20 life lessons a father must teach his son
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1. Your freedom begins the day you realize nobody is coming to save you
Your life is completely in your own hands. And that's what makes life beautiful.
Success is your responsibility alone. And this is a GOOD THING. Because independence is freedom, and freedom is power.
Your life is completely in your own hands. And that's what makes life beautiful.
Success is your responsibility alone. And this is a GOOD THING. Because independence is freedom, and freedom is power.
2. Self-discipline unlocks the world
To master the world, first master yourself. Your success requires consistent effort, day in and day out, for YEARS.
You're not going to be able to do this if you aren't disciplined. Discipline is your hedge against failed motivation.
To master the world, first master yourself. Your success requires consistent effort, day in and day out, for YEARS.
You're not going to be able to do this if you aren't disciplined. Discipline is your hedge against failed motivation.
3. Leaders don't ask for permission
You can't negotiate true leadership. A leader who begs for compliance isn't really leading anyone.
Assume responsibility. Do what must be done and do it competently. People will follow you because you attract them, not because you chase them.
You can't negotiate true leadership. A leader who begs for compliance isn't really leading anyone.
Assume responsibility. Do what must be done and do it competently. People will follow you because you attract them, not because you chase them.
4. Don't follow the herd
Herd mentality is a dangerous instinct. MOST people can't actually think for themselves. So they mimic what everyone else is doing.
And what is everyone else doing? Usually whatever they're being told to do. Think for yourself. Your reward is freedom.
Herd mentality is a dangerous instinct. MOST people can't actually think for themselves. So they mimic what everyone else is doing.
And what is everyone else doing? Usually whatever they're being told to do. Think for yourself. Your reward is freedom.
5. Laziness is fatal
An active mind requires an active body. A slothful body atrophies your mind. And a dead mind destroys your soul.
You were blessed with arms, legs, hands, and feet. You were blessed with the ability to move freely about the world. This is a gift. USE IT.
An active mind requires an active body. A slothful body atrophies your mind. And a dead mind destroys your soul.
You were blessed with arms, legs, hands, and feet. You were blessed with the ability to move freely about the world. This is a gift. USE IT.
6. Fulfillment only comes from improvement
You'll only be happy when you're making yourself or the world around you better. What you're improving is less important than the fact that you're doing it.
A life spent making the world more beautiful is never wasted.
You'll only be happy when you're making yourself or the world around you better. What you're improving is less important than the fact that you're doing it.
A life spent making the world more beautiful is never wasted.
7. Growth requires pain
Want to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally? Then get used to physical, mental, and emotional strain.
If it doesn't hurt, you aren't growing. But BE CAREFUL. Be SELF AWARE. Because while some pain is growth, some is a warning.
Want to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally? Then get used to physical, mental, and emotional strain.
If it doesn't hurt, you aren't growing. But BE CAREFUL. Be SELF AWARE. Because while some pain is growth, some is a warning.
8. Comfort is a drug
Comfort is an insidious master. It's the most addictive drug on earth. And by the time you realize you're addicted, the damage is done.
Your ambitions wither in a soft cocoon. Life only gets easy when you ditch your comfort zone and do something hard.
Comfort is an insidious master. It's the most addictive drug on earth. And by the time you realize you're addicted, the damage is done.
Your ambitions wither in a soft cocoon. Life only gets easy when you ditch your comfort zone and do something hard.
9. Kindness is not niceness
Kindness signals abundance. Niceness signals necessity.
Ask yourself: "what do I expect in return for this action?" A man who wants nothing in return is a man who already has everything he needs. And there's nothing more powerful than that.
Kindness signals abundance. Niceness signals necessity.
Ask yourself: "what do I expect in return for this action?" A man who wants nothing in return is a man who already has everything he needs. And there's nothing more powerful than that.
10. Learn from others' failures
Want to learn the hard way? Learn from your own mistakes. Want to learn the easy way? Learn from the mistakes of others.
Failure is ALWAYS feedback. Every failure holds a valuable lesson. Outsource your failure to other people's cautionary tales.
Want to learn the hard way? Learn from your own mistakes. Want to learn the easy way? Learn from the mistakes of others.
Failure is ALWAYS feedback. Every failure holds a valuable lesson. Outsource your failure to other people's cautionary tales.
