Recently, I heard a song that was so good that it suffered from its own greatness.
The guitars were incredible, I’ve never heard guitars like that. The singer was so good, he was unbelievable.
I wanted to hear the singer sing because he was great, but I couldn’t hear him because the guitar player wouldn’t stop showing off.
Every time the singer was singing, the guitarist was doing some crazy guitar solos in the background that totally took away from BOTH the singer and the guitarist.
What they should have done, instead of showing off constantly, was put some thought into making the songs enjoyable rather than making them sound “wacky” and unique.
They had guitars riffing over the vocals constantly, to prove how good the guitarist was I suppose.
I heard it and thought: “Wow, that's cool. But it's too hard to listen to. Next.”
It was a fun song, it was very clever and new, and the band had amazing potential… but the song wasn't enjoyable or easy to listen to.
The singer was very good but he didn't get to shine. The guitarist wouldn't do what was best for the work.
His unwillingness to let anyone but him shine sabotaged the song's listenability.
This band also labeled itself a sub-genre of music, which is another form of self sabotage.
It's like saying: “I’m allowed to do this, I’m not allowed to do anything else, so it's to excuse why we aren't more popular.”
Everyone in the world loves music, if you create good music you should want most people to hear it.
Instead, a “sub-genre” or “niche” places strict limits on what you’re allowed to do.
Because of those limits, most people in the world will never get the chance to hear it.
That's why you always put the work first and that's your number one lesson in greatness…
DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE WORK.
The work ALWAYS comes first.
If you put the work first, you'll be on the fast-track to greatness.
Only a small percentage of people enjoy any particular sub-genre of music.
If the band just did what was best for the work, they'd be mega-stars instead of underground stars.
If you only do what's best for you, you're on the fast track to mild niche success.
For big success aka greatness, you cannot place limits on your work.
You have to make the work the absolute best so that the biggest number of people can find it and you can become great.
Speaking of becoming great, this is how you do it…
—“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
1. EVERYBODY WHO EVER DID ANYTHING GREAT DID IT THE SAME WAY
The basics never, ever change.
There are no secrets to greatness except for the ones you always hear…
If you can believe it, you can achieve it.
Lead, follow or get out of the way.
Just do it.
Consistency is key.
These are all cliche for a reason, the principles of greatness and success are always the same.
2. IT TAKES TIME, OBSESSION, DEDICATION, FOCUS, SELF-BELIEF
I don't like the word passion, that's a word for women's romance novels, the correct word is obsession. You have to live like an obsessed freak.
When you’re obsessed you start working on something at 6am and the next thing you know it’s 5pm – you haven’t eaten, you haven’t gone anywhere, you haven’t been to the gym, you haven’t showered, and you haven’t heard the phone ringing. And you keep doing it.
Normal people's obsession stops at their favorite sports team or TV show.
The star athlete holding the trophy didn’t get there because he loves his sport, he got there because he’s consumed with obsession and desire to be great.
Obsession is the key to turning nothing into something.
If you can be obsessed with it for long enough you can turn it into money.
3. ALL GREAT MEN FOLLOW THEIR OBSESSIONS TO THE EDGE OF THE EARTH AND BEYOND
Remember this? If you can be obsessed with it for long enough you can turn it into money.
The key word is LONG ENOUGH. You have to keep going. When you stop, you lose focus.
Focus is the hardest thing to achieve and when you stop or give up, you give away the hardest thing you have ever achieved: F O C U S.
Losing focus is the same thing as dying. When you lose focus, you lose momentum.
When you lose momentum, you have to start all over again.
What to do? Don't lose momentum. Keep going.
The only reason B&D; is a huge success, other than the obvious, is that B&D; is consistent.
B&D; is always here. I never “went away” and came back. I never went back and forth. B&D; from day one to day 2,190.
Even when I was at my worst I was still 100% focused.
4. STUDY GREATNESS FROM THE MOUTHS OF THE GREATS.
You have to spend time learning about great men. You learn by reading or by being taught by a mentor.
To learn by reading, it's best to read auto-biographies.
You have to read their AUTO-biographies to hear the stories straight from their mouths.
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES ARE THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE FULL TRUTH.
Otherwise, it’s just gossip. A biography is gossip for the grownups. An autobiography is the real deal.
If it's not an auto-biography it's hear-say, it's just gossip. Only one person ever knows the truth and that's why you need to read auto-biographies.
Here are 13 Inspiring Books That Will Help You Become Great
Also, read great blogs. Blogs are auto-biographical as well.
Some great blogs are: JDB, I&T;, GLL, D&P;.
