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5 Reasons It Was Time To Quit Booze For Good

There comes a point in most “drinkers” lives where they ask themselves, “Do I have a problem…?“. Everything you read on ‘Alcohol Free’ blogs will tell you that if you’re asking the question, there’s a reason but I’m not going to take that approach. Instead, I’m going to share five reasons I got sober and […]

Your Job Does Not Define You.

I get some variation of, “Zac, I am struggling to find my area of passion in life and I’m losing self-respect and drive to chase my dreams because of my current job situation.” PSA: The job you work at does not define the behaviors you exhibit in your home or in the pursuit of your […]

How I got sober without AA

There are many formal programs out there that are used to help people get and stay clean and sober; today I’m over 30 days without any of them. After multiple attempts throughout the past 20 years of binge drinking, I’ve finally broken free from that voice within and below I’ll be sharing a few actions […]

Living with ADHD: The Good, The Bad, The Usefulness?

My brother and sister were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD early in life; I wasn’t and none of us knew why; I display the same traits as both of them such as being active, chasing 20 goals, and speaking rather quickly in the process. In this piece I want to reach out to those who have (or […]

At the Edge of the Fire’s Light.

I want you to picture this. There’s one of our ancestors from 10,000 years ago. He’s got a fire made, his tribe is sleeping, and he has been designated as the “night watch“. He hears something in the bushes, a rustling, a shadow, movement that can’t be seen but rather felt. He grabs his buddies […]

Repressed Masculinity is the only type of “Toxic Masculinity” there is.

“Toxic Masculinity” isn’t real, at least not in the sense mainstream media says it is. There is only one form of toxic masculinity and that is repressed masculinity. Oppressed masculinity becomes repressed masculinity which turns to depressed masculinity. All that rhyming simply means when you’re told to bottle up all of that biological programming, it makes you a […]

The Disappointment of Improvement

There is an aspect to the development of self which is incredibly frustrating. It’s the greatest downside to improvement there is, yet nobody talks about it. When you are taking charge of your life, seeing new gains in the gym, finding new veins on your body, and mentally feeling more joy and clarity than ever […]

How to Find Your Mission in Life

In what direction is your life headed? Do you find yourself taking aimless action or is there a direction you’re working towards moving in? Too many have too little purpose and I promise you, a mission is way better than apathetic drifting. What’s the point to life? I used to ask the same question, then […]