Respect Respect is one of the highest signs of an actualized man. It's easy to underestimate people, to be sloppy, to not give adversaries, work colleagues or competitors the respect they deserve.
Respect means you have experience and you've done
your homework. Even though you may aspire to be the best, you recognize that others do, as well. As a human, one of the highest demonstrations of our worth is giving people the respect they deserve.. Ambition Ambition is the opposite of laziness. It's an indicator that, when choosing between comfort and risking to have a better life, you choose the latter. Ambition is prioritizing opportunity before comfort. It's knowing what you want and going after it, regardless of the consequences for your comfort zone. Compassion We live in a harsh world. Unexpected problems and obstacles transpire each day. We're subject to setbacks and fail to achieve the things we want. When things don't go our way, it's easy to get aggressive.
It's hard to understand others. It's a sign of a
wise person when he/she has compassion for others; when he/she understands, even when he/she doesn't get his/her way, that life is sometimes just as it is. He/she understands that other people are suffering from similar problems and understanding them. Self-Esteem Self-esteem is something men should take very seriously and aspire to have. Society now tries to shape and define itself more than any previous generation. Self-esteem is not the opposite of ego; they go together.
In order to be inspired, motivated and do more
with our lives, most of our validation must come from within ourselves. We must be able to follow our own visions rather than what others demand or want from us. Resilience Resilience is a characteristic that is especially important in our generation. As previously mentioned, we live in a generation that prioritizes instant gratification.
Resilience is a sign of wisdom because you
understand that even if things don't go your way right here and now, there will be other ways.
Opportunities will arise. Keep fighting; change your
approach and attack again. Don't give up immediately because something didn't work out the first time. Wisdom The final value — and in a way, the sum of all previous ones — is wisdom. Wisdom is experience. It's about having experienced something before and knowing the pitfalls. It's having experienced similar things. It's having taken risks in the past and being more willing to take risks in the future. It's having taken action in the past and being more willing to take action in the future. Wisdom is, essentially, what you get after you gain life experience. It's a sign of how much you know about the world and life and all of the specific details because you've experienced a multitude of situations before. We should all strive to be wiser each day. Risk As men, we have an impulse to be adventurous, to take risks, to explore and to do more. Society has conditioned us to not take further risks or put ourselves out there. It has conditioned us to comply with existing rules.
One value we should always strive to cultivate, as
men, is risk; adventure; taking action and chasing goals. We will never have anything of true worth in life without risking rejection or embarrassment. This is a reality we need to embrace and use to our advantage. Action Society has conditioned people — men, especially — not to be people of action. We're given everything and expect immediate solutions for everything. But, becoming a man of action is refreshing and a sign that, regardless of conditioning, we know we have to get things done.
Action is one of the most important traits a man
should strive to possess. It’s important that we know our values, capabilities and what we are willing to do for ourselves.