So you're 30 years old.
You are now old enough to have had the life experience required to transform yourself into a success machine.
All that is missing are the steps that will take you from A to B, from Average to Bold.
These 30 steps will show exactly how to do that.
You will learn you how to build your own empire, make your mark, and create your fortune.
Would you like to do that?
If so, these 30 nuggets of gold will show you how.
Follow them wisely, friend.
1) There are only 2 types of people in the world: slaves and masters
chNearly every person you come into contact with possesses slave mentality.
Ignore them at all costs for they will never stop trying to convert you to a life of slavery.
Like the crabs boiling alive in a bucket, when one tries to escape the others pull him back down. This is slave mentality in action.
You have to make the mental decision to be a master and possess a master mentality.
If you don't, you will easily be swallowed up by the slave mentality.
2) There is no such thing as adversity (unless you allow it)
Crybabies constantly cry about adversity but it's like this, boys:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS OUTER ADVERSITY.
Adversity exists only in your mind.
Yes, people will tell you to stop doing whatever you're doing. Guess what? You don't have to listen.
If you do listen it is because you possess a stinky slave mentality.
Slave mentality is easily avoided by following this one rule: be deaf to them.
You must never allow yourself to hear them or empathize with them.
These lost souls are the ghosts who are trying to turn you into a slave just like them. You must possess an unbreakable master mentality and ignore them when they try to give advice.
Rule them, sure, but never ever listen to them.
They are nothing but a test on your journey to the top. If you listen to them, you become them and you fail. If you ignore them, you rule them and you win.
3) Fairness and equality is a dream for losers
Stay away from all people who use these two words unironically: equality and fairness.
These 2 words are the end goal of all people who possess a slave mentality.
These type of people cannot compete and they wish to bring every person on earth down to their level.
People who praise fairness and equality are the worst people on the face of the earth and you must never, ever entertain them.
4) Be a damn man and don't apologize for it
There are traits for men and there are traits for women. If you're a man, be a man.
Do not cultivate pussy traits like forgiveness and empathy.
Forgiveness and empathy is nothing but pathetic weakness.
These traits cloud your judgement and make it easy for you to be taken advantage of.
Forgiveness and empathy = being a female.
If it's so great to possess female traits, go ahead and put on a dress, Cait.
5) Live in a poor neighborhood, you'll be happier
I've found Mexican neighborhoods to be the best places to live in America.
The wealthy white neighborhoods are void of this one important thing: life.
Affluent neighborhoods make people instantly depressed (and they don't know why).
It seems like you work so hard to live in wealth and when you get it, you're miserable.
Why? Your premise is faulty, Matlock….
You don't work hard for the privilege of living in wealth.
The reason you work hard is to occupy your brilliant mind and to achieve pride of accomplishment.
Wealth is the by-product of a job well done.
Always work hard for pride of accomplishment, not for affluence because affluence kills the soul.
It is best to live in a little hardship. Hardship keeps you sane, strong, happy, secure, calm, centered, patient and appreciative.
Affluence makes you an impatient, petulant, entitled child who cannot endure a moment of discomfort.
(There is a reason everybody hates rich kids.)
6) Truth is a superpower
It seems like the western world is crazy…
Up is down, right is left and black is white. Common sense ain't so common.
Frankly, you are more likely to stumble into a blowjob from Christie Brinkley in 1981 than you are to stumble into a truthful person.
This can work in your favor…
If you have the ability to see and say the truth you have a valuable skill that most people do not have. You can use this superpower to your advantage.
Truth is so uncommon, it makes truthful people seem as though they have super-powers.
Words are the most powerful tool in existence, you can use them to your advantage because truthful words act like weapons.
Speak the truth and nobody can defeat you.
The truth always wins.
7) Getting married is a bad deal
If you get married you deserve to have everything taken from you because you were so gullible.
Marriage is the biggest set of sucker rules in the history of the world.
Imagine this scenario…
You: “Becky, I've given this a lot of thought. I love you and I know you would never cheat on me even though you have 37 guys in your phone right now. Also, I know the government makes everything better with their involvement. Therefore, I'd like to propose a business deal. Let's sign a contract with the government that promises you to everything and me to nothing. When you get bored you can take my children and most of my money and I can't do anything about it. This should prove how much I love you.”
Becky: “Deal!”
8) The females in Asia are better
Remember when I said comfort makes people crazy? It makes women crazy too.
This is why western women are such, what's the word? C*nts. They have it too easy, this makes them unagreeable and unpleasant.
If you want yourself a good girl, you need one who knows hardship. Look in the 2nd and 3rd world.
I know what you're thinking…
“But Victor! You only like Asians because they're submissive.”
Yes, that's exactly right.
Listen here boys, natural female traits are GREAT and if you want a happy, healthy relationship find a happy, healthy girl who is submissive.
There are lots of them in Asia (but time is running out there too, they are becoming fat hippos seemingly by the hour).
9) Health is wealth
As you age you have an understanding more of your body and you can feel what helps you and what harms you much easier than youngsters can.
At 30, it is time to start listening to your body and it is time to start taking preventative care of your body and health.
If you don't, your health will not last forever and bad habits will catch up to you in time.
Health is wealth, stay wealthy.
There are the top 10 things that keep you healthy for a lifetime:
- Walk a lot
- Drink a lot of water
- Breathe through your nose
- Lift weights
- Eat steaks
- Stretch every day
- Stay lean (don't overeat)
- Laugh as much as you can
- Sleep as much as you need
- Control estrogen and testosterone (it's easier than you think)
Always keep your body strong. A strong body is a strong mind and vice versa. When the body goes, the mind follows.
Always keep the mind strong by spending time thinking, plotting, and planning.
Put the phone and computers away and let yourself get lost in thought. Daydream a lot, it's good for your brain and for your future.
10) Wealth is also wealth
It is important to work towards wealth because money buys happiness.
