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The World’s Standing Advertisement: “Wanted—A Man”
Originally from “Pushing to the Front” (1911) by Orison Swett Marden. Included in the collection “The Art of Manliness Manvotionals” by...
StrongFirst
Oct 8, 20134 min read
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Better One Day as a Lion
The subject of this blog came from a conversation with a friend about how “everything we need to know we learn from the iron.” Although,...
StrongFirst
Aug 19, 20133 min read
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The Blank Serenity of the Invulnerable
“The blank serenity of the invulnerable.” Peter Benchley was writing about a barracuda, but the same can be said about strong people....
StrongFirst
May 6, 20132 min read
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When You Don’t Know What You Believe…
“When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something,...
StrongFirst
Apr 29, 20132 min read
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Come At Me, Bro!
That is totally what I would shout at a teeth-baring mountain lion, interrupting a lovely Malibu hike. Or to some crazy machete-wielding...
StrongFirst
Apr 14, 20133 min read
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Do Not Be Afraid to Be Alone
A smart-aleck newspaper columnist recently made fun of the “guys who bench a lot and then stare at the wall.” You have missed the point,...
StrongFirst
Apr 8, 20133 min read
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Is Greatness Possible Without Obsession?
A while back I read a blog written by Ben Stein, Physics Meetings…The Truth about What Happens When Physicists Meet. He talked about...
StrongFirst
Mar 7, 20137 min read
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If You Want to Be Strong, You Must Be Tough
I probably shouldn’t write this. It’s not the politically correct thing to say. Some people will be offended. But that’s okay, as well as...
StrongFirst
Dec 7, 20124 min read
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