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4 Good Habits That Every Man Should Have
Having good habits or bad habits can be the difference between success and failure, riches and poverty, or happiness and misery.
Depending on your habits, you will either be a highly successful man, financially and emotionally, or a complete loser with zero girls, zero money, and a bunch of fake friends.
That’s why it’s so important to have good habits.
Good habits not only improve the quality of your life, but they also improve the quality of you.
1. Lift Weights
As I discussed in Defining Masculinity on a Primal Level, physical strength is one of the most, if not the most, distinguishing features of men.
Modern day men have been robbed of this once common idea.
Now, it isn’t politically correct to say things like this. Some people might find it offensive.
But, it’s the truth. Strength is one of the biggest differences between men and women, and when you put in the effort to become strong, you reap all kinds of rewards.
When you’re physically strong, you become mentally strong.
Physical strength bleeds into all other areas of your life. Do you think that a mentally weak person would be able to deadlift 500 pounds? No, they would’ve given up at 135.
When you’re physically strong, people will respect you more.
Maybe it’s shallow, maybe it’s not, but either way it’s true.
We’re animals by nature, and have a subconscious respect for people who could beat the shit out of us.
When you’re physically strong, women are more attracted to you.
They respond to the confidence that you have – and being able to overhead press twice your weight makes you very confident, believe me.
For increasing strength and building muscle, check out the following articles:
- Which Workout Routine is Right For You?
- The Best Workout Routine for Beginners (How to Gain 20 Pounds of Muscle in 3 Months)
- 4 Fundamental Supplements for Building Muscle
If you’re starting off trying to integrate good habits into your life, I highly recommend that you start with working out.
The reason why is it will make you feel SO MUCH better, which will give you more will power to integrate other habits into your life.
2. Meditate
A strong body is best complemented by a strong mind.
As I said, building physical strength will naturally cultivate a strong mind.
But having a strong mind isn’t as simple as being decisive, assertive, and having will power – it’s also about being serene and calm, without a trace of ego.
One of the best ways that you can cultivate this peace of mind is through meditation.
Meditation is not just for Buddhist monks and hippies.
It’s for anybody who wants to improve their mind.
To get started meditating, check out my simple Guide to Meditation.
3. Read
We literally have experts in their own fields spending years compiling evidence and theories into a single book.
All of their knowledge, from years and years of experience, put into a little collection of papers for easy access.
And then, we have editors that take it a step further, and organize the books so that they’re free of spelling mistakes and errors.
THEN, we have publishers, who help the authors set up the books in a way that is congruent and easy to read.
And after all of this, when years of knowledge and expertise are distilled and organized down into a single little collection of papers, what do most people do?
“Fuck that, dog – I don’t like to read.”
Are you joking me?
How stupid do you have to be to not take advantage of this amazing opportunity?
When you read you expand your mind – you learn from others’ mistakes, and you gain access to knowledge that you would’ve never had before.
Want to learn about psychology? You can literally find thousands of books written by world-class psychologists.
Want to learn about building a business? You can literally find thousands of books written by successful business owners, sharing all of their secrets.
Every single man who has accomplished something worthwhile reads on a regular basis. There are no exceptions to this rule.
We live in unprecedented times – the barriers to accessing knowledge are less than they’ve ever been.
Books are dirt cheap – you can get good books for $10 each, or you can get eBooks on Amazon Kindle for like $1.99 each.
Take advantage of this. Read good books that will change your life.
4. Actively Improve Your Social Circle
Having a large social circle is an incredibly powerful asset.
It means that you have more business opportunities, more friends, more women to choose from, and it will make you a better person.
Having a large social circle of alpha males, for lack of a better term, will keep you on your toes.
It’ll keep you constantly improving; being surrounded by hard-working, determined men tends to bring out the best in you.
The key is quality over quantity, however.
It’s better to have a small social circle of really cool men and women, than a large one of losers.
Don’t use this as an excuse to alienate your entire social circle if they’re losers, however – building a social circle is a process of slowly filtering through different people that you meet.
When you first start off, you may only have a few friends. This is fine.
Slowly they will introduce you to other people, and those people will introduce you to other people, and so on – through this process you can can filter people in and out of your life.
Having a large social circle can be accomplished in several ways:
- Cold approach (meeting strangers in bars, clubs, etc.)
- Hobbies (join a yoga club, book club, charity event, etc.)
- Through introduction (this only works once you have a small social circle)
I’ve left behind plenty of “friends,” because I didn’t feel like they were very valuable to my growth – I understand that it can be hard to do this.
But, if you stick with it, you’ll be thankful you did.
In Summary
In reality, there’s plenty good habits for men to have – however these “fundamental four,” should be the basis of every man’s life.
By lifting weights, your health will grow. By meditating, your ego will diminish. By reading, your knowledge will accumulate. And by actively expanding your social circle, your emotional life will flourish.
If you don’t have any of the good habits mentioned in this article, I recommend starting with one. If you take on too much, it’s easy to lose will power, give up, and relapse back into your old ways.
When you’re trying to integrate good habits into your life, it will be difficult at first—I think it’s best to start off by working out, and then slowly work some other good habits into your life.
Do whatever you want to do, though – massive change is possible if you have the will power to do so.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, let me know in the comments section below. I hope you guys enjoyed the article.
Until next time,
-Jon
About the Author Jon Anthony
After learning to successfully trade the market, build a six pack, start a social circle from scratch, and increase his IQ by 15 points, Jon Anthony has decided to teach others how they can, too. He plans to move to Las Vegas next year to invest in real estate and live it up.
