Most people believe self-control means suppressing anger. They think emotional discipline is simply the ability to remain quiet when someone insults them, disappoints them or behaves unfairly. But silence alone is not self-control. A man can remain completely silent while still revealing everything through his face, his posture, the speed of his response and the […]
Yesterday I tweeted this: “Be a paradox—ruthless and kind, disciplined and untamed, humble and proud, dangerous and gentle, skeptical and faithful, proletarian and aristocratic, cold in judgment and warm in affection, patient in strategy and decisive in action, private yet magnetic, ambitious without desperation, powerful without cruelty, civilized without becoming soft, and independent without becoming
There are roughly 8 to 10 strategic plans an individual needs to execute in order to move sideways or upwards in any given hierarchy. Sideways into a better position. Upwards into more authority. Outwards into a better network. Higher into a better quality of life. Most people never think this way. They say they want
Most men try to become confident before they become competent. They rehearse the posture. They watch videos on body language. They tell themselves affirmations. They try to speak louder, hold eye contact longer, walk slower, appear calmer, and project certainty before they have earned certainty through repeated proof. This is why so much modern confidence
Before December comes, this thread will guide you to prepare yourself in identifying your values, prioritising them in a hierarchical structure, orient yourself on a path of least resistance and start making sacrifices to obtain them, transforming you into a man of value. Write down your values. For a man, your apex value should be
“People are rarely who they seem to be. Lurking beneath their polite, affable exterior is inevitably a dark, shadow side consisting of the insecurities and the aggressive, selfish impulses they repress and carefully conceal from public view. You must become aware of your own dark side. In being conscious of it you can control and