The 7 Pillars of Masculinity.
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1. Manliness.
Manliness means perfect manhood.
Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.
Manliness involves living a life of excellence, the excellence born from seeking to use up every last drop of your potential and abilities.
Manliness means perfect manhood.
Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.
Manliness involves living a life of excellence, the excellence born from seeking to use up every last drop of your potential and abilities.
2. Courage.
Courage is the mean between fear and recklessness.
Courage consists of acknowledging fears but acting nobly despite these fears in order to maintain manly honour.
Apart from physical courage a man can display courage in other ways:
Courage is the mean between fear and recklessness.
Courage consists of acknowledging fears but acting nobly despite these fears in order to maintain manly honour.
Apart from physical courage a man can display courage in other ways:
Intellectual Courage: This is the courage to think differently and stand up for yourself.
Moral Courage: Thus is the determination to follow what one believes to be right irrespective of the disapproval of others.
Moral Courage: Thus is the determination to follow what one believes to be right irrespective of the disapproval of others.
3. Industriousness.
Greatness is made by harnessing the supreme power of industry.
You have no control over the circumstances into which you are born.
Greatness is made by harnessing the supreme power of industry.
You have no control over the circumstances into which you are born.
But there are two things over which you have complete power: time and toil.
And how they are used is what separates the mediocre from the extraordinary.
And how they are used is what separates the mediocre from the extraordinary.
4. Resolution.
Resolution is a defining characteristic of a mature masculinity.
It is easy to make a choice, much harder to endure in that decision and see it through to the very end.
Resolution is a defining characteristic of a mature masculinity.
It is easy to make a choice, much harder to endure in that decision and see it through to the very end.
Resolution involves a combination of firmness, perseverance, and decisiveness.
You must understand that enduring greatness comes to the man whose resolve remains unshaken through thick and thin.
You must understand that enduring greatness comes to the man whose resolve remains unshaken through thick and thin.
5. Self-Reliance.
Self-Reliance is a firm but modest dependence on your own capabilities, efforts and talents.
Man, to be great must be self-reliant.
Self-Reliance is a firm but modest dependence on your own capabilities, efforts and talents.
Man, to be great must be self-reliant.
You can develop your self-reliance by seeking to constantly surpass yourself.
Your most important competition is with yourself, your present seeking to excel your past.
Your most important competition is with yourself, your present seeking to excel your past.
6. Discipline.
Every man has a latent power within him, a life force,
which inspires bold, courageous action and pursuit of glory.
Every man has a latent power within him, a life force,
which inspires bold, courageous action and pursuit of glory.
Harnessing one's power through discipline is the only way for a man to move forward in life and reach his full potential.
The truest discipline comes from within and is a man's chief source of power.
Discipline is the price you must pay to obtain your deepest desires and become your best self.
Discipline is the price you must pay to obtain your deepest desires and become your best self.
7. Honour.
Honour means being a man of integrity.
Integrity implies the state of being complete,
it is the mark of a man who has successfully integrated all good principle.
His life is a unified whole.
Honour means being a man of integrity.
Integrity implies the state of being complete,
it is the mark of a man who has successfully integrated all good principle.
His life is a unified whole.
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