Dr. Michael Pariser is the author of No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Hero’s Journey, a book about masculine self-discovery. Providing information about many of the problems so-called ‘Nice Guys’ face, Dr. Pariser’s goal from the start has been to help men lead lives free from unnecessary pressures and worries, yet armed with a foundation of fortitude and grit. He hopes – and believes – that by doing so, the lives of all men can be made healthier, happier, and more purposeful.
In recent months, Michael Pariser has taken his own initiatives a step further, expanding his coaching and education programs to encompass new online learning platforms. He says this next step is imperative to build on the positive message and impact of his book, the official companion guide to Dr. Robert Glover’s No More Mr. Nice Guy. Now, with thousands of readers worldwide who have benefited from his thought leadership and lessons about assertiveness and more, Dr. Michael Pariser is condensing his teachings into easy to consume formats, packed with insights and advice for those who need it most.
“With one in eight men experiencing symptoms of mental health problems, the time is now to make a difference,” says Michael Pariser, and he adds, “There is a line I like from the song Closer to Fine by the Indigo Girls: ‘Darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable, and lightness has a call that’s hard to hear.’ So we must continue in the aim of working our way through the darkness to the emotional light.” Embracing the virtue of generativity, he says that promoting education and betterment among the younger generation will return major dividends in the future.
The central thrust of Michael Pariser’s professional work has been to help people face their feelings, accept them, and use them meaningfully, because he believes that emotions can be purposeful and help drive people towards their goals. As such, he feels it is essential to get a handle on them from the get-go to truly realize the benefits of healthy emotional integration. Dr. Pariser says it’s especially important to help youth unpack complex emotions and talk about them.
To do so, according to Dr. Pariser, it’s important to learn how to label and accept feelings. It’s only then that we can begin to utilize them for adaptive action. “Accomplishing that is a formidable task, because “humans possess the most complex emotional apparatus of any species,” says Pariser, who discussed this topic recently in an interview with The Hudson Weekly. “However, it is far from impossible, and the sooner you begin the journey, the farther you are likely to get.”
In addition, with an increased capacity to experience the depth of both the good and the bad emotions as human beings comes the acquisition of exceptional capabilities. Emotional management is one of them: the ability to keep our emotions within a usable range for effective action. Another is empathy: the emotional competence that is at the root of relating to others and gives rise, in turn, to a whole host of interpersonal skills, such as assertiveness, diplomacy, and compassion.
Ever working toward a better future, Michael Pariser says he plans to increase his involvement in building engaging learning material and to further expand his educational offerings for maximum impact. Understanding and Utilizing Emotions is one of the courses he is structuring for the future, along with Assertiveness, and Dealing with Your Inner Critic. More are in the early stages of development. Moreover, Michael Pariser says he’s far from finished his work and his mission to create a better world through generativity and emotional skills training. Pariser implements his teachings not only in his practice and through his thought leadership online, but in all of his work. With optimism for the future, he encourages everyone to read his book and begin their own hero’s (or heroine’s) journey.
To learn more, you can visit the official website of Michael Pariser, purchase a copy of No More Mr Nice Guy: The Hero’s Journey, and get timely insights on living a life that’s both meaningful and deliberate.
