55yr old man here, 2 years separated, hopefully she'll stop stalling and sign the divorce papers in early 2025. John, I carry my vision in my wallet. When I hit rock bottom in Dec 2023, I made a laminated card to carry around with me, using inspiration from the movie "Riddick." One side of the card has a pic of Riddick with the words, "There are bad days, and then there are legendary bad days." The other side had a picture of overweight and unhappy me with the words, "So now we reset the clock." It worked wonders, now I am super fit and happy, never to co-habit or marry every again. In 2025, I hope to purchase a small cabin in a rural area I have my eye on, get a Labrador and enjoy the freedom and peace I have worked so hard for. So yes, stay single is my motto too, for I tried the other one and the scars still run deep.
My year was 2021 with separation and divorce in 2023. I got super fit also and then I got an injury to my back. It effected left leg strength and started to see progress and then unseen health issues have occurred over the last 3 months. Crazy, my plan was the same outlook with a garden , dog, small home, 7 car garage and I was planning on moving in 2023, but here I am over weight and trying to fix my health issues,but with no health insurance and limited ability to work due to these last three years of crazy all started with an injury to my back. I figured out, people can't prepare for the future because we don't know what can change our direction. I do hope you find your happiness and goals, but leave room to except help, as you can't prepare for the unexpected.
@@BlakesPipes Sorry to hear about your back issues - it's so easy to take good health for granted and then boom it hits u. My brother in-law has had 2 major back operations and looking at a possible third - he is house bound currently. Take care.
@@aldosigmann419 I am /was a physical therapist. Working with a patient that was 320 pounds. Good leg buckled and my back did not fare so well to assisting the patient back to sitting. Herniated L3 with sever impingement on L3 nerve. Lost 50 percent of left leg strength. Just got back to being able to work a sedentary job 8 hours a day a few times a week and diverticulitis hit 3 months ago. Two flare ups. I tell you that because, I never saw any of these two health issues coming. We can't prepare for things we do not know. Just becareful with local support with people. If it was not for my neighbors, garbage would not get out. Medications would have been hard to get and another neighbor brought food. People I only met just a year before all this crap went down hill. As far as your brother in law with back surgery, i can relate. Not fun times. I was bed bound and used walker to my toilet for months. One or two trips to the kitchen a day. Alcohol was a friend for a while as it was the only thing that got rid of the pain and made me tolerate day to day. So I feel for him. But I work tonight and getting a small step forward again. Have a plan that I should be 80 back to real life in 4 months. Keep truckin my friend. Happy new year!😊
We all go through life thinking that money will give us a life of freedom when, in fact, freedom is the very thing we end up sacrificing in order to reach that senseless goal.
Sorry, money does provide freedom. I have friends that are retired with millions. But because they are weak, they don’t enjoy themselves. Money is necessary, but there’s a little more added to it to enjoy it.
"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -- Lao-Tze
It’s been a tough year after splitting from my ex . I’m 55 . This year I passed my motorbike test in Scotland . Next Summer I’m touring Europe with my son on our bikes . We’re gonna go through the Alps . What a summer it’s gonna be !
Here's what I did a few years ago. Asked myself what would I do if I won a billion dollars. Then asked myself if I can replicate some of those things without much money at all. Turned out there were many things I could do now. So I did them.
Someone asked me about my New Year's resolutions, and I replied, 'Why wait a whole year to start fixing my life?' I prefer making changes in real-time, as and when they’re needed. Waiting for the start of the Gregorian calendar feels like procrastination to me. Of course, my perspective wasn't exactly popular-but hey, they did ask!
Those specifically dated resolutions never made sense to me either. If you want to lose weight, today is the day to start doing so. And that logical approach can be applied to anything that has to do with resolutions or your own personal goals.
Mr. Griffin, Thank you for talking about and giving guidance on men's issues to help us get and be better for ourselves. The situation with women is now a dead horse. We know it is best to leave them where they stand and ONLY have the shortest of professional contact with them. Please continue to focus on male self improvement for us. I plan to get good with God, myself, my health, my money, a modest (estrogen free) home, etc..... Thanks again for all that you do for us and I wish you and all the guys here all the very best, Kevin
My vision for a better life is about me, me and me. This is exactly how women view their life choices, so us men need to start looking at it the same way.
