Yoooooo, what’s good with you (gotta switch the intro up every now and then). How is your mental state? How is your life? How are things going with the ladies? I pray all is well with you, I pray you are out here flying catching some sky, I pray you are being great. Whether things are good, bad, or indifferent, hit us up at 2deep4daintro@gmail.com, you will always have family over here, let’s get to it!
I would like to start this one off by getting a little personal. I was married for 10 years. To my knowledge, things were all good… and then they weren’t. It felt as if my marriage went to shit within the span of one week. I was caught completely off guard when my ex-wife told me she wanted to be an “individual” which was code for “I’ve found someone else.” Let me tell you this, a woman will mentally leave you before she physically leaves you. Recently, maybe 2 or 3 days ago, I was thinking to myself…my ex-wife allowed me to be myself, it will be damn near impossible to find a woman who would allow me to be myself the way she did. I know, I wasn’t thinking like a Self-Made-Man at all. As I was having this conversation with myself, I realized something. When I was with her, yes, she allowed me to be myself, but, that person that she allowed me to be was… WEAK. I ate whatever, I smoked all the time, I was doing ex pills every weekend, I complained, I cried in front of her, and I gave into any and every emotion. This so called “being myself” that I’ve been championing and glorifying and wishing somebody would accept me for was without a question… indisputably, indubitably, and conclusively, …. WEAK!
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but the word strong has completely been removed from men’s everyday language. You hear women talk about their strength all day, every day. I’ve heard the term “strong independent woman” till I’m fucking blue in the face. Even when we talk about going to the gym; a place where you go to literally get strong, we say things like… “I need to get right” “I need to get rid of this stomach” or “I need to get in shape.” You never hear men saying, “ I need to get strong” “ I need to be strong” or better yet, “I am strong.”
This is what has happened…we’ve allowed women to brainwash us into thinking that being weak is okay. It’s okay to cry, it’s okay to be in touch with our emotions, it’s okay to talk about every, fucking, thing. And what is the result Today? Just look on any social media site. Men are getting their ass whooped by their women, they’re killing themselves, they’re losing parental privileges, they’re yelling from the top of their lungs arguing and crying to their girlfriends, it’s a sad sight to see. And I get it, we thought being more like them would keep the panties wet. We thought women would look at us and say “I appreciate you for your vulnerability, your so wonderful, come get this pussy.” Many of us have tried to be the man we felt our mother’s deserved. Oh how wrong we have been.
Today is a new day gentlemen. Today, we say, “STRENGTH…NO Weakness!” First, in order for any human being to change, you must first change your belief system. What do you believe in? Do you believe being an emotional man is okay? Do you believe it is okay for men to show weakness? Then you will not be able to proceed. Do you believe you can be strong, that you are strong, that you will be strong? Even more important, do you believe in the strength of your willpower? If the answer is Yes, then strength is yours for the taking. Throughout the day, everyday, your strength will be tested. And the only way to become strong or to get stronger is to push through the resistance. When faced with daily turbulence ask yourself these 3 questions… 1. Is this overwhelming emotion I feel a friend or an enemy? 2. Will the following action I am about to take display strength or weakness? 3. Today I feel… miserable, unhappy, scared, anxious, depressed, sad, and I don’t feel like doing shit, nevertheless, will a man of strength do what has to be done, or does he bitch, cry, complain, and mope?
You must CHOOSE to be strong, you must BELIEVE you are a man of strength, you must DECIDE not to be a man who gives into weakness, even if that is not currently the case. You must do the WORK so that eventually, you will become who you say you are…a Self-Made-Man with impeccable strength. Now, I want you to write these affirmations down. These are some of my personal affirmations that I used when I began this Self-Made journey and I want you to say them aloud when you wake up and before you go to bed for 30 days. In fact, I challenge you to do this for 30 days straight. …let’s go to work!
I AM BOLD-I AM BRAVE-I AM CONFIDENT-I AM DICSPLINED-I AM NOT A MAN WHO ENTERTAINS WEAKNESS-I AM CALM IN THE STORM-I AM NOT GIVING INTO MY EMOTIONS-I AM LIVING ON PURPOSE-I AM LIVING WELL-I AM GREAT-I AM A PRODUCER-I AM DOING IT ANYWAY-I AM ACTION-I AM ON A HIGH FREQUENCY-I AM VALIDATED FROM WITHIN-I AM GREATER THAN MY ENVIRONMENT-I AM PRESENT-I AM DOING THE WORK SO I CAN SHOW THE WORK-I AM GREATFUL-I AM DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT-I AM SELF MADE-I AM STRONG
