Man about awesome
MANILA, Philippines - Throughout the course of history, we’ve seen brave men who have accomplished marvelous feats of courage and honor. These are the men who, despite facing various challenges, persevered and pushed forward to attain the status of legends. In short, these men are awesome. Some worthy examples are the cavemen who fought the dinosaurs in spear to claw combat, Manny Pacquiao who became the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, and Wolverine who got Adamantium claws and got his own spin-off movie, just to name a few.
“But I’m not a good boxer, I don’t have Adamantium claws, and I don’t have dinosaurs to fight with. I’m just your normal, average dude,” you say to yourself. Worry not, because below lies a crash course that contains the simple secrets of being awesome. Read on.
What is awesome?
Awesomeness doesn’t always necessarily refer to the actions you do. You don’t need to know how to wrestle a bear or need to seduce women like 007, or have to wear a suit (although having those qualities is a plus too.) Awesomeness is simply a state of mind. It’s about being confident in your own skin. It’s being able to think and act for yourself and to be your own man. Awesomeness is all about attitude, swagger, and having all those cool virtues like integrity, honesty, and so on and so forth. Only when you become awesome on the inside, then will you also be awesome on the outside.
Am I awesome?
Good question. Below is a checklist that you can cut out, keep in your wallet, and consult from time to time. The more items you check, the more awesome you are.
a) You wake up in the morning and you feel like P.Diddy;
b) You look in the mirror and see a young version of Johnny Depp;
c) You’re kind enough to help an old lady cross the street;
d) You are Chuck Norris;
e) You gather up the courage to talk to that hot girl in class;
f) You don’t hate, you appreciate;
g) You are Chuck Norris.
How can I become awesome?
By constantly aiming to be more awesome every day. That includes having the right attitude and putting in the time to change from average guy to tall, dark, and awesome. It’s time to get out of that couch and do something different in your life. It can be something as epic as stopping global warming or learning how to fly, or it can be something as simple as being a loyal friend or helping the poor. Sometimes, it’s not so much on what we do that makes us awesome, it’s how much of ourselves we put in to the things that we do that really makes us awesome.
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Man About Awesome takes your questions on love, relationships, style, well-being, and general awesomeness. Email him at feedback@supreme.ph.
