The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Growing Up Is Overrated Let’s seek to find ways to play more, worry less and find the joy in life’s revolving doors. And that’s where the story begins. Unfortunately, around 5:45 pm my Mom yelled for me to come in. The truth is that the battle for Iwo Jima took place in the deep woods behind my boyhood home. The guns were plastic, the grenades were pinecones and the radios were mostly shoe boxes and duct tape.