The part of your videos that I really enjoy is hearing the crunching of leaves as you walk along the path…… It’s crunch time!…… Hearing that sound clears my mind for some reason and it’s quite sensual
I lift my dumbbells a couple times a week. Maybe two sets of 8 for each exercise. I tied a fractional weight on a piece of furniture with a cord. When glancing around the front room, I see this weight and it reminds me to make sure I do the exercises. I also have some cardstock to record my progress. So far I have lost about 40 pounds. Its important to be reminded of your goals every day.
To the Stoics, character was EVERYTHING. Start with Meditations by Marcus Aurelius to gain a broad and practical view of human existence. The Emperor said that a meaningful life was not lived for ourselves alone, but for the common good, and that every person can contribute to this through acts great and small. By the way, Marcus Aurelius, ruler of the Roman Empire, had an unfaithful wife (Faustina), who was a serial cheater. Which just goes to show that you *never* could make women happy.
Video is late today....and I still appreciate every second....you sir are my mentor on life....I appreciate you and your time you invest trying to help me struggling thru divorce and finding purpose...happy new year
John, you randomly got recommended on my feed and decided to watch several of your videos. I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts and life experiences. I am 32 and being told I need to get married to a girl I am not sure about, but thanks to these videos I will make the right decision and change my life drastically. Thanks again.
"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law (principles to live by), happy is he", Proverbs 29:18 Words to live by. Thanks for the reminder!
John, after my divorce I had a conversation with myself. I wanted to focus on the things that make me happy. I retired my folks and moved them into the master suite of my home, helping my patients I see daily, cook for myself and folks, my mom needs a break, buy cars I like, repair, modify, enjoy. The final thing is getting my retirement savings back on track.
I wanted to drop a second comment here, just to say this video really helped me. I've done so many journaling exercises over the years, answering countless questions about "what do you want in life," to find my vision, goals, mission, purpose, etc... But your way of focusing on "peak experiences" and who you were BEING in those moments, really helped me focus in on something different, something less superficial. I think this clarity will help me stop focusing so much on things I wanna GET, and instead focus more on who I love BEING as a person. Really excellent video, thank you.
Thanks John. Great insights and a great beginning to the new year. All the best for 2025. Ahhh, yesss - I can stay single! So far so good. Regards, Sean.
Very good video. I was that person with that wrong Vision board. Stil have the Porsche on there. Since a couple of weeks I have finally my vision pretty complete. And I fully understand what you talking about I feel it already, this is what you need. A real personal vision is the only thing that will motivate you. And most importantly I have my passion for life back.
Too many sons were raised by single mothers and never really learned how to become a man until they find MGTOW channels. Thank you John for helping them.
Nice, informative video on self development. Brings back memories when Toyota put me thru the Lou Tice Pacific Institute program back in mid 90’s. Have been using the principles since. Takes commitment and discipline but I think it’s worth it. Keep up the informative videos.
Don’t change your sign off. For those who align with it, it’s perfect. Thanks for all the videos that you do. It helped a lot! Life 2.0 in 2025 for me!
Another great video! And just what I was looking for. Everything you said was so true in every way. Recently divorced, happy and finding my way, but after 10 years of narccisistic abuse, my requirment is that what I do must bring me peace. The concern is that if I do some of my plans, there is no going back in what I leave behind, and will that peace be there in what I create that is so incredibily necessary. We all have plans, can achieve them, but ultimately, will that peace be there. My journey, and I think a lot of other men like me as well. Thank you again for all your support and hard work in bringing this content to us. I love your channel and watch all the videos. Have a great New Year, John. God bless!
Happy New Year John, keep producing videos in 2025. I think it's best for most men to aim for small, gradual progress and then confidence returns for larger, life changing progress. 📽️👍
I'm 27 and feel like a failure at life. I'm working on myself now and it's been very beneficial. At this rate I think I will probably never have sex or be in a relationship again but honestly, I dont even care anymore. I just want to achieve the goals I had as a kid
Time is the main thing that people and men give away. Like a 10,15, 20 year marriage which is thrown out the window. It takes time a serious consideration of where you sit in life. Don't give time away to people who will not value it.
