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The Unmasking of Captain America: A Case Study in “Bad Code”
Get my weekly email “CONQUER CULTURE MONDAYS”Meet Captain America, not a fictional character but a real-life man in his early 30s. He epitomizes the American Dream—strong, resilient, and awe-inspiring. As the head trainer for a national athletic feeder program, he is...
Happiness Is A Liar
Get my weekly email “CONQUER CULTURE MONDAYS”When I was a younger version of myself, I was jamming to Bon Jovi tracks, air-guitaring my way to stardom. The dream? Rockstar. The reality? A cacophony that some kindly likened to a drunken monkey in a garage full of trash...
Everything You Never Knew You Always Wanted
Get my weekly email “CONQUER CULTURE MONDAYS”David Perell, a burgeoning online writer who had the good sense to transplant to Austin, Texas from New York City, is also the prolific muse of thousands of aspiring writers who seek to learn how to leverage the Internet as...
Forgive Your Father: A Powerful Way Forward
Get my weekly email “CONQUER CULTURE MONDAYS” The vast majority of men have (or had) a complex relationship with our fathers - to describe this in a neutral and objective framework. If I had to guess, I’d wager that nearly 90 percent of men with whom I have had the...
Unknown Known: A Confrontation You Cannot Avoid
Get my weekly email “CONQUER CULTURE MONDAYS”War fighters and war planners all lose sleep at night when they consider, perhaps, the most elusive and dangerous reality of war. It’s aptly named, the “Unknown Known.” Mark Wahlberg, in the movie Mile 22, plays a hyper...
My Awakening
It was my personal awakening that set me on the collision course with a career as a Krav Maga instructor, business owner and eventually a performance life coach.
Operational Underway
This foundational CONQUER CULTURE guiding principle of living provides the underpinnings of a more satisfying and engaged life.
Prove It To Yourself Doctrine
Over the course of the past 25 plus years, I have used the “prove it to yourself doctrine” as a foundational concept with my Krav Maga students and coaching clients. And the CONQUER CULTURE courses are developed around this critical doctrine.
Men, Our Dreams Are Not Our Own
You were born into this world, and the miraculous biology with which you were imbued took hold. You learned quickly and eventually grew up – finding a place to belong.
7 Pillar Worksheet
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