EP15: Setting the Standard

You learned how to be a man by watching one, and quietly copying him. Somewhere along the line the camera turned around. Now we’re the men younger guys are watching, whether we signed up for it or not.This solo episode makes the case that the work we do in midlife on our health, our marriages, and our character never stays private, and that we’re all setting a standard for the men coming up behind us. The only question is how high.What we get into:•       Why character takes all three valleys, not just the body•       Generativity, the midlife pull to pour ourselves into what comes after us•       The role model gap facing young men today, and what fills it•       A simple weekly audit to start raising your standard this weekReferenced in this episode: Richard Reeves, Of Boys and Men.Against the Fade. Don’t fade. Against the Fade — For Men Who Refuse to Fade in MidlifeNew episodes every Tuesday.Newsletter & resources: https://againstthefade.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/againstthefadepodcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@againstthefadepodcast X/Twitter: https://x.com/dontfadepodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@againstthefadepodcastA Second Summit Podcast.