Losers always say money doesn't buy happiness and then they clock-in to the job they hate, just for a few dollars an hour.
If money doesn't buy happiness, why do people have jobs?
Because everything average people say is the opposite of the truth.
To be free from their silliness you need enough money that you don't ever have to work a job. This is true happiness.
You don't work so you can buy affluence, affluence makes you miserable.
You work hard to buy your own freedom. Freedom makes you happy. Buy freedom with wealth. This is why you work towards wealth.
11) Your testosterone and estrogen levels are very important to your well-being
Men’s testosterone levels—across ALL age groups—have been plummeting for the past few decades. Men's estrogen levels have been skyrocketing.
This is a major problem because testosterone is what makes you a man.
Testosterone is responsible for everything that makes you strong, healthy, and powerful.
As a man without testosterone, you will be mentally, physically, and emotionally weak… like a bitch.
These are some of the symptoms of low testosterone/high estrogen:
- Infertility
- Gynecomastia (breast development)
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries)
- Depression/No feelings of self worth
- Weight gain
- Extreme fatigue
- Irritability
- Loss of sex drive
- Increased injury frequency
- Loss of muscle mass and strength
12) Donating blood keeps you healthy
Donating blood is maybe the #1 health tip that nobody knows about.
The ancients loved bleeding as a cure for most ails.
Today, we're too smart for that, we know that pills work better than anything natural.
Well…
As it turns out people today are not as clever as they thought and bleeding (via giving blood) does some wonderful things for your health.
Giving blood frequently decreases your chances of heart attack and lowers your blood pressure by thinning blood and decreasing red blood cell count. You also produce “bad blood” and frequently giving blood gets rid of the bad blood.
Did you ever notice women don't have heart attacks? Wonder why…
13) Fresh air is essential for health and sanity
Stale air produces anxiety. Fresh air produces vigor.
Inside air is stale air, deprived of o2 and high in carbon dioxide. This is why cabin fever drives you crazy, lack of clean oxygen.
Open your windows as often as you can. Live in the mountains if you can, mountain air is the best air because it produces the freshest oxygen.
Never live in a skyscraper or high-rise building if you can avoid it, these places are death traps full of rotten air.
14) Food cooked and eaten outside tastes best
BBQ is the greatest, healthiest and most natural way to cook food the world has ever known.
There is just nothing better than getting together with friends and family and eating a slow meal of BBQ rabbit or chicken, green vegetables, some nice iced tea and nothing but the night sky and laughter to keep you company.
Eat raw peppermint leaves or sweet basil leaves with your BBQ meat. The greens give a new, cool flavor to the meat and give you the fiber you need to poo-poo. BBQ proteins and raw greens are the healthiest way to eat.
I learned about eating sweet basil leaves while eating jungle BBQ in Thailand and Vietnam. The greens are a definite necessity to any good BBQ.
15) Drink coffee slowly
Coffee is a wonder-drug and one of God's greatest gifts to man.
But it should be drank slowly. As you age, coffee can make you anxious.
Young men can drink gasoline and be fine, but aged men are more in tune with their bodies. Therefore, coffee should be enjoyed slowly so you get a steady drip of caffeine rather than a large shot.
Coffee should not be drank in coffee mugs, the mugs steal the heat from the coffee and the coffee gets cold too quickly (leading you to drink it faster).
Drink coffee in the paper/cardboard takeaway cups with lids or drink coffee from a thermos. This will keep the coffee warm for longer, allowing you to slowly enjoy your coffee over many hours.
16) Sleep as many hours as you need (need, not can)
Sleep is vitally important to health and well-being. You must sleep as much as you need.
Sleep as much as you need, not as much as you can. You may need 5, 6, 8, or 9 hours.
Here's one way to know if you're getting enough sleep…
If you daydream about sleeping then you are not getting enough sleep. You never daydream about sleep when you are sleeping properly.
If you're at work and you're dreaming about a beautiful white bed with fluffy pillows and blanket then I got news for you - you're killing yourself for some shitty job.
I only daydream about sleeping when I have to catch a late/early flight and I did not get enough sleep (or did not get any sleep).
It's during these times I end up daydreaming about a beautiful bed and I remember all the times I sacrificed my health to go to school early or go to some shit job for a few dollars an hour. Mistake!
Always prioritize yourself and your health.
This is the beauty of being an entrepreneur, you make your own hours and you can make damn sure you get the exact right amount of sleep to operate at a champion level.
17) Mental disorders aren't real, they are qualities present in successful people
Extreme traits are what made great men like Nikola Tesla and Steve Jobs great.
Unsuccessful people label extreme traits as disorders.
Do you know the real reason things like obsession and perfectionism are called “disorders”?
Because very few people are successful.
Normal people do not possess the traits necessary for success, such as obsession, therefore those who do possess success traits label them as “disorder.”
Don't make me laugh.
Try to succeed without obsessive compulsive perfectionism and you will only achieve one thing: absolutely nothing.
18) It's important to have a big ego
Buddha himself had a lot of terrific thoughts. He learned a lot of truth.
But…
White/western Buddhists are a bunch of extreme dipshits who always talk about killing the ego. If you listen to their nonsense you will become a loser.
Ego death is exactly this - DEATH!
Ego death is complete death of the will, soul, and spirit. Never work to kill your ego, only work to grow your ego.
Ego is your everything, make sure you have a big one.
19) Doctors aren't healers (a lot of them are killers)
Have you ever gone to see a doctor and they DIDN'T give you a pill? No. Doctors are legalized drug dealers, they aren't all-knowing gods.
Many losers try to complain about vitamins and supplements because “pills are an easy fix.”
Their solution? Go see a doctor who will give you hardcore drugs.
Natural supplements, vitamins and minerals are almost always better than hardcore drugs!
Most diseases can be cured by a natural diet and an iron belief in yourself.
