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Building Family Holiday Traditions
There are all kinds of traditions that are celebrated around the holidays. Some are religious, some are cultural and the origin of some may have been lost to history. Many people feel deep attachment to those traditions and are careful to pass those on to there children, while others may not really understand the meaning…
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Calling All Dads!
The role of being a dad is criminally underrated, and a lot of that comes from the low standard set by many fathers. Everyone either has a dad, or knows someone who does, who has abandoned their family, been abusive or emotionally absent from their lives. No wonder our celebration of dads could best be…
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Vision Statement
Vision is crucial to knowing where you’re going and being able to move in the right direction. At Manning Up we understand the importance of clear vision and know how crucial it is to have that expressed in our vision statement. “Our vision is to see a worldwide revolution of men stepping up to answer…
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10 Best Affordable Date Nights
Are you feeling stressed out by the rising cost of…everything, but don’t want to give on the romance in your relationship? Looking for some inspiration for affordable date night options? Look no further than our Manning Up 10 Best Affordable Date Night Ideas! We have searched far and wide for inspiration for date nights that…
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Mission Statement
This begins a series of posts to delve deeper into the mission, vision and value statements at Manning Up. This post will cover our mission statement “Our mission is to equip men in manning up and becoming the best men possible through any means necessary.” This represents our goal and purpose as an organization. Now…
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New Year, New Man
It’s that time of the year when many people begin making New Year’s resolutions and considering ways to improve themselves in the coming year. Many of these goals will be somehow related to your physical body (stop smoking, eat healthier, exercise more) or changing external circumstances (get out of debt, buy a new car, learn…
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Give it Up For Giving
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Generosity is one of the most underappreciated traits of manning up (I mean true, selfless generosity, not the generosity for the purpose of showing off to others). Generosity is about more than money. We…
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The Danger of Distraction
The world is full of distractions, so many things that pull our attention away from what is truly important. Many of these distractions aren’t bad on their own but are keeping us from our more important goals. The more we advance technologically it seems the more options there are for distraction. Computers, televisions and especially…
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Honesty Is Still the Best Policy
Honesty is the best policy. The truth will set you free. A man is only as good as his word. None of these clichés may seem to ring true any more, but I still believe being honest is one of the most important traits in manning up. While many people will go back on their…
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Men in the Media
So much of how we view men is influenced by how men are portrayed in television and movies. The problem with this is that these men aren’t real and despite how hard the creative minds in Hollywood may try, these men can’t truly depict the complexity and nuance of a real person, and likely say…