by Shane | Jul 13, 2025 | Field Notes
We were taught to be strong. To hold it together. To push through. To never let them see you shake. And it worked, for a while. You became the reliable one. The one who shows up. The one who doesn’t flinch when shit hits the fan. Strength without Softness is just...
by Shane | Jun 19, 2025 | Field Notes
There’s a point in a man’s life, usually after he’s conquered, won, built, and burned, where the fight doesn’t feel noble anymore. It just feels… heavy. He’s still strong. Still capable. Still sharp. “I don’t want to fight anymore” But somewhere...
by Shane | Jun 11, 2025 | Field Notes
There was a time I walked into rooms needing to be known. To be the loudest. The sharpest. The one with the answers. And sometimes, I was. But it came at a cost, Not to my income, But to my integrity. Because what I learned, through burnout, success, and a full-blown...
by Shane | Jun 5, 2025 | Field Notes
There’s a story modern men carry. It goes like this: “One day, if I work hard enough, win enough, fix enough, prove enough… I’ll finally feel like a King.” But it’s a lie. One of the most painful ones we’ve inherited. Because here’s the truth no one told us: You...
by Shane | Jun 3, 2025 | Field Notes
There comes a moment in every man’s life, if he’s lucky, where the roles stop working. The role of provider. Protector. Performer. Fixer. Builder. It’s not that they were wrong. It’s that… they’re no longer enough. If you’re over 50, you might feel it already: The...