John, I work with IT but always wanted to be a DJ. A play the guitar and really love to play it, create musics/sounds with it. People say I'm creative. I'm seriously thinking about giving it a chance.
Habits beat goals. Goals succumb to externals out of my control. My habits measure me to me. The direction of advance goes on when habits power the choices needed. Budget, collaboration, effectiveness - all come from habits. Habits make Action to create the vision, however complex.
One of my coworkers bought an expensive truck and the boss at the company said i know you have to stay now. If it was a great job he wouldnt have said that.
Things to think about: Create a life you can live with. We all have special gifts, find your highest and best use. We are happiest when we are climbing. No one else can make you happy. Money won't make you happy but having no money will make you very unhappy. Love God, serve others, live simply. Without your health you have nothing. You can't be proud of your gifts as they were given to you, you can only be proud of your choices. You will increase the likelyhood of cultivating meaning in your life to the extent that you succeed in finding things that are worth doing even without the compensation of success. You can guage what is important to someone by how they spend their time and money. A mans true wealth is the good that he does in the world. Most women are not sugar and spice and everthing nice.
One could also point out that a compass that's a degree or two off is still "directionally correct." Boston is a lot closer to New York than LA is. :) Thus, visionary perfection isn't required. Just get meaningfully closer.
fiction vs literature some men are by nature not aggressive nor competitive. all kinds... on paper, I have had a lot of unrealized potential. but I am now just comfortable in my own skin
Pretty good stuff once again. Although the material thing.. I have to say. If you have a comfortable ride that doesn't break down.. That makes me really happy tbh. If you have Porsche money, go for it. But don't expect a great experience from a second hand for 10k... Many young guys buy such a messed up car just to realize their dream and then it becomes a nightmare.
Helping the others is not more valious than focus on your own happiness. Altruism is not the ultimate porpose, just because some priests or politicians say it. And having materialistic goals is a lot better than not having no goal at all.
As the numbers of women in media, entertainment, academia, and government increases, so does the abuse of men. There's no coming back from this now, only forward to the crash, and if you dont get out of the system, and self sufficient, your life will soon have meaning, things like starvation and death. Methinks its time to focus every man on building his own life raft. Survival is a great meaning! 😊
Sir can u make a video on according to u at what age dating becomes really hard on men because their are a lot of content on RUclips which tells that men in 30 have it easier in dating but in my case I m finding it difficult to date in my late 20s only , so according to u at what age dating really becomes hard on men or tell us according to u at what age did u really find dating easy and hard on your Life
Problem with starting over was nothing changed, it was the same thing over again. It starts out with a little lower expectations, a little more rigid effort, almost felt like taking off right where I left off. And it was. I take some of the blame because the slate wasn't clean and I don't think it ever will be. silly emotions and feelings get in the way. But my desires are the same as they always have been from the beginning, which are slowly becoming a fantasy. I'm going to have to forget what is traditional and start considering just being friends or something first. So that we can treat each other like a loving couple instead of partners. Hard to explain but, you can never go home over tore up tracks. All my problems are my own, I will say I would have been better off single, if I had never met certain people, I feel dumber for having known women.. idle hands are the work of the devil, keep them busy. Maybe one day you'll look up and the love of your life will be standing in front of you. 80% of the friends of mine remarried foreign women and are very happy. Women from other countries have different respect and understanding of men. Look at our president, people of power, behind every great man is a great woman.
Thanks Especially men can or even will profit very much from a carnivore diet. Such a diet makes us strong, focused and manly. Don’t believe that green beans are healthy! They are not. Note: If you would be starving, eating green beans is fine. Plants are survival foods. But, especially men, will strive on meat, while we only survive on plants. Note: If you want your girl, wife or female partner to be strong, healthy and mentally strong, feed her animal based meals too. The stronger you need to be, the better it is to be on a carnivore diet. Note: Best is to stay on your carnivore diet, as your body adapts to it. Mixing often is counterproductive. Try it Love it Never stop it.
