Seven Reasons Why I like Jordan Petersen
Jordan Peterson has been called the “the stupid man’s smart person”, and, one of my favorites, “a Messiah-cum-surrogate-dad for gormless dimwits”. Tiago Faleiro believes “He is the worst intellectual of our time”. He is, according to the New York Tim ...read more
Get Large
Some time ago a friend invited me to meet the Founder & President of ‘Champions of Honour’, a significant men’s network from the USA I quickly rearranged my schedule and headed over to Gloria Jean’s Coffee Shop to catch up with Chuck Brewster (Ch ...read more
Valentines Day
In a matter of days we celebrate Valentine’s Day by sending a card to the love of our life, buying flowers, chocolates, ‘candy’ or a host of other things to ‘prove’ our love for our one true love. Some people hate the rampant commercialism whilst ot ...read more
The High Cost of Putting a Razor to Masculinity
Gillette has jumped on the #metoo bandwagon and in the process has derogated masculinity. I have a lot of sympathy for the #metoo movement because one in four women and one in six men have been sexually assaulted. From my counselling experience those ...read more
War on Mothers
Mothers are important! Let’s face the facts. You cannot have a father without a mother. Dads4Kids was founded in 2002 with the main purpose to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, respo ...read more
Michelangelo Phenomenon
Most weekday mornings Alison and I get up at about 5.40AM, push each other out of bed, and go for our early morning ‘Gym & Fitness Walk Session’, at least that’s what I call it. We walk down to the gym about 2-3 minutes and hold hands as we walk. ...read more
Being There for Your Children
I can always remember Dr Bruce Robson, Australia’s best-selling fatherhood author, telling the guys at the ‘Good to Great’ Fatherhood Course about Janis Joplin’s father. For those who don’t know her musical history, Janis Joplin was one of the great ...read more