A Gun to my Head

With a gun to my head, I would...

I hear guys playing this game all time. In the information age we live in, few of us men can make a decision quickly and confidently. I can't, but with a gun to my head I could. With a gun to my head, I could make that decision, whatever it may be, without hesitation. I think this reveals so much about our values: what would we do if we just made the split decision that we have programmed ourselves to make. I don't want a gun to my head, EVER, but I do want to make decisions quickly and confidently.

I read a couple of books that really influenced me toward this type of decision-making. The first was Wild at Heart by John Eldredge, available on Amazon.com. Wild at Heart is about discovering the passion that you were created with as a man. I read it a couple of years ago and really felt like the author could see the uncertainty in me. The next book was Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, also available on Amazon.com. Blink studies how important our split-second reactions are and what they tell us about ourselves. I am a basketball coach, and my entire living is based on making quick decisions.

Before the books, I watched a film that changed my life and the way I think. Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, actually begins with Pitt holding a gun to Norton's head, which is a metaphor to how their characters will live during the entire story. I wanted to be Tyler Durden (Pitt's character) because he was so free and confident in his life.

So, I'm going to try to use this blog to find out what men would do "with a gun to my head". Sometimes my questions will be serious and sometimes stupid, but I think the more we practice this way of thinking, the better we will be at making those quick decisions.

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