I have been thinking about purchasing a couple new suits lately, and trying to take advantage of the latest sales I went to a local men's clothing store to check out what was available.
The first thing the sales guy asked me was, how can I help you? I said, I'm looking for a new suit. What is the occasion?
I said, do I need a reason to look good, in a joking way. He laughed.
He took me to the section of the store where my sizes were located. Then, he gave me some jackets to try on.
After putting on a few jackets, nothing seemed to look good on me, especially in the shoulders area. I told him I did not like the way the shoulders looked on the jacket.
He then said, most guys don't mind the look.
I just went about looking at myself in the mirror again and eventually gave him back the jacket.
Have you ever been in a situation where you heard something and had an automatic reaction and just brushed it off without giving it much thought? And, after a short time, the thought of what was said comes to your mind and you wished you would've said something different?
This was one of those occasions.
Here is what I wish I would've said.
Sales guy: Most men don't mind the look.
Me: I'm not like most guys!
Most men are unfit...
Most men are unhealthy...
Most men are unhappy...
Are you like MOST men?
What do you think? Is this an honest question that deserves an honest answer? Be honest with yourself?
The more real and honest you can be with yourself, the more you may realize just how much you are like most men.
At the end of the day, are you like MOST men just zombied out waiting for something exciting to happen in their life?
They have no purpose, no mission, and certainly don't have other men to inspire them, encourage them, and to support them to become a better man.
Are you like most men that expect to be happy only when others do things for them rather than taking the responsibility to do things that make them happy?
Are you like most men that just expect that you will live a long and healthy life without actually having to do something that will provide them with health, mobility, and strength?
Just look around you. It doesn't take special visual acuity to realize what condition MOST men are in.
Truthfully, it is not all men's fault.
Men and their health issues has been pushed to the side, partly because it is believed that men don't care about their health.
The true is, we are products of our environment. And our environment is, excuse me, all fucked up!
As a product of our environment, we will espouse the beliefs, habits, and traits of those that surround us. With most men unfit, unhealthy, and unhappy, it's very easy to fall into the trap and be like them. Just think of those closes to you now. How much are you like them?
Unfit, unhealthy, and unhappy men have become the norm and no one is stepping up and taking a stand and setting a new standard for men's health until now.
It is easy to go with the flow and be just like everyone else. It takes courage and determination to set a new standard for yourself. It takes work and discipline and MOST men are not willing to do this!
This is in no way putting men down. I am a man and I have been affected by the lack of men's health focus. I realized this after my return home from my deployment to Iraq. But I chose to do something about it.
This is a wake-up call!
This is sounding the alarm calling all men to come together and prepare for war!
We are in a battle, men, for our healthy and well-being.
We cannot continue walking this path. We must be willing to set a new standard of physical conditioning, which impacts every part of our lives; choose health rather than unhealthy habits, and renewing our sense of adventure and take charge of our own happiness.
Look, it is difficult trying to juggle all that life throws at us. However, we make our lives the way they are. We have no one to blame but ourselves. We must take charge and be honest with ourselves and ask the important question.
Am I like most men? Unfit, unhealthy, and unhappy?
Do I have the courage and determination to go against the norm to become a man of strength, commitment, honor, and courage to engrave a new standard for myself?
Don't be like MOST men and >>contact me today<< and set a new standard for yourself!
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