How I Found Some Peace of Mind

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Peaceful. Isn’t it?

Our lives can be hectic, chaotic, and stressful. I’m sure you’ve either been there, or are there. Not enough time in the day to do the things that you need and/or want to do. There’s the commute in the morning. There’s the boss on your ass about…. Whatever it is. There’s waiting in line to order and then eat your lunch. Then you get to go back to your deadline that is looming dangerously close.

And then, you get the commute home. Stop and go traffic, horns honking. Rubber neckers rubber necking. Cops doing what cops do on the highway. And then, you get to get inside the house, take out the dog, get dinner ready, wash shit, clean shit, talk about your day if you are lucky, get the family off to whatever events they need to go and do, so on and so forth. Maybe you finally get to go to bed by midnight. Maybe.

And then, you jump on social media. That will keep you up for hours. Politics this, fake news that. Someone bitching about something or other. Christ, I’m exhausted just writing about it.

So let’s stop.

Get off social media. You can do it. Try it for a day. Just one day. Instead of jumping on to see what the latest outrage is, or what the latest tweet from so and so is, just….

Don’t.

Just for one day. One day. That’s all I’m saying. One day.

I gave up Facebook for one day. It was amazing. No stress from that angle. No drama. No bullshit. So I gave it up for another day. Life started slowing down for me. Life started getting easier. I started having more time to do and be a part of more important things. I could get to bed and get to sleep earlier and easier. I slept better.

I gave it up for a week. I started getting a lot more productive in my free time. I’ve been able to write more. Life has started looking a lot better than before.

I gave it up for two weeks. Holy… There’s a whole world of cool, unusual, and interesting things out there. I got outside more. I started moving more. My attitude got better. My outlook on life got better.

Ask yourself this, “Do you really need social media?” Do you?

Social media is just a tool. A very powerful tool. A very powerful, addictive tool. You can throw away your whole life on it if you aren’t careful. How many hours do you spend on social media? Seriously, run a stop watch or something to keep track of just how much time you spend on social media. You’ll be shocked. And it’s so easy.

Seriously guys, get off social media. At least for a day. One day. Try it out. You may just surprise yourselves.

You aren’t missing anything. Trust me on this one.

Get off. For one day. Go outside. Get some sun. Your body needs it.

Thank me later.

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Another 5 Unpleasant Truths – 4

1. There are only 2 genders. Anything else is mental illness.

2. That nose ring you have? You either look like a bull, or you look like you have a booger. Your attractiveness plummets. Men, ladies, don’t. Just don’t.

3. Chest piece tats on a woman? Bad idea. Makes you look harsh. Makes you look masculine. Don’t do it.

4. They are called “tramp stamps” for a reason. You know what I’m talking about.

5. Ladies, for the love of all that is holy, stop cutting your hair off! It’s your superpower. I’ve yet to meet a woman with short hair that looked more feminine than her long haired counterpart. Just stop it. Do you really want to look like a Q-tip? Because you will and you do.

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Red Pill and the 9 to 5

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On Saturday April 14th, I was part of the Red Man Group on YouTube. This is an event that was hosted by Rich Cooper of Entrepreneurs in Cars, Rollo Tomassi of The Rational Male, Donovan Sharpe of The Sharpe Reality, and Aaron Clarey of Asshole Consulting.

Most of you are probably not new to the ‘Sphere, and probably not new to the Red Pill either. If you are new, you need to check these men out. These guys are the real deal. One thing I noticed while I was in the company of these Men, is that I was the only one speaking out who has a “traditional” job. I work for someone else. My income is dependent on me showing up, doing the work, and them paying me for it. Most of the faces and voices speaking about the Red Pill are “anti-fragile” in one way or another. They don’t have a “boss” so to speak, and so they don’t have to worry about getting reprimanded or losing their jobs.

I had a man reach out to me on Twitter, giving me a shout-out for the fact that I’m speaking about the Red Pill and that I have a “9-5” job. It stopped me in my tracks for a moment and made me think.

I’m almost positive that there are more of “us” out there that are unplugging or are unplugged that hold down traditional jobs. Why don’t we hear from more of them? I think I already know the answer(s).

  1. They are too afraid to speak out. It could totally blow back on them and they could lose their jobs. Retaliation is real.
  2. They are too busy hustling and busting their asses to make ends meet. I’m sure many of these men are putting in the long hours to support a family, or at least to pay some form of child support and/or alimony.

What I’m trying to say is this:

Men, you are not alone. I’m right there with you about the job, the bills, the relationships in your life, etc. I get it.

Follow me on Twitter, sign up for my email list, comment here if you want. Tell me your story.

We are the “Silent Majority.” I know this. But we don’t have to stay silent. We can figure it out. We can change it.

One man at a time.

P.S. Here’s the video. It’s almost 2 hours long and worth the time. Check it out.

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