5. ALL GREAT MEN OF GENIUS AND POWER USED THEIR SEX DRIVE AS FUEL.
Sex is the driving force that makes a man do anything. It’s always for sex. It is our biology, our DNA. There is nothing wrong with that.
Being highly sexed (i.e. having sexual energy) but not giving in to any and all desires is the key to success.
All great men of genius and power used their sex drive as fuel.
If you want to accomplish something great, you have to transform your sexual energy into fuel for something else.
The process of turning sexual energy and aggression into fuel for something bigger is called transmutation of sexual energy.
Sex transmutation is one of the most powerful tools in existence when it comes to creation, invention, accomplishment, creativity, advancement, and achievement.
But…
Don’t dissipate your energy haphazardly because your energy is felt by other people and good energy draws them to you like a magnet.
The greatest men in history have a huge sexual magnetism BUT THEY DO NOT ROUTINELY GIVE IN TO THOSE DESIRES and they never make that desire the goal.
This doesn’t mean you can’t have sex but do not make sex your primary goal.
Don’t masturbate too frequently or watch internet p*rn too frequently. It drains vital energy from you. You can see vast, positive changes in your mood and happiness by giving it up.
(This kind of behavior will also bring women to you without much additional effort.)
Sexual energy is damn near limitless and when re-directed can turn any man into a money making machine.
You can also get yourself a good woman who will take care of all your needs (not just sexual). The love and support of a woman is essential for greatness, many great men had a good woman behind the scenes.
This will free your mind from having to even think about these things and you can focus completely on your goal at hand: G R E A T N E S S.
6. PREPARE TO WORK LIKE A DOG
The dreamer sits in his cubicle dreaming about when he can run his own business. The doer TAKES ACTION.
If you want to be great, you have to start working towards greatness. Start now.
If you want to be your own boss and make your own rules there is one thing that is absolutely required of you, that one thing is sweat equity. Your time. Your effort.
All I ever did was simply work more and not quit. I lived like no one else would so now I live like no one else can.
Great men are producers, they produce what the people consume.
There is no such thing as a day off for a great man.
7. DOES IT REALLY TAKE 10,000 HOURS?
Haha, that’s for amateurs. 10,000 hours is only eight hours a day for three years. Easy!
Mastery comes at about 10 years of work.
All it takes is ten years. All it took me was 10 years.
Hard work had nothing to do with it. Nothing is hard about what I do. I just work more and I don’t quit.
They say that success is a marathon and not a sprint. And it’s correct.
If you want success tomorrow, well, you’re shit out of luck. Because even working hard is not going to give you success that working consistently will give you.
Consistent work is what pays off. It takes consistency. It does not happen overnight. It does not happen fast like that.
You know how much I made the first year? I made zero the entire year. You know how much I made the second year? $15,000 U.S.
It does not happen overnight. And hard work again ‑‑ hard work has nothing to do with it.
Consistent work beats out hard work. Every single time.
8. PREPARE TO GIVE ALL TO GET ALL
It takes a long time to become great. In fact, it takes ALL OF YOUR TIME to become great. You give all to get all.
It took me a long time to get from A to B. So just prepare to put in the time.
Be ready to put in the time. Even if you have to be broke now, do it. You have to spend the time learning.
To get to heaven, sometimes you gotta spend some time in hell. Just keep going until you’re in heaven.
Prepare to be a minimalist now to become a maximalist later. I’m willing now to give up everything to get everything later. I was willing then to give up everything to get everything later.
Put in the work. Do the work. If you do the work consistently you’ll get it. If you bitch about how long it takes you’ll get nothing, you’ll never get anything.
It makes no difference if you have nothing now, because you'll have everything you want or need in the future.
9. LEARN, EARN OR BURN
The first step to saying goodbye to the nine-to-five jive is learning, learning and more learning. And it can all be done from the internet.
Learn, learn, learn until it’s time to earn, earn, earn.
First you learn from it and then you put your plan into action and earn from it.
Don't waste time on baloney, your time needs to be used to advance your level of greatness.
If you can’t learn from it or earn from it then burn it. Let it go. Light it on fire and watch it die. It’s a waste of time and it’s a waste of life.
If it has no tangible, positive results then burn it up.
IF YOU CAN'T LEARN OR EARN FROM IT, BURN IT DOWN
Years ago I sold everything I had. What didn’t sell I tossed into a dumpster. I let go of any emotional attachment to my “stuff”. That detachment allowed me to live on a tiny amount of money while I built Bold and Determined.
