Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Suggested goals for my fellow men

 

1. Strive to be a man people want to be around. This means being congenial, fair, loyal, and honest.

2. Try to do something nice for someone at least once each day, even if it's as simple as holding a door for someone.

3. Decide what your principles are as a man and live by them. Make decisions using your principles instead of using fear, pain or pleasure.

4. Strive to exercise a few times a week. It keeps you fit and your mind clear.

5. Keep yourself groomed, clean, and neat. it will make you feel more confident.

6. You live in a marketing culture that tries to convince you that self gratification in all forms is the way to happiness. The real way to happiness is to give to others. Find a benevolent club, church, or organization. Join it and make a difference. Then you'll feel real happiness in spite of your other problems.

7. Shut the TV off. Find productive ways to spend your time. Any time you are about to do something, ask yourself first if you are just distracting yourself.

8. Don't spend your life distracting yourself from being something better.

9. Realize that everyday you are exposed to 3000-5000 advertisements.

10. Rise above the sea of bullshit around you. Be an island.

11. Stop worrying about keeping pace with your friends. Instead figure out what is important to you.

12. The world is full of creepy, insecure, arrogant, selfish, dishonest, and narrow minded men. You can be something better.

As men, truths to heed:

1. You are allowed to feel emotion, smile, laugh, and have fun

2. Asking for directions is a sign of strength, not weakness

3. The measure of a man is how he thinks and acts, not about muscles or tattoos. Think about that.

 

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