A diagnosis and a prescription for a generation of young men in crisis, Be the Awesome Man is a must-read guide for young men who want to achieve lasting success and personal happiness. Young men are underachieving in unprecedented numbers. More and more young men are not attaining standard benchmarks of maturity, such as entering and graduating from higher education, finding a career, establishing their financial independence, and living on their own. Be the Awesome Man approaches the challenges of being a young man from a unique and practical perspective. Written in a sensible, easy-to-read format, Be the Awesome Man, delves into the roots of male underachievement and provides practical guidance for young men and their parents, teachers, ministers, coaches, and other mentors. Drawing on real-world experience as a coach, mentor, and father, author Dennis Gazarek provides methods to counter the negative influences that encourage underachievement, and shows how effective decision making can lead to a better life. Be the Awesome Man emphasises that freedom requires responsibility and offers specific guides and advice for taking full responsibility and control over one's life. Incorporating ancient wisdom with a critical analysis of a modern crisis, Be the Awesome Man will be an important reference for years to come. AUTHOR: Born in a working-class neighborhood of Windsor, Ontario, Dennis Gazarek paid for college by working on farms, in factories, and in horse-racing tracks. His early work experience taught him the reality of heavy manual labor and an appreciation for the challenges faced by working people in everyday life. After receiving an honors degree in business administration from the University of Windsor, Gazarek worked in sales for Procter & Gamble and General Motors, as well as working in real estate and as a business consultant. He is the author of Whacked! How GM Careened into Bankruptcy and Took the Innocent with Them. SELLING POINTS: . A personal success book for an underserved demographic - young men. . Timely and relevant, as more people are growing concerned about drift, purposelessness, and failure among young men. . Practical, real-world advice for young men on learning self-control and goal-setting and finding success, maturity, and personal growth. . Straight talk in a direct, masculine style that young men will listen to. . Ideal book for young men and their parents, teachers, coaches, counselors, ministers, and mentors.