A Guy's Guide to a Good Life

Gandhi said: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

I loved getting the chance to spend an hour with music legend David Hood. He's one of the examples I use when I talk or write about behaving like a gentleman and what it means to be a professional.

I took a few minutes and wrote down all the stuff I would want my 18 yr old son to know. From how to treat women, to keeping your word. Listen for the full list.

Every man needs people he can trust. To get advice from, to tell him when he's going of the rails. Listen and learn the one type of person you should never trust

Being a man is both complex and simple all at the same time. But can you boil it down to 140 characters? I don't know but we're gonna try.

There are some men who are natural encouragers. These gentlemen get more pleasure from the success of others than they do their own. Andy Andrews is that guy. I dare you to listen to this interview without feeling like you can conquer the world or just push send on the first installment of the blog you've been saying you were going to start.

Every guy needs the occasional kick in the butt to get them back on the right path. Listen to the story of a Judge who got a surprise visit from a guy who had been on the wrong end of the Judge's foot.

The Italian bobsled team put on a world class display of sportsmanship in the 1956 Olympics. All because the captain believed he should always do what's right. Go to deelauderdale.com to learn more about the Gentleman Way of Life

Humility is one of the predominate indicators a man has made the transition to gentleman. Listen and learn 4 characteristics of a humble gentleman.

Mac McAnally is probably know by most people as the guitar player with the red hair that stands next to Jimmy Buffett. But he's actually one of the most sought after songwriters and studio musicians in Nashville. He is beyond dispute one of the most respected musicians of our time. His peers have made that clear by honoring him as CMA Musician of the Year for an unprecedented eight years in a row and electing him to the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame.

But mostly he's a true gentleman.