Life isn’t won in the easy chair. It’s not won in bed, nor by winning the lottery. Life is won where all battles are won, in the trenches, it’s fought for and taken, it isn’t handed over or bestowed upon. To Man Up is to understand that life is a struggle, it just is, there […]
Man Up Monday: Do What Must Be Done
Part of being a man and being a leader is doing what must be done, not what you’d like to do or what the populace wants you to do. Sometimes you need to be violent to protect the innocent. Sometimes you need to work long, arduous hours to provide for your family. You may not […]
Man Up Monday: The Choice That Controls Your Fate
It’s becoming more and more apparent that each man has the same amount of control over his life; be it his present or his destiny. This control comes in the form of a decision: how we react to the events, good and bad, that occur in our lives. Strong men choose to see hardship not […]
Man Up Monday: Never Give An Excuse
An excuse is a release. It’s a release from responsibility, something that so few want and so many need in today’s world. A man never bucks his responsibilities, it isn’t in the nature of a real man. Thus, a man cannot also give an excuse because to do so is to relinquish the responsibility he […]
Man Up Monday: Do What No One Else Is Willing To Do
There are so few warriors because there are so few of us who are willing to do what’s necessary to win in life or to protect those who need protecting. There are so few successful men because those who are willing to work and suffer and persist are in the minority. To man up is […]
Yes, You Should Man Up and Grow a Pair.
Sitting on me arse, writing away, I broke one of my own golden rule; I got distracted. I opened my email account to check what was going on in the middle of a workday when I was supposed to be writing, not emailing or Googling or Facebooking. It was with that initial act of weakness, […]
8 Reasons Why You’ll Never Live the Life You’re Capable of Living
Excuses come in all shapes and forms, and they’ll continue to take on other shapes and forms, that is, until we remove them from our lives, and begin to live our lives on our terms. Here are 8 reasons why you’ll never live the grand, epic life that you’re capable of living. All 8 things, may not describe […]
Man Up! The “That’s Just Your Opinion” Argument is for Losers
The latest episode of the Man Up! series on the Youtubes covers the belief that your life is out of your control, that your future isn’t in your hands, and that your success or lack-there-of is pre-determined. Typically, when the opposite idea that your future is in your hands is brought up, it’s hit with the common, lazy rebuttal […]
The 4 Steps To Glory and Manhood in 2014
A real man is self reliant and courageous. There isn’t a pussy who can call himself a real man. He’s persistent. He keeps the faith while others lose theirs. He’s a leader, a true leader who forges his own path, who talks to the loner in the corner of the cafeteria while the mob chooses to […]
Why You Need to Man Up And Chase Your Dreams
The longer I live, and the more people I meet, I realize that successful and happy people work harder than unhappy people. I’ve realized that they set bigger goals and take action on said goals while unhappy people are content to merely dream. I’ve also realized that it’s important that you’re real with yourself, who […]
32 Rules For The Game of Life
I’m man enough to admit it, that as the tank rolled up, and the sacrifices of the father had all come to fruition, and the boy was happy, safe, and completely ignorant to the atrocities he’d survived, a tear trickled down my cheek. If you don’t know what I’m walking about, you need to watch […]
It’s About Time You Take a Stance
25 Ways To Man Up!
To ‘man up’ is to act like a man. But what does ‘acting like a man’ mean? Well, a real man is a rock. He’s a leader. He’s the foundation that supports his family and friends. When others lose hope, have fear, or quit, he continues forward, bringing them with him in the process. Real men are […]