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Money & Career

So You Want My Job: Professional Wrestler

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
Today’s interview is quite a departure from our usual fare! King Dabada is a [...]

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The Importance of Paying Your Dues

by Brett & Kate McKay

As a member of a Generation Y, I’m always on the look out for articles about people my age. While many sociologists and employers have very positive things to say about my generation, they also make critiques. A common criticism that many employers have about young people entering the workplace is that 20-somethings want all [...]

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So You Want My Job: Actor

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
Eitan Loewenstein is a professional actor who has been seen on “Ghost Whisperer,” [...]

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How to Make a Decision Like Ben Franklin

by Brett & Kate McKay

“My way is to divide half a sheet of paper by a line into two columns; writing over the one Pro and over the other Con. Then during three or four days’ consideration, I put down under the different heads short hints of the different motives, that at different time occur to me, for or [...]

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So You Want My Job: Peace Corps Volunteer

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
Today we feature a different sort of job; it’s not something you can do [...]

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Being Decisive

by Brett & Kate McKay

Source: Life
Decisiveness is an essential aspect of manliness. No soldier wants to be under the command of an officer who stands flat-footed in the midst of crisis. No woman desires a beau who cannot decide what he wants in a relationship. No boss appreciates an employee who cannot make decisions on the fly. And no [...]

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So You Want My Job: Touring Guitar Tech

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
Today we feature another one of those jobs that can really make a man [...]

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So You Want My Job: Artist/Illustrator

by Brett

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
Today we have the pleasure of hearing from Ted Slampyak. Mr. Slampyak is an [...]

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Money and Career Advice from Benjamin Franklin’s Way to Wealth

by Brett & Kate McKay

If you’ve been following the blog for awhile, you’ll know that we’re big fans of Benjamin Franklin. He was America’s first self-made man and set the standard for generations to come on how to live a full and prosperous life. Franklin shared many of his “secrets” to success as short maxims under the pen name [...]

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So You Want My Job: Forensic Psychologist

by Brett & Kate McKay

You know when you’re watching Law&Order SVU and Dr. Wong pops in to give his opinion on whether or not a suspect is nuts? He’s a forensic psychologist. But that’s not all they do. In today’s installment of “So You Want My Job,” Dr. Eric Mart gives us the low down on what the life [...]

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So You Want My Job: Farmer

by Brett

Farming is not only a manly job, it is arguably the first stepping stone towards advanced society. When men put down spears and picked up plows, it allowed communities to stop wandering. At the turn of the century, 39% of Americans worked in agriculture; today, less than 2% do. But while farming is a vastly [...]

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So You Want My Job: College Professor

by Brett

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable man jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
This installment was written by Dr. Hunter Baker. Dr. Baker has the [...]

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How to Give Praise Like a Man

by Brett

Editor’s note: We previously covered how to give criticism like a man. But it’s equally to know how to render effective praise. So today Tom Cox is going to gives us a primer on how to do so.
Tom Cox is a consultant, author and speaker based in Beaverton, Oregon. He has worked in nearly [...]

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So You Want My Job: Guitarist

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable man jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
For this installment we interviewed, Dan Skidmore. Like Joe Cope before him, Dan [...]

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The Benefits of a Gap Year

by Brett & Kate McKay

From age 5 to age 22, most men ride a non-stop conveyor belt of education. Until a man graduates from college or graduate school, he is expected to faithfully show up each fall with pencils and textbooks in hand. Have you ever taken a step back and wondered why? Why must schooling be a non-stop [...]

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