If you believe you will get well, you will get well.
20) An easy fix is always the best fix
There's a MYTH that what's hard to do is the best. This could not be any farther from the truth.
The harder it is to do the more pointless and wrong it is.
(Hard work is a myth, only work hard at something you're good at.)
What's good and true always comes easily to you.
The more you over-complicate it the less benefit you get.
It isn't hard doing what you're obsessed with doing, it's hard to be a quitter slave who does what he's told.
Simple = best
Complicated = running around in circles like a headless chicken
21) If you're naturally good at it, it should be your career
You can do anything you want to do and you can be anything you want to be.
But, to be successful at something…
YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD AT IT.
This should be obvious unless you're a retard.
Unfortunately, many people are retards and they don't understand this one rule:
If you aren't good at it, you can't succeed at it.
But if you are good at it, you can get to a point where you are a master, and masters make the big bucks.
What are you good at?
When you were 12 years old you knew what you were good at, whether you're bold enough to admit it or not.
22) You can make money by being yourself
The best way to make money is to do what you already like to do and get paid for it.
You can do this now thanks to the wonderful power of the internet.
If you've lived an interesting life or if you have a story to tell, you can make money just by being yourself.
At 30 years of age, now is the right time - you have lived enough life to have a story to tell and sell.
This is how you turn yourself into a business.
23) Follow the rule of A.B.C. - Always Be Concentrating
Did you ever wonder why there are so few true genius artists today?
It is because they have all become addicted to social media.
You cannot be a prolific genius when all you're doing is staring at your phone all day.
To create greatness it is imperative that you concentrate on creating greatness.
An addiction to social media robs you of the time you need to spend on creating greatness.
In exchange you get only a short hit of dopamine and a lifetime of mediocrity.
To create it is vitally important that you spend time lost in thought.
THINKING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WILL EVER DO IN YOUR LIFE!
When you are addicted to social media you waste all of this necessary creation time by being lost in social media.
Thinking aka concentration is the same thing as visualization. Never rob yourself of this important time.
24) Arguing is a waste of time
It is not possible to change people's minds once they are made up.
Arguing is the mark of a slave mindset, they love to argue.
A master will say “This is the way it is” and let the slaves argue over the details.
Never try to convince someone of anything, you devalue yourself and lower yourself to their level.
Say what you have to say and move on.
25) News isn't real, it's just business
News is not really news, it's an interpretation of events by the newscasters and the company they work for.
They don't give us news - they give us what they think of the news and why people who think differently are evil and racist. In reality this is called propaganda.
When you watch the news always think this to yourself - what do they benefit from me believing this?
News is a business, they sell outrage. Never forget this and do not allow yourself to be outraged by what is usually false.
26) Religion isn't real, heaven and hell are states of mind, God is an exaggerated version of yourself
Religion is a way to turn you into a willing slave. It is witchcraft posing as fairy tale.
There is no such thing as original sin, it is a lie to keep you obedient.
You are fresh, your soul is clean and you damn sure should be mean.
If you want to be saved, Jesus will not do it, you must uplift yourself.
If you do not uplift yourself, you will never experience heaven on earth.
If you want to live in heaven, do it.
If you enjoy living in hell, stay there.
You create your own reality and your life is what you make it.
Decide to make it a good one and it will be a good one.
27) Whatever you did yesterday is irrelevant
A lot of people are crippled by what they think are past mistakes.
Let me tell you this, whatever you did in the past is irrelevant and everybody on earth has already forgotten about your past except for you.
Absolutely nobody else gives a good goddamn what you did in the past and you shouldn't give a good goddamn either.
What you do today and tomorrow is the only thing that counts.
There is no such thing as failure, there are only lessons.
This is the biggest lesson of all: NEVER QUIT!
If you quit, you're a loser and you deserve to be a loser.
If you don't quit, you are a winner. It is as simple as that.
28) Right now is the greatest time ever to be alive
You have more option today than ever before in human history, but you have to take advantage of it.
Nothing is going to be given to you, but if you're prepared to take it you will get everything.
All of the tools of greatness are freely available, be a man and use those tools to create greatness.
29) Sex energy is the strongest energy you possess
The strongest form of energy that any man has is his sexual energy.
By 30 years old, you should have learned to stop acting on impulse and to start harnessing the powerful sexual energy you possess.
It is by using this sexual energy as fuel that you will make your fortune.
There is no other way to succeed wildly - it is all a matter of sex energy.
30) Use your energy to build your empire
You now have all the tools in the world to build your empire, make your mark, and create your fortune.
If you don't create greatness, it is because you did not utilize these 30 rules and you wasted your life.
If you do create greatness, congrats to you.
For you are truly one of the few, one of the true, one of the…
Until next time.
Your man,
-Victor Pride
PS - The Best of Bold and Determined Volume 1 is available on paperback. Volume one is more for a younger man so here's a warning…
If you read this book…
You may find yourself feeling and acting like a younger man full of fire and energy.
This is so relevant and timely to me, I turn 30 in March. Thanks for the kick in the ass, time to kill it!
My man.
Hi Victor,
Great read! I particularly liked number (5) on this list. Time to seek a little hardship.
Thank you,
Ed
My pleasure, Ed.
Best email i’ve ever been sent
Truly Inspired, Thank you…
Thanks Darren.
Goodnight! Hands down the best work yet. I owe a great deal of my physique and business to your writing. Looking forward to getting my hard copy B+D in the mail.
Thanks Lex.
Good lessons.
Don’t have to be 30 to appreciate them.
Thanks Will.
Hands-down the/your realest, most valid post in a bit.
Not a single contestable point. Facts on facts on facts. Salute!
Thanks Yuzedo.
Great stuff as always, Victor.
A good reminder, even for us 47 year olds.
Thanks dude.
