you. Our goal, is to inspire a reeducation of young American men who simply don't know how to act like a man. A group of authors, all have a hand in this, this is not one man's ideas or observations. We include business owners, Combat Veterans, college educated professionals and a few single women, who have lost faith that real men still exist. For change to happen someone has to take the first step, consider this step one. When a man see's a problem that he can fix, he does something about it.

As I See It

America, Respect, and What it Means to Me

 A compleat man has an opinion based upon factual research or personal experience, not what someone told you, even your dad. Grow up, form your own opinions, and act like a man. If you don't like the actions of our elected officials then get involved. If we all do our part and inform ourselves, as men should, changes can be made. To be a compleat man involves finding issues that matter to you, informing yourself, and fighting for them. You don’t need to have an opinion about every issue but as a man you should have a few you care enough about to fight for. If we truly are a government of, by, and for the people, who is really to blame for our slide from the greatest country on earth to our pathetic standing now? It is my opinion that it is the responsibility of every American man to be an informed citizen. By saying I don't care or not reading up on what you need to know in order to make informed voting decisions, you demonstrate the ultimate disrespect to anyone who has given service to this great nation. Let's stop disgracing the greatest men who ever called themselves Americans and make a change. By using our liberties given by our Constitution, as American men, we can and will make a change for the better. The alternative is to continue as "Sheeple" (people who act like sheep), oblivious to the real world, wandering aimlessly under the misguided perception that everything will be fine. Just remember, the sheep getting led to the slaughter would put up a fight if they knew what was coming.                                    -S. Hanson

As I See It

Men, What Happened?

The standards for the American man have dropped over the years. In years past the qualifying bar for an American man was high.  More recently the bar has been reduced to a line in the sand that any poor moron can drag his butt across. At one time words like tough, hard working and capable defined the American man.  In one word, they were compleat. Today I mostly see boys, permanent adolescent boys, giving weak attempts to be macho clowns; if they give any attempt to grow up at all. The vast majority of young men, ages 18-25, simply do not know how to act like a man. The simple and disturbing fact, which exists in the culture of young men today, resides not in their loss of skills required to become a compleat man. It resides in the fact that young men today no longer wish to act like men.  Young men in America openly mock the qualities that make up a real man. In years past men respected women and the intimacy that existed between a couple. Commonly today a young man posts naked pictures of his girlfriend on Facebook or shares them with friends. Men take pride in the way they present themselves and their significant others.  Today I see boys waddling around with their pants around their knees. This "fashion statement" came from prisons, so I have to ask, since I didn't get the memo that made this look acceptable. What's next fellas? If you idolize prison life so much, does building a shank and making home brew in your toilet strike you as manly behavior?  You tell me where it ends, because bottom line, I don't get it. So as I see it, we have a problem here. If you agree then read on, self education and participation remain the steps to manhood. If you disagree, then the problem resides in you, so definitely read on. This publication enables you get on the right track. The Compleat Man, a worthy publication, comes to you from the Sheridan Men's Improvement Project. Time to Man Up and take responsibility for your actions and behaviors.  Bag the excuses fellas, because the bottom line is; excuses are for quitters and men don't quit.  -S. Hanson