Health. Marriage. Fatherhood. Friends. Career. Feel free to pull out the thesaurus and substitute your preferred word, but these are the five most important areas of man's life. His body, his sexual partner, his children, his team, and his work. Men have always related to these areas, and a man's quality of life is usually connected to his success or failure in these areas.

Failure in one of these areas puts a blemish on his life. The man who has great relationships with his wife and children, but who has no friends will put burdens on his wife and children that they should not bear and won't be the father and husband that he could be. The man who has wonderful relationships, but is fat and weak, will always be missing out and rely on others to take care of him. The man who is fit, but stuck in a dead-end job will carry a deadness inside of him that diminishes his happiness and affects his wife and children.

These are all interconnected. We need to thrive in every area in order to bring life to others. As you know, that's a big reason that I started this site, to help men thrive. Today, I want to hear from you.

One question: in which areas do you struggle and need help?

Reply to this e-mail and let me know where you need support, and I'll try to make it happen.

Before I go, I want to give major props to all the guys who shared the page with your friends after my last message. We're growing; let's keep it rolling. Don't forget to hit me back and let me know where you need to grow.

Stephen themanslife.com