by Scott Carter | Aug 22, 2019 | Identity, Men's Issues, Responsibility, Self-respect, Values
There are a lot of traditions and philosophies that have become lost with boys and men. There’s a complex and rich tapestry of history that can be painted here but if I did, I’d essentially be reinventing the wheel. I will just say for now, and as a teaser, that one...
by Scott Carter | Jun 17, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence, Identity, Men's Issues, Values
Identity. This is a big topic and it’s frankly hard to know where to begin. It’s a word and a concept that stays pretty vague and abstract but an important issue that we, at Orion, are aggressively confronting. Males are lost like ships without a rudder. The currents...
by Scott Carter | Jun 12, 2019 | Empathy, Men's Issues, Responsibility, Self-respect, Values
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been chiselling away at an article on white knights and the behavior of white knighting. I’m not ready to publish it yet because it’s a complex dynamic that I think really deserves a deep dive. I believe that ‘white knighting’ is...
by Scott Carter | Jun 8, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence, Responsibility, Self-respect, Shame, Values
A few years ago I found a picture on the internet of a horse that is tied to a plastic chair and I use it as a visual aid when working with clients because it communicates one thing in stark simplicity. That most things that stop us or limit us are purely mental. The...
by Scott Carter | May 26, 2019 | Boundaries, Self-respect, Values
Life has some unfortunate truths that we can’t sidestep. There are certain laws about success that are virtually impossible to get around. Life has winning strategies and it has losing strategies and if you want to win and if you want success you can do yourself a big...
by Scott Carter | May 21, 2019 | Connections, Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Men's Issues, Relationships, Self-respect, Validation, Values
I’ve been noticing in men’s circles lately, that there are a lot of guys expending a lot of effort, time and energy analyzing and deciphering the behavior of women. I just don’t think that this accomplishes anything good. As far as I can tell, the only thing that this...
