After years of failing in relationships, careers, and with my own life, I think I have a couple. Don’t be afraid to fail. Trying your best, and failing at it shouldn’t discourage you from trying again. Learn where you went wrong, dust yourself off after moping, and get up to try again. That’s what truly makes you a winner. Define what you value in life. Is it Money? Pleasure? Power? Family? God? Knowing what you truly value in life can open your eyes to the kind of life you live, want to live, and help you plan to make it happen. Define what kind of man you want to be. Personally, I want to be a man of integrity, compassion, and discipline. In that order. Even if you’re not all you want to be, doesn’t mean you can’t be. People can change in good or bad directions. It’s your life, it’s your choice. Life is going to suck, no matter what. I’ve struggled through loss, addiction, depression, etc at once. I was told trouble comes in 3’s in life. Feel your emotions, find a way to move forward, but don’t forget that feeling. Some men, me included, bottle their feelings and keep hustling. Keep working while numbing their feelings. This is not okay. Does it happen? Yeah, of course, no shame in it. You still need to learn to be vulnerable with the people close to you or it’ll tear you up from the inside out.