Years. As A Result, The Expectation Of Men And The Standard We Are
Held To Has Morphed A Little. But One Thing Is For Sure: There Are
Certain Traits That Define Masculinity That Most Men And Women Agree
Upon.
1¤ A REAL MAN STRIVES TO BE A ROLE MODEL
A Real Man Respects Himself And Others At All Times. If You Begin To
Build A Family, Part Of A Man's Greatest Responsibility Is To Set A
Solid Example For His Children. If You Choose To Let Your Family See
You In A Poor Light (Irresponsible Or Reckless, For Example), You Are
Not Building Yourself Into The Type Of Man They Can Be Proud To Call A
Father And Husband. The Same Applies To The Mum, But The Man Still
Finds Himself Under A Different Level Of Scrutiny Based On Society's
Expectations Of Men. SET The Right Tone And Example.
2¤ A REAL MAN MAKES HIS OWN FORTUNE
A Real Man Doesn't Settle For Handouts Or Charity When It Comes To His
Personal Fortune. A Real Man Isn't Satisfied With Family Money. He
Thanks Lady Luck And Moves On To Decide His Own Destiny. Any Man Who
Inherits Goods From His Late Aunt Or Parents Takes His Inheritance And
Turns It Into 10 Times What It Was.
The Character That You Build From Doing This Is Essential To Growing
As A Man In The Most Traditional Sense. It Doesn't Mean Your Wife Or
Girlfriend Isn't Contributing, And It Doesn't Mean That You Can't Be A
Stay-At-Home Father. It Simply Means That You Are Carving Out Your Own
Space. You Are Truly Independent When You Do This.
3¤ A REAL MAN TAKES CARE OF HIS APPEARANCE
This Is A No- Brainer. One Of The First Things That Anyone Is Going
To Notice About You Is Your Look And Attention To Hygiene. Gone Are
The Days When The I-Am-So-Manly-I-Don't-Care Style Worked. These Days,
Men Are Measured On Their Style. It Doesn't Have To Mean A Suit And
Tie; There's Plenty Of Different Ways A Man Can Dress Well. But It
Needs To Be Clean, Organized And Demonstrative Of Effort. A Man Takes
Pride In His Appearance.
You Are Not Getting Into The Club, Getting The Best Table At The
Restaurant Or Getting Second Glances From Women You're Gawking At If
You Aren't Putting Out There The Fact That You Invest In Yourself.
4¤ A REAL MAN KEEPS HIS HOUSE IN ORDER
Have You Ever Been Inside The Boss's House? There Are No Pizza Boxes
Sitting Around, There Are No Undershirts On The Floor, And There Sure
As Hell Won't Be Any Unpaid Bills Being Used As Beer Coasters. No One
Can Master His Professional Or Personal LifE If He Isn't Already The
Master Of His Own Home.
This Means That Laziness Or "Machismo" Is Not An Excuse To Live Like A
Bottom-Feeder. Keep Your Sty Spotless, Keep Your Documents In Order
And- This Is Key- Take Pride In Where You Live.
5¤ A REAL MAN CAN DEFEND HIMSELF
You Know What's Missing In The World Today? Leaders Who Have Had To
Fight Their Way To The Top. Seriously. Look At The Head Of Any
Business That's Circling The Toilet Bowl, And I'll Show You A BOSS
Whose Parent's Power And Money Kept Him From Ever Learning Things The
Hard Way.
Every Successful Leader Has Been On The Wrong End Of Attack- Be It
With Words Or Be It Whth A Full Assault. But Those Future Captains Got
Up Again And Again, Until They Knew How To Stand Their Ground- And
That Is When You Can Start To Climb The Ladder.
6¤ A REAL MAN'S WORD IS HIS BOND
When A Real Man Makes A Promise, He Keeps It. If He Can't Keep A
Promise, He Doesn't Give His Word. A Man Would Rather Face Severe
Consequences Than Break His Word. Every Man Knows That His Words Are
As Powerful As His Actions, And That They Must Be Taken At Face Value.
7¤ A REAL MAN DOESN'T GOSSIP
Nobody Should Gossip. But A Real Man Trying To Win Respect At Work Or
Among Friends In His Circle Will Not Be Respected If He Develops A
Reputation For Being The Group's Hotline Of Nonsense. The Images Of
The Strong, Silent Type- A La Clint Eastwood- Still Resonate Today...
Because Gossip Is For People With Nothing Better To Do.
8¤ A REAL MAN KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
If You Made The Decision To Build A Family, Then You Need To Equip
Yourself To Take Care Of Them. Nobody Respects The DeadbeatDad Or The
Absentee Father Who Pops In For Birthday Parties And Makes Casual
Appearances At Big Events. These Days, Men Need To Participate In
Family Life. There Are So Many Things Waiting Out There To Undo ThE
Work You Have Done To Raise Your Children Properly, And Part Of Being
A Father Or Man Is Stepping Up And Keeping The Monsters At Bay.
9¤ A REAL MAN IS FOCUSED
We're All Distracted, And The Distractions Keep Piling Up. It Is Easy
To Lose Focus And Find Ourselves Investing In Things That Are Not
Really Helping Us Build Our Futures Or Take Care Of Our Own. We All
Love To Watch As Much Breaking Bad As Possible, And We All Love
Sticking Around For An Extra Cocktail Or Two. But The Important Thing
Is Always To Have A Clear Direction And Make Sure Nothing Gets In The
Way Of Our Plans. Have That Extra Drink, But Make Sure You Are At Your
Desk Killing It The Next Morning, Or Tending To Whatever Else Needs
Tending.
10¤ A REAL MAN IS STRONG
Don't Complain. We All Have Challenges. Complaining For Complaining's
Sake Is Never Helpful. Challenges Are A Part Of Life. Step In And Step
Up. Strength Means Not Running From Things. Ride Into Them And Own
Them. It's A Quality That Will Get You Further Than You May Have Ever
Imagined.
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