Doing that, getting rid of everything, freed my mind to concentrate on what was important… Building Bold and Determined. Doing the work required to turn a hobby into a money printer.
During the first year and a half of Bold and Determined I had no bills, no debt, no house full of junk to worry about, no nagging wife or screaming kids, no nothing. You need that focus.
Focus and time. Focus and time works for any business that you want to do. The principles are always the same.
10. NEVER STOP LEARNING
YOU CAN’T LEARN EVERY LESSON IMMEDIATELY!
It takes time to even absorb even one lesson. You have to learn each lesson individually and at your own pace.
Giving a list of 12 rules to the fresh-faced new guy would be like giving him a list of zero rules. It's too much at once and he’s just gonna remember the one rule that sticks out anyway.
No one can learn 12 new ideas instantly. Learn rules like you live – day by day.
Remember what Batman said? It’s always darkest just before the dawn. The dark is when you’ll be tempted to quit. Weak men will give in and quit.
If you never give in and quit, if you possess endurance, you will be victorious.
Endurance beats strength over every single timeline and a big part of achieving greatness is just showing up every single day.
11. DO THE WORK NOW TO BECOME GREAT LATER
It’s often been said that you reach success right after the moment you would have quit, when you were at your lowest. Like everything they say it has much truth to it.
You have to learn your craft before you make money from your craft. It's in the learning stage where the Average Joe gives up and the great man continues and endures.
Learn steadily but whatever you do, don't stop learning. Learning is a gradual process and eventually success happens “overnight.”
So never never never give up. You must show up, you must put in the time.
Like Nike says, Just Do It. Especially on those days when you feel like you’ve failed and it isn’t going so well for you.
Time plus effort equals results. You’ve got to put in that time before you get yourself a paycheck.
How long does success really take? It takes time, so keep at it and do not give up. You won’t make any money your first week, month and probably you won’t make any money for over a year.
Big deal, you’re building something and that takes time. If you don’t want to wait go and play the lottery and talk about how lucky great people with money are.
If you want to be great you have to be willing to do the work first. If you want success right now you should have done the work yesterday.
If you want success tomorrow, start today. That’s the real way from A to B. Do the work, then get paid.
If you don’t give it your time, you don’t get nothing in return.
12. LOSE THE PART OF YOU THAT CARES
Genius takes time to be shown to the crowd and at first they will not understand.
They’ll mock and sneer and boo hoo and all that, but eventually they’ll see.
Eventually, they’ll be in on it with you. But probably not at first.
When you have a vision for the future, you need to lose the part of you that cares about immediate reactions.
Greatness comes in the long-term, never in the short term.
Eventually they'll all get it and they’ll be in on the gag with you and having so much fun at it’s blossoming.
Do your work and move on instantly, never worry about critics.
13. GREAT MEN ARE ALWAYS ONE THING: AUTHENTIC
Marketing is a necessity at a certain point (not the beginning) so you will have to learn marketing.
The #1 thing you need to know about marketing is this: Being the best in the world is the best marketing strategy in the world.
Having the best product on earth is the most effective marketing strategy on earth. Why? Because people will like it and tell other people about it.
You’re more apt to listen to your friend than you are to listen to a commercial. Word of mouth + great product = profit. Do the work, become the best, deposit the checks.
It's easy to market a product that is great. It's hard to market a product that isn't great. Actually, hard is the wrong word. The right word is phony.
MARKETING IS SO PHONY BALONEY
My “marketing strategy” has always been just to write the best articles.
My personal marketing & advertising strategy: I publish works of staggering genius.
I never do any “outside marketing” because it's phony and it doesn't work.
The only way I built Bold and Determined was to write articles that men wanted and needed, what they were ready, waiting and salivating to hear.
I walked the walk before I talked the talk and I’ve used myself as the billboard (and you can too).
BE LIKE THE JOKER, THE REAL GUY THAT DIED
The famous actor who played the Joker in The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger, was a very popular and good-looking actor taking roles in romantic comedies.
But he wanted more out of the “pretty boy” roles and he wanted the meatier roles. So what did he do?
He had to kill his old career to birth his new, raw career.
I always loved the balls of that idea. It takes a real big set of balls to be great.
Burn it down and start anew, but with knowledge this time.
With knowledge, you could burn it all down and start fresh, if you wanted to.
14. TAKE ACTION EVERY DAMN DAY THAT YOU’RE ALIVE AND YOU’LL GET WHAT YOU WANT
The door is always open for action takers. All you have to do is walk through it.
If you ask permission to walk through the door you are going to be denied. If you don’t need permission you cannot be denied.
