Success Coaching for Men

Typically, when I tell Young Professional Men that I am a Life Coach, I get 1 of 3 responses: 1. “Help me… I need a Coach.” “I need some help creating a Game Plan for life.”   “I need someone to give me honest feedback.” “I need someone to act as an accountability partner for follow through [...]

What if… You have a potential problem solving idea that is so cool you can hardly sleep at night. You pour everything you have into moving this idea from a hyped up dream to tangible reality. You tell everyone you know about your idea and they tell 10 friends until the whole world knows. You [...]

An agenda for Meeting #2 of your group: (and hopefully, beyond!) 0:00 Reaffirm Group Vows (5 minutes) 0:05 Professional/Personal Check-Ins (20 min) 0:25 Spotlight (20 minutes) 0:45 Sparring (30 minutes) 1:15 “I Might Suggest” (15 minutes) 1:30 Group Issues (10 minutes) 1:40 Review and Setting of Commitments (20 min) 2:00 Finish! 0:00 Reaffirm Group Vows (5 [...]

The goal of the first meeting is to move from Me to We – to get everyone aligned around shared norms and expectations. (Adapted from Keith Ferrazzi’s excellent book, ‘Who’s Got Your Back?’ ) A 2-hour Agenda (based on 4-6 people): 0:00 Group Goals/Expectations (15 minutes) 0:15 Getting Acquainted (15 minutes) 0:30 Exchange Your Vows: Promises [...]

When a man tries to avoid dealing with behaviours that are holding him back, his inaction is unknowingly creating a massive risk.  Although comfortable and seemingly necessary, repression of a weakness only makes it worse.  The more it stays in the darkness of a man’s life, hidden and locked away behind fear, guilt, and shame, the more prone it is to rear [...]

5 Twitter Messages that Could Change a Man’s Life Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/andrewjparkes) is  a super cool because messages sent have to be short (160 characters) and are intended for ’followers’ (ie. people that actually care about what you have to say!)    I started to think about how this method of communication could change a man’s life.  Specifically, as a means to [...]

Everyone loves lists. I have decided to write one called ‘100 Repulsive Male Habits.’  Basically, it’s an opportunity for me to share common male habits, traits, or tendencies that really piss me off. Notes: I have tried to select habits that seem to most often manifest themselves in the male gender.  I probably have done (or maybe even still do) [...]