There are lots of them in Asia (but time is running out there too, they are becoming fat hippos seemingly by the hour). “”””
O my God. This guy is genius.
Only one thing where You need improvement Vic is your opinion on meat eating. And you know what, like you changed your views on living in LA is vs living in combodia/ Thailand, one day you will be Vegan.
There is a reason every vegan is skin and bones. Also, never changed my views regarding Thailand and LA.
In the journey of intelligence I learned that arguing is usually waste of time.
But still i tell you. Please search vegan bodybuilders.
rethink about vegans
just search vegan bodybuilders in instagram or google
good luck :)
Victor; I enjoy your work immensely but take exception to your negative attitude towards religion! The real issue, is the feminization of the church, NOT true Faith. Jesus was about personal strength,forgiving yourself, accountability, and being the best person you could be. Don’t get His message twisted and feel negative towards it as a result. Some of the greatest men in history have been devout Christians AND warriors! Keep up your good work but rethink your thoughts on religion, my friend!
Thanks Brian.
Well said Brian, God will find everyone eventually. *note the inverse))) My experience was in combat on the battlefield in a few wars that many have forgotten…there are no atheists on the battlefield. ABSOLUTELY NONE!
Thank you for your Service! Faith and warriorship are inseparable as you observe. I work in Law Enforcement and there are few atheists in squad cars as well. Thank you again and may God Bless and Protect you and your family ALWAYS!
Your talent is undeniable, Vic.
Thanks Frank.
Just turned 31 this year and this article really spoke to me, particularly number 26. The most powerful words I’ve read in a while.
Excellent stuff Victor.
Thanks Andy.
You put my soul on fire your words are like diamonds. When I read your blog I want to conquer the world. The bible is the most selling book in the world but Bold and Determined should be the most selling book in the world. The world needs you more than ever.
Gracias Mr.Pride and continue your great work.
“You put my soul on fire your words are like diamonds.”
🔥🔥🔥
It’s been 5 years since I first read B&D. This is perhaps the most all around testosterone packed article I have ever read. A MUST read for any man out there who needs a kick in the ass.
Although the truth was always in front of my eyes, it was you and a couple other men out there who made me realize what I already knew; kick ass, take names, and don’t apologize for it.
Let’s just say this has taken me on an adventure (freedom) I only dreamed of back in the day.
Thanks Victor, I continue to point young lost men towards your direction and support the red army effort by purchasing material and supplements.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks Ace.
I agree with quite a bit of this.
Arguing never solves anything.
“God” is just a metaphor for some higher power or being
God isn’t a man with a beard wearing a dress.
Maybe #31 should be “be grateful”
it doesn’t make you a pussy to be grateful and thank people
which a lot of 20-somethings think.
The more grateful you are, the better you will become.
Good comment. This is why I make it a point to try and thank everyone who comes here and leaves a comment.
Spot on! These points are dynamite for guys of any age!
Thanks Victor
Thanks Chris!
Nice writing as always! It’s interesting, number 5, I’ve always thought this but it’s rarely talked about for some reason. Affluent areas are dead and boring, I hate them. I like my modest house in a poorer neighborhood it’s better in every way than some lavish place.
Saying that I wouldn’t live in the absolute ghetto again though, too much crime is a pain in the ass to deal with.
I’m nearly 40 though so realised a lot of these along the journey so far myself, decent advice.
Thanks Jamie.
Same! That’s because we’ve gone through life with our eyes open. Any man able to think for themselves will one day become as ‘wise’ as Vic. What he talks about isn’t some kind of secret wisdom but rather immutable truth (minus the religion blind-spot, faith and dogma being two different things. the ‘church’ represents religion about as well as CNN ‘informs’ us.).
What makes Vic so special is that he took action right from the start and sought out the natural order of things. He didn’t passively wait for time to hand him this knowledge. He became a ‘man’ a decade or more before most western men earn that label. Even more importantly he is sharing that knowledge with others to save them valuable time.
Conservatively money can double every ten years. If following Vic’s advice saves you a decade your life will have twice as much achievement. Get the books, get the supplements; depending upon your natural ability and age they may be worth millions to you down the road in the difference they make.
I love your point about a slave/master mentality. One of the easiest ways to tell whether someone possesses a slave or master mentality is to listen to their complaints and resentments. Basically, a slave complains frequently and their complaints contain a lack of agency along with naive appeals to justice, fairness, sympathy, empathy, equality, etc. There’s also much resentment of other people’s success in their conversation.
A master doesn’t care about complaining and resenting that much. Nor does he care much for justice, fairness, sympathy, empathy, and equality. He realizes that what matters most is power and perception, and knowing how to use both to your advantage is essential for getting what you want out of life.
Excellent comment, AD.
Thank you. I’d like to add another comment about your 5th point, which is that it’s better to live in a poor neighborhood. But I’d like to quote a FB post from Nassim Taleb (a writer who I’m positive you’ll like, if you’ve never heard of him).
Taleb writes:
“When people get rich, they lose control of their preferences, substituting constructed preferences to their own, triggering their own misery. And these are the preferences of those who want to sell them something
…
The same with real estate. Most people, I am convinced, are happier in close quarters, in a real barrio-style neighborhood, where they can feel human warmth, but when they have big bucks they end up pressured to move into a humongous impersonal and silent mansions, far away from the neighbors. Not counting the fact that their house will be professionally managed like a corporation.”
Here’s a link to that post: https://www.facebook.com/nntaleb/posts/10153550809308375
Great quote, I’ll have to check him out.
Please do. You’ll love his work. I strongly recommend his book “Antifragile.” I’m yet to hear of a male entrepreneur who doesn’t like it.
