The final three months of the Apogee Young Men’s program are grouped together as one final challenge: reach a new fitness level and present your brand to the world. The 75-Day Hard challenge has gained a lot of popularity on social media and the online realms of fitness. This challenge has you stick to a…
In a previous challenge, I spent time with people older than me to learn what they had to teach. And although I’m still young and haven’t experienced much in life, there’s always at least one person in everyone’s life who looks up to you. For this challenge, I spent as much time with that one…
We’re all made up of both a mind and a body, and we can’t fulfill our potential by feeding one and starving the other. What we put into our bodies dramatically affects our physical wellbeing and creates the stable platform needed for our mental wellbeing. The Food Log challenge is very straightforward: for a month,…
Apogee Young Men is designed to make teenagers into mature adults, and a lot of that has to do with mental changes and new habits. However, there are certain tasks that are simply so basic and necessary that every man should know how to do them. This month I was required to learn nine different…
The Alter Egos challenge correlates directly with Month 5’s Board of Directors Challenge. This month, my task was to identify the roles that I fulfill most often in my life and figure out which of my inspirational Directors would be a good role model for that specific identity. I identified eight roles I commonly fulfill:…
The paperclip challenge, the first challenge from Month 5, was probably the most unique school experience I’ve ever had. The goal for this project was to trade items with strangers, starting with a paperclip, and see how far in value you could get. My plan was go door-to-door in the middle of the town so…
This is the written version of the speech I wrote for the Month 4 Public Speaking challenge. The dictionary defines “leader” as “the person who commands a group, organization, or country.” Synonyms include chief, head, boss, captain, director, and overseer. While these offices may give some amount of fame or public recognition, they also entail…
The apprenticeship challenge is designed to help young men get their first job or start a career path. Since I already have a job working at an orchard, I used this project as an opportunity to outline my skills, passions, interests, and helpful contacts as a roadmap to point me to career options. My skills…
The First Responder Interview was an amazing experience, as I got to meet three incredible men and hear their stories. As my career goal now is to be a first responder, specifically in law enforcement, much of what they had to say is more meaningful to me now than it was then. What stood out…
The first of Month 2’s challenges was the CEO interview. For this project, I interviewed four CEOs from a range of businesses and compiled their answers to six thoughtful prompts. This project improved my communication skills, taught me lessons about networking and contacts, and revealed to me the basic tenets of success used and followed…