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I was so fortunate last night to have great conversation with a group male college students. Our male college division, Young’s Men Evolving Now, had its weekly Forum at Kutztown University. The topic for the night was, “The New Guy”. At times in our lives we will have the honor of being the new man […]

Should you fully accept your partner for all of their positives and quirks? Acceptance can be the best and hardest gift to give ourselves and our partners. Typically, men meet their partner and never want them to change. Women meet their partner and wish to tweak them just a bit. The same quirks that were

Be Better – Andre Young Nothing works better than just improving your product. – Joel Spolsky. This quote is important in business, but also in all roles we play as individuals, husbands/boyfriends, wives/girlfriends, professionals, siblings, etc. How could our lives improve, how could our relationships improve, our businesses if we just worked on improving ourselves

Recognize Opportunity – Andre Young Find somebody who has what you want and do what they did – Said Every Successful Person. Simply wanting to be successful is not enough. We must first have vison, be willing, have a formula, emulate a process that has been successful, and find it a way to make it

Embrace Obligation – Andre Young Here is the second step in my Formula for success; Embracing Obligation! We all have things we enjoy about our passions, jobs, and various roles we play as husbands/boyfriends, wives/girlfriends, sons/daughters, siblings, etc. It’s easy to do the things we like within these roles; but a bit harder to do

Understand the Opposition – Andre Young My final step to success… Understanding the Opposition! This will require the most restraint, dedication, and mindfulness. From a business perspective, an entirely new idea or concept is rare. Therefore, there are a lot of people and businesses that do what you do. We can choose to be angry,

Parenting & Discipline – Andre Young   I was recently at a store and saw two children and their mother out shopping. The two children were young and in a double stroller, one child in front and the other in the back. The mother was at the register and the young son (around 2 years

Fears – Andre Young Fear is an interesting thing and I believe everything has a positive and negative. The positive of fear is that it helps to protect us and keep us safe. Fear heightens our senses and can allow us the ability to protect and survive. However, the negative of fear is it can

Hurt – Andre Young My brother and I don’t see each other often, but when we do we have amazing conversations about life and people. On one occasion we were talking about emotional pain and how people manage and he said something that will stick with me forever. He said, “Hurt people hurt people” (Randy