That’s why you must stay single and never get somebody pregnant unless having lots of children, use your goal. That’s why marriage fails and won’t work because you need to find somebody that has the same goals as you and as those dynamic goals change, she needs to change too. Her goals won’t match yours, and if they appear to, she’s submitting to you and resent you for it. Eventually, she will cash in with America’s divorce laws in place. If I buy a lottery ticket, I’m only out a dollar. Finding that girl is like winning the lottery, but it’ll cost a hell of a lot more than a dollar.
"The masses" makes me laugh, because you do not see you as "the masses". I am not the masses. All the people I knew who followed "metaphysics" are in disarray now. Intention, details, and expectation of outcome are what is vital. The "law of attraction" and that line is nonsense. Work is what makes things happen.
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55yr old man here, 2 years separated, hopefully she'll stop stalling and sign the divorce papers in early 2025. John, I carry my vision in my wallet. When I hit rock bottom in Dec 2023, I made a laminated card to carry around with me, using inspiration from the movie "Riddick." One side of the card has a pic of Riddick with the words, "There are bad days, and then there are legendary bad days." The other side had a picture of overweight and unhappy me with the words, "So now we reset the clock." It worked wonders, now I am super fit and happy, never to co-habit or marry every again. In 2025, I hope to purchase a small cabin in a rural area I have my eye on, get a Labrador and enjoy the freedom and peace I have worked so hard for. So yes, stay single is my motto too, for I tried the other one and the scars still run deep.
My year was 2021 with separation and divorce in 2023. I got super fit also and then I got an injury to my back. It effected left leg strength and started to see progress and then unseen health issues have occurred over the last 3 months. Crazy, my plan was the same outlook with a garden , dog, small home, 7 car garage and I was planning on moving in 2023, but here I am over weight and trying to fix my health issues,but with no health insurance and limited ability to work due to these last three years of crazy all started with an injury to my back. I figured out, people can't prepare for the future because we don't know what can change our direction. I do hope you find your happiness and goals, but leave room to except help, as you can't prepare for the unexpected.
That is a very nice card and Riddick had some great one-liners, haha.
@@BlakesPipes Sorry to hear about your back issues - it's so easy to take good health for granted and then boom it hits u.
My brother in-law has had 2 major back operations and looking at a possible third - he is house bound currently.
Take care.
@@aldosigmann419 I am /was a physical therapist. Working with a patient that was 320 pounds. Good leg buckled and my back did not fare so well to assisting the patient back to sitting. Herniated L3 with sever impingement on L3 nerve. Lost 50 percent of left leg strength. Just got back to being able to work a sedentary job 8 hours a day a few times a week and diverticulitis hit 3 months ago. Two flare ups. I tell you that because, I never saw any of these two health issues coming. We can't prepare for things we do not know. Just becareful with local support with people. If it was not for my neighbors, garbage would not get out. Medications would have been hard to get and another neighbor brought food. People I only met just a year before all this crap went down hill. As far as your brother in law with back surgery, i can relate. Not fun times. I was bed bound and used walker to my toilet for months. One or two trips to the kitchen a day. Alcohol was a friend for a while as it was the only thing that got rid of the pain and made me tolerate day to day. So I feel for him. But I work tonight and getting a small step forward again. Have a plan that I should be 80 back to real life in 4 months. Keep truckin my friend. Happy new year!😊
That's an awesome idea for an index card, I've used them for scripture, but I can see how Riddick would totally kick ass🎉
We all go through life thinking that money will give us a life of freedom when, in fact, freedom is the very thing we end up sacrificing in order to reach that senseless goal.
Money can be an interesting and fun aspect of life, but not if it’s only used for buying stuff
If you do it right you will have freedom
Sorry, money does provide freedom.
I have friends that are retired with millions. But because they are weak, they don’t enjoy themselves. Money is necessary, but there’s a little more added to it to enjoy it.
When you get enough money, you can choose to be free. I am free!
Knowing that the biggest note costs only few cents to make is such a joke 😂
"Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
-- Lao-Tze
Great comment
So true
@@john-griffin most of us in life go too fast to learn our true destiny. However, everyone is destined.