He has another book coming out this year titled “Skin In The Game.” The excerpt I quoted above will be included in the book. In fact, he recently published a rough draft of the chapter containing that excerpt:
https://medium.com/incerto/only-the-rich-are-poisoned-the-preference-of-others-c35ddf65cf68
“When people get rich, they lose control of their preferences, substituting constructed preferences to their own, triggering their own misery. And these are the preferences of those who want to sell them something”
Wow! Your comment infuriated me! and your author can jump off a cliff. Pathetic. Its a massive excuse to not become rich. It sows seeds of doubt in people who are looking for an excuse to not move forward. Trying to convince me that “I will loose control” when I have money is such BS. Where is the motivation in that???? I can just hear the inner voices of millions who long to become rich that will now say “see it really is no use trying, lets just settle for mediocre” seed planted…Its hard enough to develop an indomitable will to succeed and THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT about the outcome of wealth. This author is another showman looking for an audience…
Wow. You’ve COMPLETELY missed the point of that quote. You missed it so badly, I’m a bit disgusted tbh.
To understand the quote is to say “When I become rich, I will make sure that my preferences (in living, dining, etc) are my own. I will not buy expensive things just because it’s what rich people are ‘supposed’ to do. Whatever I buy will be what I really want, not what I think people in my position ought to want.” It’s a call to take full ownership of your preferences when you are rich!
For instance, Taleb mentions that many fancy Michelin meals are fussy and are more like taking an exam. Plus they leave you feeling hungry. Meanwhile, a cheaper meal will satiate your hunger much better. Consider that many prefer hamburgers to filet mignon, but only buy the latter when they’ve got the extra money. Same goes for housing: modest living quarters are often more enjoyable than lavish ones due to the human warmth that you find in more modest surroundings.
And I take it that you’ve never associated closely with rich people to whom that quote applies. There’s a reason why Victor and I like the quote and you go on a stupid tirade about how it disincentivizes people from acquiring wealth. As someone whose been to many fancy (and boring) meals and who’s lived in fancy condos and homes, I intimately know what Taleb refers too. And I’d bet my shirt that Victor also understands. I hope you get it now too.
Listen boy….I am by all accounts rich, totally 100% financially independent. I live in a condo high above the city, surrounded by wealth and affluence. I am wealth. I choose to live there for tax purposes and to NOT associate with common people, like yourself. You have only to smell great wealth and cast a smug attitude about our lifestyle. You own none of it. Your in the stands and NOT in the game. I am in the game kid. I don’t listen to the sniveling fans who’s opinions like your author, are BS. I play to WIN!!!!! I am in the realm of possibility and not reality. My words are truth, thats why it struck a cord in you…glad it did. Keep whining and keep reading your false gods, who cast doubt on the path to freedom. Now go cry some more and cry again to uncle Vic…BTW thanks I found this a bit therapeutic…
Another stunning piece of writing, full of truth and earnest observation. Nick Kelly may just be the most meaningful American author out there today.
Man, I must say it again even though I’m sure you’ve heard it ad nauseam: You’re work is like a fresh cup of cold water to a man close to death by dehydration. I read very broadly and I know many great works. It never ceases to amaze me how a guy with a simple blog can put out some of the realest content I have ever absorbed.
Number 19 really struck me because I work alongside Doctors on a regular basis. I ask many questions and try to understand their perspective on healing and I find that they’re simply full of shit most of the time. Just go out and have a conversation with a real doctor and it won’t be long before you’re able to poke holes in their reasonings. They’re not stupid really, they just don’t possess the courage to stand up against the harmful fallacies that the very medical industry is built upon. They’re too attached to the “prestige” of being a doctor to speak up.
Nick, have you ever heard of an author named Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn? He was a Russian soldier on the front lines in Nazi Germany and was decorated for his actions in combat. While serving in Prussia, Soviet counter intelligence sent him to prison in the Gulags(forced Soviet Labor camps) for criticizing the Soviet government in his letters to a friend. While in prison, he was tortured and beaten and interrogated, he developed incredible, meaningful friendships with his fellow prisoners, which very much reminds me of your point #5. It was there, in prison that he wrote “The Gulag Archipelago,” a 2100 page, small type masterpiece that he wrote in secret, mostly by MEMORIZING IT and then later he got cancer and survived that too after coming close to death over and over again…his writing is so strong and so powerful, like a scream, much like yours.
I know it doesn’t need to be said but I’ll damn well say it anyway: Nick. Please don’t ever stop thinking, creating, and sharing your work with the world. We need it now more than ever.
Strong authors are like lights in a world shrouded in darkness and bullshit.
Thank you Cody. I have not heard of the author but I have of course heard of the Gulag Archipelago, quite a feat he accomplished.
Please write about concentration.
how can i work 12h focussed a day
I will be speaking more about concentration in future article. Never fear.
Eating steaks is terrible for your health. Watch What The Health. Other than that it’s a great article and I enjoyed it. I’m 27 so not quite 30 yet but I can relate to everything.
Thanks Paul.
That’s what i tried to tell Victor. One and only obstacle between him and sainthood is Meat Eating. And he will be 1000 times better thn Vatican Guys.
If one cannot understand the misery of others and trying to convince other people eating corpses of innocent living beings thn all other revolutionary talks will go in vain. Karma matters for readers and for writer also
What the Health is propaganda. Vegan bodybuilders megadose steroids. Yeah factory farming is shitty for animal welfare, so buy pastured or hunt. Man forged himself through the hunt. Plus Victor has said he tried plantbased before and his body got soft and he lost his vigor.
The Real World doesn’t care about fairness and equality baloney.
Results speak for itself.
“Lack of opportunity”?
“No fairness?”
Doesn’t matter.
The winners do *everything* it takes to deliver results. Even if it’s path requires stepping onto the blurred areas of “morals and ethics”.
Hey as long as it works and produces results, that’s what matters. Your “heroes” that you look up to did everything and anything to get to the top.
“The winners do *everything* it takes to deliver results.”
Correct.