11. Your diet is your destiny
There's no greater influence on your future health and wellbeing than what you stuff into your face on a daily basis.
What should you eat? REAL FOOD. The fewer ingredients the better. Avoid food from laboratories. And never, ever skip your protein.
There's no greater influence on your future health and wellbeing than what you stuff into your face on a daily basis.
What should you eat? REAL FOOD. The fewer ingredients the better. Avoid food from laboratories. And never, ever skip your protein.
12. Money is not evil
If you want to change the world, it's going to cost money.
If you want to support your family, same thing.
To those ends, money is simply a tool. It's amoral. Its virtue is determined by the character of its wielder. A powerful servant, a terrible master.
If you want to change the world, it's going to cost money.
If you want to support your family, same thing.
To those ends, money is simply a tool. It's amoral. Its virtue is determined by the character of its wielder. A powerful servant, a terrible master.
13. Pay yourself first
Give every dollar you earn a purpose. Give it a job. And no matter what, always pay yourself first.
You can auto-invest in any index fund you choose with a few clicks on your phone. Invest in your future before you spend a dime on your present.
Give every dollar you earn a purpose. Give it a job. And no matter what, always pay yourself first.
You can auto-invest in any index fund you choose with a few clicks on your phone. Invest in your future before you spend a dime on your present.
14. Learn to defend yourself
VioIence is a feature of humanity, not a bug. At some point, the day will come when you'll need to defend yourself or those you love from threats. So be ready.
Be capable of ending conflict. But never, ever start it.
VioIence is a feature of humanity, not a bug. At some point, the day will come when you'll need to defend yourself or those you love from threats. So be ready.
Be capable of ending conflict. But never, ever start it.
15. No woman wants a needy man
If you need her, you've already lost her. She doesn't want you to NEED her. She wants you to CHOOSE her. She wants you to WANT her. Big difference.
If she senses you have no other options, or that your happiness depends on her, she'll leave.
If you need her, you've already lost her. She doesn't want you to NEED her. She wants you to CHOOSE her. She wants you to WANT her. Big difference.
If she senses you have no other options, or that your happiness depends on her, she'll leave.
16. No woman wants to be with a child
They want to be with a man. If you behave like a child or expect her to mother you, you'll only invite her creeping resentment.
Mothering requires intense love and energy. Women reserve this love for actual children. Be a man, or be alone.
They want to be with a man. If you behave like a child or expect her to mother you, you'll only invite her creeping resentment.
Mothering requires intense love and energy. Women reserve this love for actual children. Be a man, or be alone.
17. Marriage means loving the whole person
If you expect perfection from your partner, expect to fail. Perfection is a standard no human can possibly meet.
Every one of us has flaws. And every flaw has a flipside. Flaws make us beautiful. Because flaws make us whole.
If you expect perfection from your partner, expect to fail. Perfection is a standard no human can possibly meet.
Every one of us has flaws. And every flaw has a flipside. Flaws make us beautiful. Because flaws make us whole.
18. Fill your own cup first
There's nothing selfish about taking care of yourself. If you aren't at your best, the people you love will suffer most.
Know yourself. Learn what you require to maximize your energy. And be uncompromising about getting what you need.
There's nothing selfish about taking care of yourself. If you aren't at your best, the people you love will suffer most.
Know yourself. Learn what you require to maximize your energy. And be uncompromising about getting what you need.
19. Your life is already happening
People waste years waiting for their life to begin. But your life is happening NOW. RIGHT NOW.
Every moment is a chance to grow. The quality of your future is determined by the caliber of your present. Your decisions today will echo forever.
People waste years waiting for their life to begin. But your life is happening NOW. RIGHT NOW.
Every moment is a chance to grow. The quality of your future is determined by the caliber of your present. Your decisions today will echo forever.
20. Every business has an owner
You can be whatever you want. There is no occupation beneath you. But always remember, every business has an owner. And it can always be you.
Entrepreneurship is a virtue. Understand it, and turn any skill into a generational legacy.
You can be whatever you want. There is no occupation beneath you. But always remember, every business has an owner. And it can always be you.
Entrepreneurship is a virtue. Understand it, and turn any skill into a generational legacy.
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Or if you're raising boys and looking for guidance
YOU are the reason this account exists
Fatherlessness is a plague
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