Bill Kauth
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Excellent Ideas in this book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Don't be shy about calling yourself a "MAN". In a group of men, don't say "we are a group of people", instead say "we are a group of MEN!" At the end of a prayer, don't just say "Amen", say "a-MEN!" This book emphasizes not only the step-by-step instructions on forming a men's group, but also how to recognize yourself as a MAN and everything that makes you a MAN. And yes, that includes what you "feel" as well as what you "think".
I can't tell you how much I loved this book. While I am not the leader of a new group that is forming, this book has helped me to offer suggestions that were worthwhile in a men's group that I have joined. Sharing leadership, taking one's own initiative, these are things I was inspired to do myself from reading this book.
You know, "men's groups" are not just limited to men who come together to learn about themselves and look to each other to support. They are much more than that, even in everyday life or work situations. They can be a group of men that you work with every day.
While this book focuses on men supporting each other and the instructions on how to lead a men's group, it also helps a man to understand himself, and the very men he works with. While it may not always be appropriate for a man to follow the book's exercises and suggestions for men he already works with, the book is still provides good exercises for an individual man to follow himself, and realize who he really is on the inside.
The men's group I am a part of is not about "support", it is simply a group of men who have a common objective of working together to achieve. We are proud to do our part, and this book has helped me to understand the male psyche better, especially men who think differently than I do, and it helped me take part in creating a harmonious atmosphere with the men I work with.
Even if you are not planning to start a men's group, you just might consider it after you read this book.
Editorial Review:
What is the men's movement?
Hundreds of thousands of men all across North America are forming councils, lodges, and participating in "wild man weekends," inspired by the mythopoetic writings and personal testimonies of such authors as Robert Bly, Sam Keen, and John Lee.
What do you need to be part of it?
Robert Bly's practical advice to his gatherings of men is to go home and form small groups. This book, fifteen years in the making and written by one of the prominent forces in the men's movement, is the original handbook for forming and guiding these small support circles.
Here's what this book gives you:
This step-by-step manual grows out of Bill Kauth's two decades of experience with over 125 support groups. It will help the organizer or leader to start a group, find new members, solve group problems, and create rituals and activities that promote honesty, self--disclosure, and fun.