You nailed it as always, Vic! I especially like the following sequence: 23concentraiting, 24arguing, 25news. It may be a coincidence, but there is a certain connection between these 3 points: many people never learn to concentrate, instead, they waste their time on social media arguing about propaganda fake news.
Thanks Aleks.
“It may be a coincidence, but there is a certain connection between these 3 points”
Sure, it may be a coincidence, then again it may not be.
It’s funny, I come to realize a lot of what you said in my own. I thought I was the only one. I always recommend avoiding to marry American girls. We life in a modest, but good neighborhood. A lot people who live the better ones are always broke and ” living on long island” are choked by taxes. I just about quit my job the other day. My wife was supportive and we came up with our 2 year plan for me to leave. This doesn’t mean I will stay till then though ;). I love this post! It gets me fired up! Thanks Vic!
My man!
Victor, Thank you for this post. My birthday is tomorrow and I turn 30. At first I thought this was an automated email from your site haha. Thought maybe once I entered my bday or something. 4 years ago I first stumbled on your blog and my life changed. I was engrossed with what I was reading. I kept reading you, Roosh and Cernovich. Like the three big brothers I never had. 4 years later, I answer to know one but myself and am dependent on no one. I’m as free as the wind, traveling, working here and there, and meeting pleasant women from other countries. I can’t even begin to explain how grateful I am. You have been a true inspiration. I hope to be a role model to other young men as I grow older and begin passing on wisdom to the next generation. God knows they’ll need it.
Thanks Peter.
“I hope to be a role model to other young men as I grow older and begin passing on wisdom to the next generation. God knows they’ll need it.”
Just become it.
It always makes my day when I check the email in the morning and see a new BoldAndDetermined article up. Love it as usual. Have you thought about writing an article about which bodybuilding supplements you consider essential to getting a good build? Best regards.
“Have you thought about writing an article about which bodybuilding supplements you consider essential to getting a good build?”
Great idea, Tom. I think I’ll do that.
Vic cheers for the good words.
Guess what, I’m heading out to Vietnam for my adventure and quit my office job. I’ve done all the intel and it seems like a really good place to get started.
I’ll be taking my copy of NWR with me to read and give me drive when I identify opportunities overseas.
My man!
I agree Vic. Especially point number 5. It is better to live in the dust than to be dead in the palace.
Thanks for being awesome.
Thanks Sebastian.
Some things I don’t agree, but great writing vic. Big fan of your writing skills.
Thanks.
Hi, Uncle Vic!
I’m an Avid Reader of your blog from the Philippines and read almost 80% of your website. I first stumbled on your blog back in 2014, a few months after I quit my ‘Job’ as a Dialysis Nurse. I’m only 24 but most of your post resonates with me at the very core. Your words have been a great help for me to continue despite all the failures on my online journey. So far I’ve managed to earn a few $$$$ online, and I’m on my way to live a life of freedom. Thanks for your great work so far and I wish you more Success and Optimal Health. Yosh!
-Zef
My man!
#3 truly applies to the pussies of today, especially in America right now, the liberal wimps parading around with their anti-Trump, anti -capitalism, anti-male, anti-white, anti-everything wholesome, true and reflective of real strength. They cry hatred, bigotry, racism, blah blah blah, bullshit. They find power in being victimized pussies.
Yep.
Have you seen on how they took down confederate statues? It’s horrible on what’s happening!!
Absolutely pathetic. We can only hope they find Bold and Determined and get their lives turned around. The doctors are probably loving all the broken feet from the statue kicking tho!
MASTERPIECE !
Thanks PJ!
Three year long reader who turned 30 this year. This is by far the most outstanding thing I have read and it really hit home hard.
I used Badnet to create my own cashflowing website, leavingweakness.com, about a year ago that is really doing awesome.
I spent the past year consuming all the infrormation I can about real estate investing that I can and now own cash flowing rental properties.
Thank you Vic for being the person that showed me that we don’t have to accept a mundane life, that there truly is a difference between just existing and really living, and that we can break free from the prison at any point if we chose to.
My man.
I’ve turned 24 two months ago and I say you’ve hit the nail on this.
#24 is what really caught my attention. I remember when I was in elementary school each year the state would give us the STATE exam. There was a section of writing including a picture prompt. They would ask us to write something based on what we’ve saw on the picture.
As long as I can remember I filled up all the writing pages in the booklet while other students wrote 2 sentences or none at all.
I never knew what was the score of my actual writing but I sure realized that when I’m fired up and got things in my head, I write.
During English class I had assignments to write something I would write short stories. Fast forward to my senior year in high school, I wrote a love story “on a girl that I had a crush on” it originated from writing on a notebook with a pencil to type writing it up to 100 pages.
This is why now I’m writing an action novel (my chosen genre) because I got the gist on what I’m good at and what I need to improve towards perfection.
My man.
Great as always. A right royal kick up the arse there!
Keep them coming.
Will do.
Great article. Well said!
Thanks for the kind words Chuck McButtfuck.
I feel sorry for all the man out there who haven’t found your blog.
Everyone of us here on this blog are the chosen ones: we are the New World Ronin…
I am not your follower Mr Pride, I am part of your movement.
A Man like you doesn’t need followers or praise, so I give you my respect.
“I am part of your movement.”
MY MAN.
“I feel sorry for all the man out there who haven’t found your blog.”
If I wouldn’t have found B&D I would be married to some girl with a bad attitude & would drive forklifts and clean toilets in some shit-hole town down south. Every man needs bold and determined. No questions asked.
Blayde they need it more than they know.
I’m 25 so I got 5 years, with this article I’ll get a head start.
Indeed.
Great stuff. I like the little hidden gyms in this one.
-Bbq is a great way to cook. The carbon from the charcoal makes me feel better, i swear on it. The leaves is something i encountered in central american places as well. Great tip.