It’s been a tough year after splitting from my ex . I’m 55 . This year I passed my motorbike test in Scotland . Next Summer I’m touring Europe with my son on our bikes . We’re gonna go through the Alps . What a summer it’s gonna be !
Live for you and your son.
Sounds like you have the right plan. Good luck.
That sounds like fun 👍
So cool.
Here's what I did a few years ago. Asked myself what would I do if I won a billion dollars. Then asked myself if I can replicate some of those things without much money at all. Turned out there were many things I could do now. So I did them.
Yes agree, One experience for me, having a hot cup of tea, on a mountain on a foggy day. Managed to do this many times with normal money.
that’s deeper than we know
Excellent!!
Someone asked me about my New Year's resolutions, and I replied, 'Why wait a whole year to start fixing my life?' I prefer making changes in real-time, as and when they’re needed. Waiting for the start of the Gregorian calendar feels like procrastination to me. Of course, my perspective wasn't exactly popular-but hey, they did ask!
Those specifically dated resolutions never made sense to me either. If you want to lose weight, today is the day to start doing so. And that logical approach can be applied to anything that has to do with resolutions or your own personal goals.
Mr. Griffin, Thank you for talking about and giving guidance on men's issues to help us get and be better for ourselves. The situation with women is now a dead horse. We know it is best to leave them where they stand and ONLY have the shortest of professional contact with them. Please continue to focus on male self improvement for us. I plan to get good with God, myself, my health, my money, a modest (estrogen free) home, etc.....
Thanks again for all that you do for us and I wish you and all the guys here all the very best, Kevin
My vision for a better life is about me, me and me. This is exactly how women view their life choices, so us men need to start looking at it the same way.
The ONLY one you should put ahead of yourself is God.
The part of your videos that I really enjoy is hearing the crunching of leaves as you walk along the path…… It’s crunch time!…… Hearing that sound clears my mind for some reason and it’s quite sensual
It is one of the most wonderful sounds when you walk through the woods
Thanks
I agree.
I lift my dumbbells a couple times a week. Maybe two sets of 8 for each exercise. I tied a fractional weight on a piece of furniture with a cord. When glancing around the front room, I see this weight and it reminds me to make sure I do the exercises. I also have some cardstock to record my progress. So far I have lost about 40 pounds. Its important to be reminded of your goals every day.
Bravo...
Excellent!
Great tip! It’s so important to be reminded of your goals.
I have knocked on Heaven’s door five times. As a result, every day is special, and all my conscious moments are filled with gratitude.
Wow. That certainly puts your priorities in order
Happy New Year John. All the Best to you in 2025 🎉
Thanks
To the Stoics, character was EVERYTHING. Start with Meditations by Marcus Aurelius to gain a broad and practical view of human existence.
The Emperor said that a meaningful life was not lived for ourselves alone, but for the common good, and that every person can contribute to this through acts great and small.
By the way, Marcus Aurelius, ruler of the Roman Empire, had an unfaithful wife (Faustina), who was a serial cheater. Which just goes to show that you *never* could make women happy.
Thank you for your content John. Wishing you all the best for 2025.
Yes agree. Happy new year to you and John. 😁👍👍
I appreciate that!
Video is late today....and I still appreciate every second....you sir are my mentor on life....I appreciate you and your time you invest trying to help me struggling thru divorce and finding purpose...happy new year
John, you randomly got recommended on my feed and decided to watch several of your videos. I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts and life experiences. I am 32 and being told I need to get married to a girl I am not sure about, but thanks to these videos I will make the right decision and change my life drastically. Thanks again.
It's always nice to hear that people are finding the videos useful.
Awesome videos as always
Glad you like them!
I’m glad to see a video explaining how to heal and go forward.
"After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true".
Interesting thought
"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law (principles to live by), happy is he", Proverbs 29:18 Words to live by. Thanks for the reminder!
Good one ☝️
Happy new year from the Philippines 😁
Happy new year. 😁👍
Happy New Year to you as well!
Happy new year everyone! May 2025 be focused on your own happiness, health and wealth.
Happy New Year!
That was amazing!
Great content John! We all know what the problems are, it's time we all focus on solutions for each of us that bring personal meaning to life.
