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3 Small Wins for: 'Why we all need better role models'

02/03/2026

Happy Monday!

Blending 3 of our pillars, Community + Connection, Introspection + Reflection, Presence + Gratitude, we bring you 3 small prompts that help you to find more joy in your everyday. 1 community celebration, 1 question to ask yourself and 1 action for you to take…

1 Celebration:

Community and Connection

Four days ago, the Global Fund for Children launched its Boys Beyond Bias campaign, operating across 22 countries, directly in response to the Louis Theroux Manosphere documentary on Netflix. The campaign aims to shift traditional narratives surrounding young men and boys and champion healthy masculinities by fostering genuine community bonds and positive role models for boys. A 16 year old in Bradford involved in the programme said “seeing older boys show up as role models made him think, if they can do that, so can I”. Amazing!!

1 Question:

Introspection and Reflection

Think about a specific person in your life who modelled something important for you or has been a role model for you. It might have been a parent, a teacher, or an older sibling. It can even be someone you have never met in person. Ask yourself ‘what did they show me but never said out loud’? Role models rarely give big dramatic speeches. Often they live in a way that teaches us something.

1 Action:

Presence and Gratitude

Tell someone you trust something you would normally keep to yourself. The idea of this is not to be a confession or even a breakdown. If you can tell someone you trust one honest thing you have been carrying quietly, it will help so much with what you are struggling with. Being vulnerable is one of the core pillars to being a strong role model, as not only does it allow you to be your trues self, others witness it as well and want to open up more. Vulnerability is not a weakness, as we said, it is actually one of the most powerful things a person can model for someone else. When people see you be real with how you feel, it also gives them permission to be real too.

Try this: tell someone today what they have meant to you, or what you are finding hard right now.

This week on the podcast we explored the manosphere, why young men are being drawn in, and what is actually missing. Listen on Spotify or watch on YouTube.

Listen here

See you next week :)

Charlie and Marcus

Founders of The Mood Booster