Equipping Blog Posts
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Using Your 3 Masculine Strengths to Change Your World
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Elliott Hulse is a strongman competitor with nearly 2.4 million social media followers. His goal is simple—make men strong in three specific are... -
SHOW UP TO YOUR LIFE
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Today I was reminded again by how many good men either aren’t showing up for their own life or for the lives of those they love. Sometimes bot... -
Here's What Your Strong Finish Looks Like: Our Top 10 Podcasts on Finishing Strong
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Dear Arena Man, Don't buy society's lie to work hard, retire, and coast to the end of life's trail. This couldn't be further from Biblical truth.... -
Path of Excellence by Kai Munshi
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Three Steps to Find Your Path of Excellence The 26th President of the United States once said, “I am only an average man but, by George, I work h... -
5 Skills Cavemen (and Christian Men) Need to Survive
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Arena Men, I have been hooked on Alone: Season Seven ever since our interview with Joel Van de Loon. Participants attempted to survive for 100 day... -
How to Identify and Avoid a Plane Crash
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Arena Men, As the husband of a flight attendant who spends 90 hours a month (not to mention the countless hours in airports, on layovers, and com... -
How to Reach Your Goals for 2022
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Last week on the Men in the Arena Podcast, we interviewed my friend and fellow NCMM Board Member, Rod Handley. Not only is Rod the president of Character that Counts but is a Stage Four cancer survivor. Three years ago, while undergoing surgery to remove gall stones, surgeons discovered a rare form of cancer nicknamed, “Dead Man Walking Cancer” because, by the time it manifests symptoms, patients live about one day before dying.
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Understanding Success in God’s Eyes
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Jesus was homeless. That’s right. The ultimate anathema in America! He had no place to put his Christmas tree! In Luke 9:58 he matter-of-factly admitted it, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
We should rethink our definition of success!
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A Living Legend’s Five-Step Formula for Winning in Life
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For the past two decades I have lived in McMinnville, Oregon, the home of college football’s longest winning streak (all divisions) at 65 years, by Linfield University! It was an honor to have living legend Ad Rutchsman on the Men in the Arena Podcast. On it we discussed the book about his life, Winning with Class: The Story of Hall of Fame Coach Ad Rutchsman, his 24-year contribution to the streak as Linfield’s head coach, and impact on a myriad of others through the young men he coached. -
What Great Men Do That Others Do Not
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I blame my sore shoulders on Wess Stafford’s inspiring book, Just a Minute. It was an honor to have Wess on the Men in the Arena Podcast to hear his heart for children. I’ve interviewed hundreds of great men. Men who have founded denominations, built global ministries, and sold millions of books, but Wess stands above them all. As the president of Compassion International, Wess grew to the organization to a 500-million-dollar annual budget, 84% going directly to children, with over 2 million sponsored children globally. -
How to Outlive Your Life on Purpose
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It’s never too late to think about your legacy. I’ve been working towards that end for 30 years with my journaling, personal vision statement, and eulogy. Yes, I wrote my dream eulogy.
I firmly believe that whatever you put to the grindstone will be remembered on your tombstone. I’ve never heard a dying man say he wish he’d spent more time at the office. Think about those who will be crying at your death bed and answer three legacy questions that Rex uses to challenge men:
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THE LIE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EFFECTIVE FATHERING -The Shocking Practices of Digital Founding Fathers and Why They Do Them
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I’ve never considered myself a multi-tasker but often envied this quality in others—until now. In Digital Cocaine Huddleston wrote, “Neuroscience has learned that the human brain cannot multitask. Instead, we task switch, which is rapidly switching from one task to another, and when we do, our productivity decreases by as much as 40%.”
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