-Agree about the hardship and Mexican neighborhoods. In America my new worth is average. When i’m in my Mexican Art Deco style apartment, i’m easily the most wealthy person in any direction for several miles. Does something for the ego for sure. Plus, seeing how hard mexicans work for almost no money makes me grateful for what I have and makes me fight tooth and nail for more - just to get further away from the poverty.
-The part about religion is spot on. I believe the idea of Jesus just gave us a high standard to compare ourselves to and to strive for. He wasn’t no passive little bitch either, he would fuck up temples and set people straight. Total alpha in my book.
-Great coffee drinking tip. The anxiety people get from caffeine is consuming too much too fast. Should note that drinking a sip of water after a sip of coffee keeps you hydrate and makes the coffee work better.
-No masturbation is the game changer. I kill it when i’m sexually frustrated. I’ll do crazy shit like run 9 miles before the sun comes up just to make my morning wood go down.
Because of reading B&D and other like-minded sources, everything in this article was just positive reassurance. It’s stuff I already know and apply at 25 - which is badass. I feel like I’m years ahead of the curve. That’s not a brag, i’m just telling it how it is. The influence of Victor Pride has propelled me in life and saved me YEARS of trial and error, and nothing is more important than time.
My man. Great stuff.
My man why not take the next step:
self realisation, enlightenment.
people like the buddha, ramana maharshi achieved it ( google him).
Ok i’m gone.
These are marketing words that promise everything and mean nothing.
Please read the book autobiography of a yogi, if your mind tell oo no it’s not good just don’t listen to it.
Trust me it’s the next step in the evolution
Excellent piece of writing. Needed this. Thanks Vic!
My pleasure, Mike.
“Cait” funny stuff.
This is the best most well rounded writing you have done to date. Excellent!
Thanks Chris!
You’re welcome.
Great stuff here, Victor. I just turned 30 so this comes at a perfect time. Found myself nodding in agreement as I was reading. Thanks for this.
My pleasure Joe.
There’s good doctors out there. They’re just harder to find. Most US doctors are trained to treat the cliche obese american who will take no responsibility for their own health. But, there are plenty who can treat those trying to optimize their own health as well. Gotta search them out though. Typically anti-aging clinics and concierge medicine (exclusive to well-off clients).
Great article as always. Actually liked this one even more than usual, likely will go down as a classic.
A very informative post that bleeds Nietzschean thought. I like it.
But, I cannot give blood, as of yet, anyway. I need a heavy shot of man-the-fuck until that happens. Bloody needles.
I’ve been an off and on reader for a while, but like a dog with a bone, I can’t leave it alone. I always return for a read. I enjoyed your first books, too. Still waiting on Ronin. Keep on keeping on, my man.
Jim.
Thanks Jim.
31 - Go Vegan
Kidder.
I’m impressed.
Is submissive girls also, sometimes, shittest even godlike men or godlike aura wipe that shit out of them?
This is the post I was expecting and it is more than super-solid !
All it comes down to:
LOVE life guys ! Love and enjoy your life as much as possible.
I wish I could stress it more.
Hands up for the BBQ, coffee and sleeping ! Especially for BBQ. I’m close to say that BBQ is my ultra favourite type of relaxation nowadays, more than going for a drink, or watching a movie, etc.
And to add another three points:
-Put music in your lives guys ! Music the best secondary thing in the world !
-Τravel to at least 10 countries in the world before you even think to get married.
-And…..don’t get too serious 24 hours/day, 365 days/year…..Come on, have some fun, make bullshits if your are 20 or 22 yo, etc (you can make bullshits if you have the maturity to realize that at some point in your life it’s time to get a bit more serious about yourself), surround yourself with cool people, enjoy the process, learn form the failures and take pride in your accomplishments, even the smallest ones.
LOVE YOUR LIFE !
While I do agree with some of your points, I have to disagree with this one…”Do not cultivate pussy traits like forgiveness and empathy.”
Forgiveness and empathy are not “pussy” traits or “pathetic weakness.” This is part of the issue with most men. They think these traits should only be found in women when the strongest, most successful met understand how important both of these traits are.
I completely agree with your point about poor neighborhoods, however. When people have less, I think they actually live more. In addition, wealthy people don’t have their back against the wall and often have checked out into some type of zombie state as they go to their job all 80+ hours a week and make money their master.
I also agree with your point about truthfulness, but I don’t agree with your point about getting married. Many of the most successful men never achieved success until they got married and for good reason. Women often complete men in a way we cannot imagine and knowing they depend on us, as we depend on them makes for an incredible relationship that drives you further in life.
The ridiculous scenario you describe isn’t how marriage is or should be. A good marriage is made between two people that truly do love each other and understand what it means to say and live “until death do us part”
I do agree that health is wealth and it’s so important, but we certainly don’t go about it the right way here in the western world. However, I don’t think eating steaks is a healthy thing or even good for you. The rest of your list is spot on.
All the time spent outside is also a great thing. I agree, fresh air is very health and vital to our success and there’s nothing like eating outside.
Have to agree 100% with number 19, too. Doctors are often killers for sure and they will rarely give you anything other than a pill. They are glorified drug dealers and most of the pills they give you barely do anything, if they even work, to help the body.
I don’t agree with number 20, however. Sometimes the best fix isn’t easy and takes work. Simple often equals best, but not always.
21 isn’t exactly true. Just because you’re naturally good at something doesn’t mean it should be your career. Often, our calling/passion/purpose is something we are not great at, but have the ability to grow and become great at. Even the best athletes to ever live had to work at their craft and many of them weren’t very good at all when they first started.
Point #22 is gold, however. Too many bloggers and authors try to be something they are not. Be yourself and you’ll find your audience.
I also agree with 25 ad you couldn’t ahve said it better.
#26, however, completely fals. While “religion” may not be real, God is and He is certainly not an exaggerated version of yourself. However, you’re certainly entitled to believe what you want. I find the entire point after the title of #26 to be a bit contridictory.