John, after my divorce I had a conversation with myself. I wanted to focus on the things that make me happy. I retired my folks and moved them into the master suite of my home, helping my patients I see daily, cook for myself and folks, my mom needs a break, buy cars I like, repair, modify, enjoy. The final thing is getting my retirement savings back on track.
Glad you're doing what makes you happy.
January 1st 2025 12:00 am, starting the year with this video, perfect
A great message for making 2025 your Best Year Yet!
Glad you enjoyed it
Think and dream beyond the game
Well said!
Love ya John! 12-31-53 I turn 71 😂 hanging tough
Happy birthday, brother!
Thanks, John.
Thanks for sharing everything you do, John. I hope you have a healthy and prosperous year ahead!
Thanks for the well wishes. I appreciate the support.
Gracias Mr. Chingon.
John, thanks for your thoughts, advice and more. Best wishes for 2025. Look forward to listening to you and your great ideas on life.... 👍
Thanks! I appreciate the support.
We went to bed early last night. Missed your video. Good morning 🌄 watching now. We don't celebrate New year 😂😂😂............ stay safe in 2025
I wanted to drop a second comment here, just to say this video really helped me. I've done so many journaling exercises over the years, answering countless questions about "what do you want in life," to find my vision, goals, mission, purpose, etc... But your way of focusing on "peak experiences" and who you were BEING in those moments, really helped me focus in on something different, something less superficial. I think this clarity will help me stop focusing so much on things I wanna GET, and instead focus more on who I love BEING as a person. Really excellent video, thank you.
I'm really glad to hear it helped you!
Excellent Video John.
I appreciate it.
When it comes to material things the key to happiness is to have gratitude for what you already have.
Thanks John. Great insights and a great beginning to the new year. All the best for 2025. Ahhh, yesss - I can stay single! So far so good. Regards, Sean.
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Very good video. I was that person with that wrong Vision board. Stil have the Porsche on there. Since a couple of weeks I have finally my vision pretty complete. And I fully understand what you talking about I feel it already, this is what you need. A real personal vision is the only thing that will motivate you. And most importantly I have my passion for life back.
Sounds like you have figured it out
BTW....Happy New Year's John. I always look for your videos. Here's to continued success!
Thanks!
Happy New Year and always appreciate the advice
Happy New Year to you as well!
Thank you for the insights.
Too many sons were raised by single mothers and never really learned how to become a man until they find MGTOW channels.
Thank you John for helping them.
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks
It took me til now 34 almost 35 to figure out what direction I want to go in for my life lol it takes longer for some of us
Late bloomers are usually oddly successful
37 year old; starting Life 2.0 2025; it's never too late to figure out who you are.
Happy New year to you too
Happy new year
Happy New Year John, and if you can stay single!🎉
Thanks
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you too!
Brilliant film ❤thanks
Thanks
Really enjoyed this- some of this I did in 2011/12, however it's always good to re-visit everything and start from scratch. I'll do this Sir!
Incredibly great advice. Thank you!
Nicely said.
Glad you found it helpful!
Nice, informative video on self development. Brings back memories when Toyota put me thru the Lou Tice Pacific Institute program back in mid 90’s. Have been using the principles since. Takes commitment and discipline but I think it’s worth it. Keep up the informative videos.
Thanks for sharing that!
Don’t change your sign off. For those who align with it, it’s perfect. Thanks for all the videos that you do. It helped a lot! Life 2.0 in 2025 for me!
Thanks! Glad to hear it helped.
Another great video! And just what I was looking for. Everything you said was so true in every way. Recently divorced, happy and finding my way, but after 10 years of narccisistic abuse, my requirment is that what I do must bring me peace. The concern is that if I do some of my plans, there is no going back in what I leave behind, and will that peace be there in what I create that is so incredibily necessary. We all have plans, can achieve them, but ultimately, will that peace be there. My journey, and I think a lot of other men like me as well. Thank you again for all your support and hard work in bringing this content to us. I love your channel and watch all the videos. Have a great New Year, John. God bless!
Glad I could help.
Personally, I do not believe in New Year's resolutions. The time is now.
Happy new year. Cheers to action when it's called for. 👍👍
thanks john
Quiet desperation is the English way. The time has come the song is over, thought I'd something more to say......
