The Forge Men Podcast

I’ve almost always been an early adopter when it comes to technology. When the Apple Watch first launched, I stayed up all night with some buddies to be the first to purchase it. At 3 a.m., I had three computers open, hammering refresh, trying to be one of the first people to get one. I was in the first 1,000 people to purchase one, according to an Apple employee based on my order number. Looking...

I want to help you with something that has legitimately changed me. This isn’t a mic-drop post. This isn’t a “do what I do” post. This is just one man talking to another about a shift that changed the tone of my life. A little over three years ago, I realized something: I wasn’t leading my mornings. I was surviving them. I wasn’t sleeping in late, technically . But I was sleeping past the point wh...

I’m going to say something that I’ve needed to get off my chest for a while: I do not like New Year’s resolutions. Now I know what you’re thinking, “I thought resolutions and goal setting was a good thing.” And for the most part I do agree with that. My problem with the whole notion of New Year’s resolutions is that they rely too heavily on a season of fleeting motivation. The new year season prom...

[Read the version written for husbands & fathers HERE ] Every December, I feel the tension in myself, and I see it in other men too. We don’t go into the holidays trying to disengage. We don’t plan on checking out. But Christmas has a way of piling things on quickly. Work doesn’t always slow down. The calendar fills with obligations. Money feels tighter. Family expectations can get complicated. An...

[Read the version written for single men HERE ] Every December, I feel the tension in myself, and I see it in other men too. We don’t go into the holidays trying to disengage. We don’t plan on checking out. But Christmas has a way of piling things on quickly. Work ramps up instead of slowing down. The calendar fills. Money feels tighter. Expectations from family can get overwhelming. And somewhere...

The Forge exists to provide deep brotherhood, essential tools, and focused coaching so that every man can run with clarity, live with intention, and fully become the man he was designed to be. That’s the mission behind everything we’re building here. We’re creating a place where men can grow, get sharpened, and take real steps toward becoming the man God called them to be. If this content hits hom...

The Forge exists to provide deep brotherhood, essential tools, and focused coaching so that every man can run with clarity, live with intention, and fully become the man he was designed to be. That’s the mission behind everything we’re building here. We’re creating a place where men can grow, get sharpened, and take real steps toward becoming the man God called them to be. If this content hits hom...

Consider this your bonus content for the week. A quick drill-down on fortitude to reinforce what we talked about in the full blog from a slightly different angle. If you haven’t read the post yet, click the link below and catch the whole thing. Get full access to The Forge at theforgemen.substack.com/subscribe

If you’re jumping into Forged Fridays for the first time, we’re five weeks into a series on the virtues every man needs. Each week builds on the last, so take a moment to go back and get caught up when you can. And if this ministry has been sharpening you, would you share this with another man who needs the challenge? And If you feel led to take an extra step, please consider supporting the work s...

If you and I were sitting across from each other right now, coffee on the table between us, I would not start with a definition of courage. I would start with you. I would ask where you feel stuck. Where you feel like you are standing in front of a door you know you are supposed to walk through, but your hand will not reach for the handle. My guess is fear would show up pretty fast. Fear of failin...

If you missed any of the previous Forged Virtues blog posts you can catch up HERE . Let’s dive into the third virtue in this series with Fidelity. There are certain words that used to mean something to men. Words that carried weight. Words that shaped how a man lived and how he was remembered. Fidelity is one of those words. It is a virtue that once sat at the center of a man’s character, but for...

We are continuing our Forged Virtues series this week with Honor. If you missed last week’s post on humility, you can read that HERE . Let’s dive in. There’s a word that’s almost disappeared from a man’s vocabulary: honor . It sounds old-fashioned, like something out of a history book or a movie about knights and swords. But deep down, every man feels a pull when he hears it, because it calls us t...