By Brant Hansen
His book (The Young Men We Need) is very similar. Both this one and that one are excellent books
Six decisions that will set you apart as a man:
- Forsake the fake and relish the real.
Proverbs 20:17 — “Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”
- Protect the vulnerable.
What you do actually matters. Your kids, your wife, and society needs you.
Passivity is not an option.
- Be ambitious about the right things.
Reality is what hits you when you are wrong.
Feeling meaningless comes from doing non-meaningful things.
Proverbs 14:4 — “Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.”
Being who you need to be take guts.
- Make women and children feel safe, not threatened.
Taking responsibility for yourself starts with you.
Colossians 3:2, 5-8.
You are responsible for your thoughts, and, according to the Bible, you can take your thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5).
- Choose today who you will become tomorrow.
What you pay attention to will affect you and those around you.
- Take responsibility for your own spiritual life.
There’s a myth that says what you do in private doesn’t matter as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone, but nothing we do is really private.
What we you in private does matter, and it’s effects ripple outward whether you like it or not.
Private rebellion has public consequences.
So much about self-control has to do with the people and circumstances around you.