Chris Cypert

A Good and Terrible Friday

This Friday we celebrate a young man who felt more fear, and suffered more greatly than any man has done before or since. Through the most courageous act in the history of the world he showed us the full measure of love, all because he’d rather die than live without us. “And He withdrew fromContinue reading “A Good and Terrible Friday”

A Name Remembered

“That’s why no one will remember your name.” -Achilles (portrayed by Brad Pitt), Troy, 2004 I saw a post on social media today ridiculing memes featuring Brad Pitt and the above quote, and it got me to thinking about something. Achilles was, according to legend, the greatest warrior alive at the time of the TrojanContinue reading “A Name Remembered”

My Top 10 Books

Books are a treasure, and here is a list of books I treasure most highly.

(Self-) Image is Everything

Want to unlock your performance and can’t figure out why your hard work isn’t paying off like you think it should? The problem may not be in what you do but instead of how you think. Specifically, how you think about yourself.

Winning Spurs

The Black Prince and an astonishing tale of courage at a young age.

Protecting Our Daughters’ Virtue

Put the hay in the barn early. When she’s leaving for prom, it’s too late. We’ve reached that time of year when we start seeing cringetastic prom photos. Don’t get me wrong. Most prom photos are lovely, but we will inevitably see photos of young couples dressed up in their promenade finery, with the youngContinue reading “Protecting Our Daughters’ Virtue”

A Good and Terrible Friday

Today we celebrate a young man who felt more fear, and suffered more greatly than any man has done before or since. Through the most courageous act in the history of the world he showed us the full measure of love, all because he’d rather die than live without us. “And He withdrew from themContinue reading “A Good and Terrible Friday”

True and False Manliness

James Freeman Clarke’s 137-year-old treatise on manliness is needed now more than ever.

Don’t Hold Back

You never know what a difference a kind and affirming word might make in someone’s life. We should never miss an opportunity to offer kind and sincere words of affirmation for those around us. It costs us nothing but a bit of time, but positively impacting those around us is always time well spent.