Today's Gentleman

Many times in my life, I have heard comments like, “one day I’m going to be someone“. Well, what is being someone? And do we all have to land on the moon to get there? To me, being  someone is simply being significant in your own sphere of influence. Being significant is generally achieved by playing […]

We are all given a finite amount of time on this earth, and opportunities quickly pass us by. There are those of us who live with a concern for those around us and an awareness of the broader environment in which we work and play.  On the other hand there are those who pass through life with […]

I had to share this with everyone.  A great movement that has its heart in absolutely the same place as mine. The Charter: The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us […]

Generally I like to post about positive things, discussions that are focused on making society a better place, and I don’t feel the need to criticize others’ points of view…. Having said that, there is a group out there that I am very concerned about.  Their ideas, I feel, are not only outdated but quite […]

Through my journey over the last six months there has been something on the periphery which has been bugging me a little.  It has been the assumption, from some individuals, that being a gentleman is in some way automatically belittling to women. I wanted to put some of my thoughts down on this. Today’s Gentleman […]

We are all called upon to fulfill multiple roles in life, friend, sibling, offspring, parent, colleague, team mate, neighbour and mentor to name a few.  Many people struggle with the demands of creating or defining the different personas  required for these various roles we are required to play in life within differing environments. The danger, […]

7 Habits of Stylish People – Guest Post With all the information on men’s clothing that’s out there, it’s easy for a guy to go from somewhat confident to feeling almost inept. Do this, wear that, buy this, read that. It’s all a little confusing. Well, I’ll try to cut through the fluff and try […]

The 1960’s don’t seem that long ago to me.. not that I was alive then, but it certainly doesn’t seem like the dark ages.  It would seem from this article below, however, that it certainly was the dark ages for equality – especially in the bedroom.  A time, it seems when marriage and love-making were based more […]

I have lost count of the amount of times I have been asked by newspapers, magazines and radio presenters to list the key attributes of a gentleman.  Usually it is also then couched in what lessons am I teaching my two boys to ensure they grow up to be gentlemen. In previous posts and conversations […]

This is a portrait of  a gentleman as espoused by John Henry Cardinal Newman in the mid-1800’s.  I don’t actually agree with all of his points, but it certainly is a window into the age and their ideal of the gentleman. It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who […]