Are You A Real Man?
July 22, 2010 
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Someone asked me the other day what I thought about manliness. Here is the truth about manliness.
A real man walks over to a woman in whom he is interested. He gets to know her. He realizes that he is a catch. If he finds something attractive about her, then he asks her out and gets her phone number.
A real man will call her up the very next day (or even maybe that night) and set up a date with her, because he wants to get to know her. A real man doesn’t hesitate.
A real man makes decisions. Even when a decision takes time to make, once a real man makes that decision he sticks to it and stands behind it. I know sometimes it takes me a month or two to make a decision on certain important issues in my life, but once I make a decision I never waiver backwards.
I never think to myself, did I make the right decision? Is this the right decision? Should I have gone the other direction?
Sometimes it takes me two months to just buy a car. Once I buy that car, though, I know I’ve made the right decision and I don’t look back.
Sometimes it takes me three months to process something personal that’s going on in my life. Once I make a decision about it , though, I move forward and stick with that decision. I don’t go back and think about the other options I was considering.
A real man walks into a room and smiles. A real man walks into that room and talks to people that he finds interesting.
A real man walks through life knowing that he’s a success. A real man takes risks — business, personal, and everything else. He realized that even when he fails, it’s a lesson that he needed to learn and he embraces it.
A real man does not blame anybody for anything that he’s done, and just accepts things as they come along. More importantly, a real man protects the people that he loves, and is loyal to everybody that he loves.
A real man is loyal to his family. A real man steps up for his kids, his wife, his friends. He never leaves them hanging.
A real man picks up the phone when a friend is in need. A real man picks a friend up when he is in need.
This is what I feel a real man is like. Are you a real man?
Bravo, David. That was an awesome post. My favorite parts: “a real man walks over to a woman in whom he is interested. He gets to know her. He realizes that he is a catch” and “a real man realizes that even when he fails, it’s a lesson that he needed to learn and embrace.” Success is truly all about your attitude and mindset. However you view yourself will be how other people view you. I can only speak for myself, but from now on whenever I find myself feeling hesitant to approach an attractive woman, I will remember those lines and confidently make my move. Thanks for the great post.
I’m a real man.
So if a woman apporaches me(im not going to deny it, I actually like when that happens) then Im not a real man?
This was a great article. I need to show this article to some of my friends.
Your next article that will decorate my wall. The points you mentioned are really essential to become successful at what we love doing. If we regularly kick our ass then this will happen sooner thant we think. And that’s the most important thing.
Thanks David
No Anthony, it means your a chick magnet.
That’s the best real man blog I have read:) The question is I guess back to me; am i a real man? I am doing my best.
I’m a bettter man after I have stumbled across your way of living.
When I promise something, I do it. Actions speak louder than words, this is what my family always told me. Words are elements that strengthen our actions.
I take risks and say to people what I want to say to them, regardless of how extreme it might be. It could be something sexual, or whatever. It’s about speaking my mind and being in the moment.
If they don’t respond back, then it might just be their problem, but I also know that I had something to do with their non response.
Thanks for this blog post and the comments.
In today’s world, many people do not recognise what a real man is.
Men mentoring men – that’s the way it has to be. Men need to learn how to become a man from successful men.
This is such an important point – do not use people who behave badly as your role models.
David, thank you for this blog – you make a real difference in people’s lives.
You have outdone yourself on this one David. Bravo! I couldn’t haved said it better, nor anyone else, for that matter…
@Cathy J: Well saind. And true. Tahank you too
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