Category: Basic Training

My prior posts in this series has set you on the path toward deeper, more authentic connections with other men. Now, it’s time to take an important step with your small group of men: agreeing to confidentiality. In this next post, I explain why your group needs to agree to confidentiality. Having a strict code about keeping what is shared during your discussions within your group is critical to building trust. I also provide a sample covenant to review –and possibly even sign as a group. This solid commitment to maintain confidentiality (with one exception described below) will help the group support and encourage each other in ways that help us become better men. About The Journey This series with New Language for Male Friendship includes The Male Friendship Creed, which was my core statement about the characteristics of better male friends. I wrote my Manifesto Against Male Isolation, since

This next post in my series with new language for male friendship is the map for your journey for making better friends—the practical ways to use my upcoming posts to develop deeper, more authentic connections with other men. About The Journey to Better Friends This journey evolved from my initial post of the year, which suggested we need a New Language for Male Friendship. I began with a Male Friendship Creed that describes the type of friends who help each other become better men. I then wrote a Manifesto Against Male Isolation about the dangers of seclusion and withdrawal, which are major reasons why too many boys and young males today struggle with education, at the workplace, with their families, and with romantic relationships. My Call to Action was for men to get out of their proverbial “man cave” and start engaging in friendships with other men. I then briefly described

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