Mission Statement

We educate and inspire the long-forgotten man to become more whole and create greater happiness through self-empowerment in Finance, Relationships, Spirituality and Health.

A Shift in Focus.

When you think of the term "the perfect man," what comes to mind?

In all likelihood, the immediate image that comes to mind is that of a massively buff dude with stacked muscles who flies around on a private jet to exotic places on business. He returns home from work and plays with the kids before passionately making love to his wife. He is strong, courageous and rarely emotional.

He provides for his family and is generous with others. He is rough and rugged and yet knows how to sport a tuxedo. He is sensitive and caring and yet bold and adventurous. He holds his own on the gridiron and looks sweet as hell holding a puppy or a baby.

Think of Tom Brady, Bradley Cooper, Dirty Harry and Mr. Rogers all rolled into one.

Clearly, this ideology is completely unrealistic. But we have been fed this mystique of what it takes to be the ideal man for generations to the point we not only expect ourselves to achieve it, everyone around us seems to expect it as well.

Women also were subjected to their own stereotypes for millenium. The archetype of the frail woman whose place was in the home with the sole responsibility of of taking care of the family. They were to be obedient, gentle and quiet. The difference is over the past several decades women slowly, steadily and fiercely began to create change in the way their gender is perceived and treated.

Men have fallen behind in this aspect and very few are speaking up around the topic of Men's Empowerment. A simple search on google or any social media outlet reinforces this. It seems that as a society, we are okay with the status quo of what is expected as a man.

Men's Empowerment Network is on a mission to change this status quo by creating empowered men with the knowledge and capability to take charge of their Finances, Relationships, Spirituality and Health and lead happier more fulfilling lives.

Joshua Abel, Founder

What's up gents! Welcome to the Men's Empowerment Network. I'm going to keep this section short cause this movement isn't about me, but the necessity for men to take the next step in their evolution of self-empowerment.

I'm a mid-western guy who always felt he was meant for more, but coming from a family of small means and a history of abuse my options could have been very limited.

Fortunately, a keen determination provided me the ability to pursue my goals and ambitions regardless of the circumstances. However, it was not as easy as I initially believed reaching success would have been and the belief in myself began to falter.

Many of the family traits I swore I'd never have to deal with and ran from eventually caught up with me and I turned to alcohol as a way to cope with the feelings I worked so desperately to suppress.

Eventually, the booze consumed my life to the point I nearly lost everything including the will to live.

Fortunately, I found personal development and for the past decade have been an advocate student and implementer of the skills I had learned. I earned my Bachelors in Business Administration and Masters in Finance.

While not always sunshine and rainbows, the last 10 years have shown remarkable growth in Finances, Relationships, Spirituality and Health.

There is a serious drought in personal development for men, and I feel compelled to utilize my education and experience to help other men empower themselves to create a life where they feel joy, pride and fulfillment.