Overall, there are some good points here, but some are just a bit too far fetched for me or simply don’t fit with my beliefs.
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.” - Buddha
I hate saying shit like this, but: you are wrong. You are still living in a fantasy land where God exists. It feeds your other delusions. All the best my friend, hope it *clicks* soon.
Yes, many people live as slaves these days and don’t even realize it.
Slavery exists all around us, but in disguise.
Most people have to beg for permission to take lunch, vacation and even sick days from work.
Victor Pride = The Modern Day Abraham Lincoln
Emancipating the world one ronin at a time.
All the best,
D
“Victor Pride = The Modern Day Abraham Lincoln
Emancipating the world one ronin at a time.”
Haha! Love it.
I haven’t been in your “war room” for a while. Your a [email protected] gladiator Pride. I dig that about you. I’m having one of those days… Irritated with the weakness around me… Angry how I have been dwelling. When you have been up working 2 days strait… You start loosing perspective. This article was like getting sand thrown in your face… THANK YOU… Geez… it doesn’t matter how much doe you have, how much quality tang you get, how cool you think you are… The fact is, even the Alpha Wolf can get plowed by some dirty libtard in their Eco friendly [email protected] sled. I did… I got the living hell kicked out of me 2 and half years ago… I almost died from some doctors script… I had an acute reaction… Furthermore, 5 days after I was taking those death pills… I had two opps. Then I was prescribed a months worth of Roxies… I could not feel what death drug 1 was doing to me… Talk about getting hit. The Alpha wolf (present company excluded of coarse… or recognized… much love) was like Guido… Banging to she wolves at a time… Ha ha The Guido Wolf was getting greasy with the best bitches around… My bank account was healthy… Well… guess what? My [email protected] fell in the dirt between Bellevue & Newport Beach… Then a match…. No a flame thrower was pointed right at my grill… BAM! Now, (I do have a point here) after I regained my nervous system & dealt with a battle that I do not think very many could have came back from… Their was one thing that made me persevere… ITS LIVING MY LIFE LIKE THIS. HES STONE COLD CORRECT. HAD I NOT BUILT A 20 YEAR, REINFORCED IRON CLAD MINDSET… WHO KNOWS? I like focusing on all those that thought they would teach this old dog new tricks… Sometimes, being “hardened” in your warrior ways can save the day… I would rather be hacked by a Gladious than be some subservient sheep… or sheep dog… Sheep Dog’s get eaten by the wolves… Anyways, its so funny how you can make me feel like a guilty little biatch in a few minutes… Thanks Pride… lol YOU ARE SO CORRECT… The thing is…. I should (and am) reveling in the fact, that I didn’t take the path of cupcakes, feelings and beta male sickness… MAN BECOMES WHAT HE DWELLS UPON… SO THANKS FOR WRITING THIS SO WELL! I ACTUALLY NEEDED THIS. Its better to run in the pack and have another wolf take a quick swipe at your face… To wake your ass up…! Otherwise, you won’t be ready, focused with intent to kill, for whats on the other side of that mountain up ahead… God forbid…. I start day dreaming and get hit again by some fruitcake eating his veggie burger “grooving to some Phish”, while in between bites crying to his fat little broad that it all Trumps fault why he has a little pencil n his pocket and that his unemployment is about to be cut off. Why should he have to work for those elitist! He knows that his place is saving the spotted porpoises, so transgenders can have 30 million set aside for them, so they can have a safe space on some beach. That way they can have therapeutic discussions with other persecuted “survivors of bullying” and discuss how many glycerin suppositories they currently have tucked away and how Steve… I mean Stephanie’s nipples are sure becoming sensitive… STRAIT GLADIATOR POST MAN… OUTSTANDING… I GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE… SO I’M PAYING UP…
hahaha! Nice to hear from you G.
Hi Victor!
This is a great article as usual!! I am not 30 yet but I am sure I will get there soon, hopefully …
The name ‘Becky’ appears rather often on this site. I have a feeling ‘Becky’ is more than just a figure of speech.
Thanks Shyam!
Hey Vic, I truly love this post because its all true. You talk real Man TALK. I love it and appreciate you very much my brother. Many of the things on this post I talk about to many people and those people get intimidated and offended. That means I am heading the right way.
point 19) my thoughts exactly. I’ve been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, Iritis and Hypothyroidism and only one thing doctors can do is: take this and that drug come back in one month and I will prescribe you another hardcore drug. Now I’m doing some New Tought stuff and similar things to get rid of those diseases. Hope till the end of September I will be free :)
Greetings Victor :)
Greetings Piotr.
Victor. I started reading you I believe 6 or 7 years ago when I was 16. Come by to check every so often.
This is all the fucking truth.
Discovering your early voice was one of the best things to happen to me. But it was inevitable. You know what I mean. Those who seek, find.
I’ve just turned 23, best shape of my life, walk around and people ask me if I’m a model at least once a day in places like London/NYC - used to look like shit; been to over 30 countries mostly solo; relationships are all at peace - love people and they love me; making literally 10x more money than I made 5 years ago per week (and was working decent full time at 18) and all while travelling; girls I’ve figured out - people I’ve figured out; diet incredible; all the while finding hours a day to move forward, read a book a week, have real discipline - and consequently more freedom than I ever dreamed possible in my daily reality. Daily in awe of the beauty of this reality.
Thank you Victor. You have done more for the world than you realise. The butterfly effect of your writing will be enormous. Keep doing your work and spreading the truth.
I am so fortunate to have read you, to have read others, be me, to be human, to be alive in any form.
I have found happiness. If anyone is looking for ‘the answers’ - nobody has them all, but holy shit. Start by reading every one of Victor’s posts again and again. If there ever was The Path, Victor has built a railway right next to it, jump on board.
Congratulations on finding happiness Victor, you and I are lucky to have the happy attitude.