Category Archives: Competence / Competition

SMP Paradigms Compared

Posted on 2023-01-23 by Jack

Stay on target… Stay on target… Continue reading →

Posted in Attraction, Calculated Risk Taking, Choosing a Partner or Spouse, Choosing A Profession, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Courtship and Marriage, Decision Making, Denying/Witholding Sex, Discernment, Wisdom, Evangelism, Fundamental Frame, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Identity, Intersexual Dynamics, Introspection, Love, Male Power, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Failure, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Organization and Structure, Personal Domain, Power, Purpose, Relationships, Respect, Sanctification & Defilement, Self-Concept, Sex, Sphere of Influence, The Power of God, Vetting Women | 65 Comments

The Path to Contentment

Posted on 2023-01-18 by Jack

Contentment involves avoiding complacency and agentically choosing to submit one’s self to God as opposed to pursuing self-interest or worldly ambitions. Continue reading →

Posted in Agency, Autopilot, Building Wealth, Calculated Risk Taking, Competence / Competition, Conserving Power, Decision Making, Desire, Determination, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Discipline, Elite Cultural Influences, Enduring Suffering, Evangelism, Freedom, Personal Liberty, Fundamental Frame, Holding Frame, Identity, Inner Game, Introspection, Masculine Disciplines, Masturbation, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Failure, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Online Amateur Sex Industry and Socialization, Organization and Structure, Overcoming Addictions, Paradigms of Religion, Perseverance, Personal Domain, Power, Prayer, Purpose, Sanctification & Defilement, Self-Concept, Self-Control, Socio-Economic Class Studies, Sphere of Influence, Stewardship, Strategy, The Power of God | 7 Comments

Oscar’s THOT Experiment

Posted on 2023-01-14 by Jack

Hammering down on Female Agency. Continue reading →

Posted in Agency, Building Wealth, Calculated Risk Taking, Choosing a Partner or Spouse, Comedy, Communications, Competence / Competition, Decision Making, Determination, Discipline, Female Evo-Psych, Hypergamy, Identity, Intersexual Dynamics, Introspection, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Personal Domain, Power, Relationships, Satire, Self-Concept, Self-Control, Solipsism, Sphere of Influence, Strategy, Vetting Women | 68 Comments

Ambition

Posted on 2023-01-13 by Jack

A Man’s Ambition and his relationship with God are two entirely different things. Continue reading →

Posted in Agency, Attraction, Authenticity, Charisma, Churchianity, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Confidence, Desire, Desire, Passion, Determination, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Evangelism, Fundamental Frame, Holding Frame, Identity, Introspection, Leadership, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Paradigms of Religion, Personal Domain, Personal Presentation, Personality Types, Power, Purity Culture, Purpose, Respect, Self-Concept, Sphere of Influence, Therapeutic Moralistic Deism | 8 Comments

What One Man Can Do, Another Can Do

Posted on 2023-01-04 by Jack

Encouraging words for overcoming debt and other obstacles. Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Agency, Attitude, Building Wealth, Calculated Risk Taking, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Conserving Power, Decision Making, Determination, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discipline, Freedom, Personal Liberty, Fundamental Frame, Holding Frame, Inner Game, Introspection, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Media, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Perseverance, Personal Domain, Power, Purpose, Self-Concept, Self-Control, Society, Socio-Economic Class Studies, Sphere of Influence, Stewardship, The Power of God | 29 Comments

The Moral Agency of Dogs

Posted on 2022-11-18 by Jack

You have total responsibility and limited control.  It’s a labor of love. Continue reading →

Posted in Agency, Animal Kingdom, Boundaries, Calculated Risk Taking, Choosing a Partner or Spouse, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Conflict Management, Conserving Power, Courtship and Marriage, Decision Making, Determination, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Discipline, Discipline and Molding, Enduring Suffering, Female Evo-Psych, Female Power, Fundamental Frame, Game, Game Theory, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Inner Game, Introspection, Joy, Leadership, Love, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Success, Moral Agency, Parenting, Perseverance, Personal Domain, Personal Presentation, Persuasion, Power, Psychology, Purpose, Relationships, Respect, Science, Self-Concept, Sphere of Influence, Stewardship, Strategy, Teaching, The Power of God, Trust, Vetting Women | 98 Comments

Sharkly on Women’s Agency

Posted on 2022-11-10 by Jack

Female moral agency is motivated by masculine authority and is destroyed by Feminist equality. Continue reading →

Posted in Agency, Attraction, Churchianity, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Convergence, Culture Wars, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Elite Cultural Influences, Female Evo-Psych, Feminism, Generational Curses, Glory, Headship and Patriarchy, Holding Frame, Honor, Hypergamy, Intersexual Dynamics, Leadership, Male Power, Manosphere, Masculine Disciplines, Media, Models of Failure, Moral Agency, Paradigms of Religion, Politics, Power, Psychology, Purpose, Respect, Self-Concept, Sexual Authority, SMV/MMV, Society, Sphere of Influence, The Power of God | 111 Comments

Understanding Respect

Posted on 2022-09-29 by Jack

For the Christian man, it begins with one’s self. Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Choosing A Profession, Collective Strength, Competence / Competition, Decision Making, Determination, Discipline, Ethical Systems, Fundamental Frame, Holding Frame, Honor, Identity, Inner Game, Introspection, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Organization and Structure, Personal Domain, Power, Purpose, Relationships, Respect, Self-Concept, SMV/MMV, Sphere of Influence | 23 Comments

Restoring Respect

Posted on 2022-09-28 by Jack

For most men, it begins with purpose. Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Charisma, Competence / Competition, Confidence, Culture Wars, Ethical Systems, Faux-Masculinity, Female Evo-Psych, Fundamental Frame, Game, Holding Frame, Hypergamy, Identity, Introspection, Male Power, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Organization and Structure, Personal Domain, Personality Types, Power, Purpose, Questions from Readers, Respect, Self-Concept, SMV/MMV, Sphere of Influence, Strategy | 72 Comments

Sitting on the Fence

Posted on 2022-09-26 by Jack

Which way do we fall? Continue reading →

Posted in Agency, Calculated Risk Taking, Charisma, Collective Strength, Communication Styles, Communications, Competence / Competition, Confidence, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Discerning Lies and Deception, Discernment, Wisdom, Enduring Suffering, Evangelism, Faith Community, Forgiveness, Fundamental Frame, God's Concept of Justice, Handling Rejection, Holding Frame, Identity, Introspection, Leadership, Male Power, Manosphere, Masculine Disciplines, Maturity, Personal Growth and Development, Models of Failure, Moral Agency, Online Personas, Perseverance, Personal Domain, Personal Presentation, Power, Prayer, Purpose, Relationships, Respect, Self-Concept, Sphere of Influence, Strategy, The Power of God, Trust | 44 Comments