Because The World Needs You To Be Another Solution, NOT Another Problem!
WHAT'S IT ABOUT
Learning To Lead Effectively From The Inside Out!
The world is as you choose to see it. The project that you must change is you. Improve your inner world and you improve your external world. “
-Marcus Aurelius
The covers of leading men’s magazines, the media, and entertainment industry would have us think that manhood is just about "he who has the most toys wins.” That manliness is defined by the selfish pursuit of power, sex, and six-pack abs; That real men love to flex, grunt, and hunt, and anything else is considered weird!
Truth is, reality requires answers to a different set of questions about manhood. Answers that are deeper and critical to an effective life -to a life well lived.
Now, more than ever before, the world needs men who are the real deal. Men who are honorable, authentic, highly skilled, loving, and selfless. In reality, the advantage goes to the man who is not “soft” but who does not have to pretend to be hard. The edge goes to the man whose valuable and selfless contributions cannot be questioned and whose impact cannot be denied.
The man who lives by a more authentic code of integrity, love, honor, and action knows at a profound level that:
-His life is hard.
-He must do the work.
-He is not that important.
-His life is not about him.
-He is not in control of everything.
-His courage stems from tenacious vulnerability.
-His love is a selfless action, not a selfish emotion.
-One day, he will die.
These eight lessons are liberating! Sadly, they are rarely taught and consequently rarely lived. But to the man who exercises the humility to internalize them comes the power to live well and to conduct his life in a powerful way that can only be experienced and not sufficiently explained.
The intent of this little book is to be a manifesto of sorts, to provoke and facilitate a fresh, rich, and more substantive dialogue among men on the application and practice of manhood. It is not to just be read but discussed, debated, and most importantly applied.
whO'S IT FOR?
The Man Who Doesn't Want To BS Himself!
This book is not to be the "last word" on who or what a man should be. Think of this book as a collection of notes and letters organized in a format that helps you address your life from the inside out. View lessons found here as simple pragmatic tips, guidelines, and guardrails for living. Think of them as useful elements to include in your internal operating system (iOS) for life.
Use the lessons in this book to help you craft a set of principles, values, and virtues for making decisions, taking action, and getting things done.
These lessons are not sugar-coated. They are extremely important for every man to wrestle through and learn well. They are not easy, feel good lessons; but in each lesson, there are useful keys to an effective life that flourishes. Keys that will directly impact how you will steward your own life, lead your family, and operate in your work.
If you embrace these lessons, you will benefit from the advantage that each lesson provides. If you choose not to leverage them, then you will be subject to the damaging venom that each unlearned lesson holds and suffer unnecessary pain and loss from each lesson unlearned over and over again; because in the real world the lessons of life will always be repeated until they are learned.
testimonials
What men are saying:
Jade Molina
Founder, Men of Growth
The Missing Manual is a timely book. Byron’s dedication to leading father’s and sons into the richness of God’s design for their life, and how they show up in the world is inspiring. Few other men have impacted my walk as a husband, father, and friend the way Byron has. I am eternally grateful.
Corwin Anthony
Executive Director of NFL Ministries
Former NFL Football Player
While life doesn't come with an instruction manual when it comes to developing authentic manhood that any man can achieve, the Missing Manual is here. It is filled with practical truths and wonderful insights from which every man will greatly benefit if consistently applied to their lives.
About Byron Davis
I’m a former world class athlete, USA National team member, turned gracious student of life. I’m a learner, a teacher, an author, an advisor, and a friend. I’m a husband, father, brother, and son. I believe that success, no matter how you define it, is driven by the steady application of just a few simple insights. When you ruthlessly apply the insights you produce respectable results.
I’ve discovered that my central calling in life is to live well and inspire others to do the same. Like all of us, I’m commissioned to do the work, love with no strings attached, and try my best to be a part of the solution and never a part of the problem!
May the words I share with you in this little book be simple cups of water that I pass to you while you run your own marathon of life.