Gentlemen’ s Guide to Excellence

Independent thinking.   What are you?  Are you a democrat, republican, progressive, conservative, liberal, socialist, communist, right, left, or evangelical?  Is that all that there is?  Do you have to fit within these labels?  Is there another way?  What are you?  Who are you?  Please be careful about letting other people’s labels define you.  I feel quite the opposite about the whole subject.  In this week’s episode, I make the case for and, extol the virtues of, independent thinking.

I recently was reading about how winter is when depression hits the largest number of people, and this is the first time in most of our lifetimes that we have been dealing with something like the pandemic over that normally gloomy winter period.  So, some people out there are hurting more than normal due to everything that is going on out there, and some of those folks might be you, or someone you care about.  So today I want to talk about this issue from a slightly different viewpoint.  I want to talk about the idea of quitting under adversity.

Respect.  Genuine respect.  Today I want to talk about how key, how crucial, paying respect is to success in your process of meeting and connecting with great women.  I mean showing respect to the lady.  I mean showing respect to her family and friends.  

Handling Conflict.  Conflicts, disagreements and disputes are part of life, and always will be, no matter who you are, how much money you have, or what you situation is in life.  How to best handle conflict, anger, and disagreement using key principles from the book is what we dig into in this week’s episode.

Men: Should you or should you not get married?  Is someone trying to pressure you into marriage now?  I talk a lot about a man’s various responsibilities in life in the book and on this podcast because a major part of my thesis is that is vital to success in many areas, including success with women.  But where does marriage fit into that philosophy?  We will take a thorough look at this crucial subject, something that you are very likely to encounter at some point in your life, in this week’s episode. 

In this episode I want to talk about dating safety - specifically for men.  There is plenty of information and advice available online and elsewhere about safety concerns for women, and rightfully so.    Guys need to be careful out there as well.  Men can be robbed, or cheated, or harmed.  We’ll cover all of the basics, plus some other things that aren’t so well known that can cause you real problems.

Are you ever proud of yourself when think back on a time when you have acted like an asshole at work, or in your personal life, with your family or a friend, or in your community?  No, right?  If you are a good person, which is what you certainly are if you feel drawn to this podcast, the book, and continue to listen to me, that answer is always no.  In this episode we are going to dig into what is unfortunately a very common problem, toxic online behavior by some men directed toward women on dating websites and in dating apps.  

Monogamy.  Or not?  Is monogamy the way to go, your goal, or not?   Is it ok to cheat, or is it not?  We get into this thorny and complicated question in this week’s episode.

How do you ask for sex?  Whether you are just dating someone, or its a lady friend that you are interested in, or you are in a relationship but not getting enough sex, how do you ask for it?  How do gentlemen bring the subject of sex up in a nice way, one that isn’t rude, a turn off,  or a way that makes you look bad.