#167: When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport
Sports is a multi-billion dollar industry. Hundreds of millions of people consumer this entertainment either live or on TV, and athletes are paid millions for what they do. But all this started with t...
8 Jan 201632min
#166: Self, Soul, and Living a More Idealistic Life
One of my favorite books I read last year is called Self & Soul: A Defense of Ideals by a professor named Mark Edmundson. He makes the argument that in the West, our commitment to ideals (the Soul) is...
5 Jan 201653min
#165: Better Conversations on Money and Marriage
One of the biggest sources of contention in marriages is money. The reason for that is because people come into marriage with very different ideas about how money should be managed, saved, spent, etc....
22 Des 201538min
#164: How to Wow in Relationships & Business
I talk to media and image consultant Frances Cole Jones about how to put your best foot forward in your personal life and business. Lots of great actionable steps to help you make a great first impres...
18 Des 201541min
#163: Leadership Lessons From Major Dick Winters
If you've read Band of Brothers or watched the miniseries, you're familiar with the name Dick Winters. He was part of that famous airborne division which was so crucial in so many pieces of WWII. We'v...
15 Des 201538min
#162: Digital Manners & Etiquette For the Modern Man With Daniel Post Senning
We've probably all heard of Emily Post, who wrote an etiquette book back in the 1920s that became world-famous. Her work of encouraging good manners and etiquette continues today with her family at th...
11 Des 201546min
#161: Turning Boys Into Men: The Power of Mentoring
A while back I got an email from an AoM reader named Jareem Gunter. He does a lot of mentoring for at-risk youth in Oakland, CA. He's released a book called The Man Book, which I contributed to, and i...
8 Des 201536min
#160: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make You Healthier, Happier, and Smarter
For the past year I've been doing a lot of research on the benefits of face-to-face conversation, and looking for more ways to incorporate it into my own life. One of the books that really helped is c...
4 Des 201544min
