Manliness

Here are some thoughts about being a good man, a good father, a good husband, a good friend, a good brother, a good uncle, a good son

My Ego - Friend and Foe

My ego is a complicated beast. It is in me to help me, but unwittingly, at times, it hurts me. My ego is the light wolf and the dark Wolf. As you can read more about in my post titled "I Am The Wolf." But I wanted to go into more details about that in this post. My ego gives me the confidence to do hard things and to get outside my comfort zone. It makes me believe that I can overcome obstacles and yet at the same time it is the obstacle. "The impediment to action adva

Derek Stoppels

Jan 204 min read

Don't Die Too Soon

Last week I went to the barber and I had two thoughts upon leaving: 1) Men should go to a barber 2) Men should go to the doctor Let me unpack these thoughts a little. 1) Going to the barber matters. Men deserve a little man-pampering. The half hour or so that I sit in the chair getting my haircut is a half hour or so that is dedicated only to me. It's relaxing, and it's refreshing. And if you find a barber with whom you have some common interests it's even better! I'm

Derek Stoppels

Jan 195 min read