Extraordinary times call for extraordinary men. Followers and gang members are not extraordinary, and are in fact part of the herd that led us to the edge of the precipice.
We have seen them in their matching suits, joking about how their wives are really the bosses, and pontificating about how they are victims of the economy. Victim thinking. Do we really need more victim thinking? This is the approach of followers and gang members.
We need men who have left their pack of beta males to dare the dark night alone. We need entrepreneurs, creators, loners, winners.
I am thinking that if you have read this far you have an idea about rising out of the crowd. I am thinking that you may have an idea about doing something extraordinary and turning this crisis into an opportunity. I am thinking we need men like you.
Perhaps you no longer find it funny to joke that your wife is the boss. Perhaps you are starting to see your regular guy gatherings as a whining parties. Maybe you are tired of cowering in fear as you listen to the headlines. You might be formulating the beginnings of a plan to prosper.
Look, the recession is already upon us. It is not planning to simply notice that employment is down and sales are constricting. That is a statement of the obvious that hardly distinguishes you. Have you noticed that the only time you sit up is when you hear someone speaking of how to take advantage of the recovery? Does your mind begin to percolate when you hear talk of men who are prospering in these times?
You may be the warrior your family is hoping you are. You may be the leader your community needs. You may be one of the creators who will lead us back to prosperity.
The herd of sheep cannot lead us. No matter what you have been told, this is not a time for banding together in victimhood; it is a time for breaking away into leadership.
It is common when writing for the internet to write for the crowd, to seek as many readers as possible. But I am writing for only one or two of you–the men who dare. I would rather encounter a few great hearts than converse with many weak minds.
I will close now. I have a business plan to work on, a project to move forward, some figures to evaluate. If you are the man I think you are, you are this close to cancelling the errands on your honeydo list. You are this close to challenging the notion that you are at someone else’s beck and call. You are this close to becoming the man you were meant to be.
If I am right about you, write to me. You and I will never form a herd, but we can form an alliance. We can celebrate courage when others are cringing.
Welcome back to your strength.
Man Up Men 