Pink Floyd...and everything is eclipsed by the moon. Thanks be well.b
I think the original quote is from American philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.
@@Andygb78 I think his ends " is buried with a song in his heart."
@@Andygb78 I think his ends " is buried with a song in his heart."
@@williamjones4456 Yes, something like that. That most men die with the song still in them.
interesting video John, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
The 3 C’s: Crib, Car, & Career… then improve upon them. ❤
Happy New Year John, keep producing videos in 2025. I think it's best for most men to aim for small, gradual progress and then confidence returns for larger, life changing progress. 📽️👍
Happy new year!
I'm 27 and feel like a failure at life. I'm working on myself now and it's been very beneficial. At this rate I think I will probably never have sex or be in a relationship again but honestly, I dont even care anymore. I just want to achieve the goals I had as a kid
Time is the main thing that people and men give away. Like a 10,15, 20 year marriage which is thrown out the window. It takes time a serious consideration of where you sit in life. Don't give time away to people who will not value it.
John, I work with IT but always wanted to be a DJ. A play the guitar and really love to play it, create musics/sounds with it. People say I'm creative. I'm seriously thinking about giving it a chance.
I think if you have a passion and you’re willing to work really hard at it you have nothing to lose
@@john-griffin Good point. Many thanks!
After a 30 year marriage ended at 51 the only thing I want the rest of my life is the song by Frank Sinatra
My Way!
Habits beat goals. Goals succumb to externals out of my control. My habits measure me to me. The direction of advance goes on when habits power the choices needed. Budget, collaboration, effectiveness - all come from habits. Habits make Action to create the vision, however complex.
Actually they saying is "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation......." with all the videos you've made, it fits so perfectly lol.
A nice house , a nice car and a big bank account will make me happy and fulfilled, and will give me a very deep meaning and purpose in life.
I like to get to the root of the matter.
Why do people do what they do? Is it to impress people?
This is what causes a lot of problems in one's life.
Wanting and attachments
I have been on Everest, I am 100% serious when I say that being married was much harder.
its all about the message, dont worry about the intro etc
I find the challenge of doing or getting something better than the end result itself.
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One of my coworkers bought an expensive truck and the boss at the company said i know you have to stay now. If it was a great job he wouldnt have said that.
Things to think about: Create a life you can live with. We all have special gifts, find your highest and best use. We are happiest when we are climbing. No one else can make you happy. Money won't make you happy but having no money will make you very unhappy. Love God, serve others, live simply. Without your health you have nothing. You can't be proud of your gifts as they were given to you, you can only be proud of your choices. You will increase the likelyhood of cultivating meaning in your life to the extent that you succeed in finding things that are worth doing even without the compensation of success. You can guage what is important to someone by how they spend their time and money. A mans true wealth is the good that he does in the world. Most women are not sugar and spice and everthing nice.
Came here for the wisdom..... I didn't have "giant phallic symbol" on my Bingo card today. 🤣😂
You never know what you will find!
Going through life attached to one is like swimming with an anchor around your neck.
One could also point out that a compass that's a degree or two off is still "directionally correct." Boston is a lot closer to New York than LA is. :) Thus, visionary perfection isn't required. Just get meaningfully closer.
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John can you do a video on how to handle a divorce when it was YOUR fault and you’re dealing with a ton of regret over losing a good woman.
Good idea
fiction vs literature
some men are by nature not aggressive nor competitive. all kinds...
on paper, I have had a lot of unrealized potential. but I am now just comfortable in my own skin
I can see a lot of similarities between this channel and “terryjoeljunior” haha, love the content on both.
I’ll check him out. Thanks!
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Pretty good stuff once again. Although the material thing.. I have to say. If you have a comfortable ride that doesn't break down.. That makes me really happy tbh. If you have Porsche money, go for it. But don't expect a great experience from a second hand for 10k... Many young guys buy such a messed up car just to realize their dream and then it becomes a nightmare.
Good to know!
Helping the others is not more valious than focus on your own happiness. Altruism is not the ultimate porpose, just because some priests or politicians say it. And having materialistic goals is a lot better than not having no goal at all.
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As the numbers of women in media, entertainment, academia, and government increases, so does the abuse of men.
There's no coming back from this now, only forward to the crash, and if you dont get out of the system, and self sufficient, your life will soon have meaning, things like starvation and death.
Methinks its time to focus every man on building his own life raft.
Survival is a great meaning! 😊
This is all easy to do when you’re not married anymore. Get rid of the ball and chain step one and now you can continue with this list.
Sir can u make a video on according to u at what age dating becomes really hard on men because their are a lot of content on RUclips which tells that men in 30 have it easier in dating but in my case I m finding it difficult to date in my late 20s only , so according to u at what age dating really becomes hard on men or tell us according to u at what age did u really find dating easy and hard on your Life
I think age is less of a factor. It’s more about how you view yourself and your life.
Come Vietnam 🇻🇳 man !!
I Love Viet... spent a Whole year there once.. Hanoi is my favorite and the mountains up through to the Chinese Border!
@shakespeare_hall4788 Now I Saigon, in 2 hours New Year celebrations 🇻🇳
@@shakespeare_hall4788is it safe there ? under government rule
Problem with starting over was nothing changed, it was the same thing over again. It starts out with a little lower expectations, a little more rigid effort, almost felt like taking off right where I left off. And it was. I take some of the blame because the slate wasn't clean and I don't think it ever will be. silly emotions and feelings get in the way. But my desires are the same as they always have been from the beginning, which are slowly becoming a fantasy. I'm going to have to forget what is traditional and start considering just being friends or something first. So that we can treat each other like a loving couple instead of partners. Hard to explain but, you can never go home over tore up tracks. All my problems are my own, I will say I would have been better off single, if I had never met certain people, I feel dumber for having known women.. idle hands are the work of the devil, keep them busy. Maybe one day you'll look up and the love of your life will be standing in front of you. 80% of the friends of mine remarried foreign women and are very happy. Women from other countries have different respect and understanding of men. Look at our president, people of power, behind every great man is a great woman.
I’m retiring to an island at 38, gonna party the rest of my life away.
We all have that hole that we always try to fill it with stuff. All we ever need to fill that space is JESUS.✌🏽
The things I am looking for in my life at 52
Peaceful
Physical Challenges
Craftsmanship
A sprinkle of Creativity
My home My way
Thanks
Especially men can or even will profit very much from a carnivore diet.
Such a diet makes us strong, focused and manly.
Don’t believe that green beans are healthy! They are not.
Note: If you would be starving, eating green beans is fine. Plants are survival foods.
But, especially men, will strive on meat, while we only survive on plants.
Note: If you want your girl, wife or female partner to be strong, healthy and mentally strong, feed her animal based meals too.
The stronger you need to be, the better it is to be on a carnivore diet.
Note: Best is to stay on your carnivore diet, as your body adapts to it. Mixing often is counterproductive.
Try it
Love it
Never stop it.
"Billionaires shooting themselves into space are just making big phallic symbols"
Okay, Karen.
That’s why you must stay single and never get somebody pregnant unless having lots of children, use your goal. That’s why marriage fails and won’t work because you need to find somebody that has the same goals as you and as those dynamic goals change, she needs to change too. Her goals won’t match yours, and if they appear to, she’s submitting to you and resent you for it. Eventually, she will cash in with America’s divorce laws in place. If I buy a lottery ticket, I’m only out a dollar. Finding that girl is like winning the lottery, but it’ll cost a hell of a lot more than a dollar.
But John, Jordan Peterson said I cant be happy without marriage
He is mistaken
Momento mori
Just live a worthwhile life without a commitment to a single female. Be a good person.
Life can and should include females but don't get caught. 😮.
Did you just marginalize Elon Musk??
I just pointed out that things won’t make you happy. Even billionaires can lack fulfillment
I just pointed out that things won’t make you happy. Even billionaires can lack fulfillment
"The masses" makes me laugh, because you do not see you as "the masses". I am not the masses. All the people I knew who followed "metaphysics" are in disarray now. Intention, details, and expectation of outcome are what is vital. The "law of attraction" and that line is nonsense. Work is what makes things happen.