Figure out a way to do it and then take what you want. The only real option.
If you want something you plan for it, you visualize it, you take action and then you grab it.
“That’s mine. Give me that.” What unsuccessful people think of your actions is of no consequence.
Action takers are rule breakers. Men of greatness got that way by taking ACTION.
If you want it, friend, you damned sure will find a way to get it. If you want it you will take it. No excuses, no whining and no crying. Just killing.
Dreams are what happen when you are asleep. When you are awake you take action and you make life happen. Start right now.
15. ALL GREAT MEN ARE POETS
Poems come easily to men who have led lives of greatness. Great men don't even have to try, greatness just comes out naturally.
A man who cannot write a poem isn’t a great man, he's a normal man – he hasn’t led the life of a great man.
If you can’t put it into words – it’s because you’ve never done it.
That's why all great men are also great poets: been there, done that, wrote the book on it.
ALL great men are poets.
Words are the most necessary tool in the toolbox.
Every great man was also great with words. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't famous because he had a great body, he's famous because he had a great body and used his words to make sure everyone knew he had a great body.
How do you become great with words? First, you live a life of greatness. Then the words just come out naturally.
It's the easiest thing in the world to write a great poem if you've led a life of greatness.
All Arnold ever did was live his life and then speak about it (after working consistently for many, many years).
16. Believe in your own greatness
“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
Know who said that? I'll give you a hint: He was the greatest boxer who ever lived.
As it just so happens, he was also a poet. His words were how he achieved greatness. If he simply boxed and kept his mouth shut he'd be another nobody.
Instead, he used his words as a weapon and he got what he wanted: He became the greatest boxer of all time.
He believed it so damn much it became true. That's what you have to do, believe in yourself first.
If you don’t believe it, no one else will. You have to believe it so damn thoroughly that not even God or Buddha could change your mind.
60 years ago, a young boxer trained in a dirty boxing gym, broke and invisible but hungrier than a starving dog.
He was determined to be great, and great is what he became.
60 years later we all remember Muhammad Ali as the greatest boxer who ever lived.
He put in the endless time training and then he took the extra step that separates the greats from the people whose names we don't remember.
Ali made greatness happen with his words and he backed it up with proof.
That's all you gotta do friend, make it happen and back it up with proof and then *poof* greatness appears.
17. EVEN WHEN YOU'RE GREAT, THE RIDE NEVER ENDS, KEEP GOING
So you've achieved greatness, huh? Great.
Whatever you do, don't stop now.
What do I always say a million billion times?
Don't. Ever. Stop.
Until next time.
Your man,
-Victor Pride
PS - I OWE MY LIFE'S GREATNESS TO THE PLATFORM OF THE BLOG.
Every great man should have a blog/journal for your notes. The best way to take notes and collect your thoughts is to write them.
The blog is my favorite thing to read, ever. The blog is the best you can ever get at both classic, timeless and reliable content mixed with up-to-the-minute insights, “unconventional” advice, which is the only kind that works and honest (yet sensational) content.
The blog is the best way to read and create words ever invented. I owe my life to blogging. Blogging is the best art platform ever invented in my opinion.
I don’t give a damn about books, I hustle up the books just to make sure I have a lifetime income. My one true and only love is the blog. The best form of written communication in human history.
Remember when I said all great men are poets? Today's greatest men write their poems on websites instead of journals. You can't be great if no one else sees your greatness.
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What a great inspirational article. Long and deep, keep up the good work.
Thanks Max.
Well that’s about the best damn thing I’ve read on this site and I’ve been reading voraciously for three years.
Every mentor and person I admire exemplifies these traits.
I just realized (rather, internalized) one recently: I spend way too much time and effort focusing on poon-tang.
The result?
I’m drowning in it.
The consequence?
My work, the real stuff, what’s most important is good, but not GREAT.
And it can be great.
Thanks for another kick in the pants and opening my eyes yet again to what’s right in front of me.
Thanks Michael.
Thanks for this great Article Vic!! Awesome work!! :)
Btw correct me if I’m wrong but the 10000 hour rule in two years would be this: work 14 hrs days for 730 days (so two years).
Please correct me if I’m wrong. I also think the 10000 hours rule is BS. I mean, you achieve mastery after maybe more than 5/10 years.
I know a friend of mine that started playing Violin at 5 years old. He was obsessed by the Violin and Classical music since he was 5 years old. Now he’s going to play Violin in the world and in ,pst famous Orchestras there are in the world.
He’s 20 now. He worked hard with Obsession (or Passion? how you call it) for 15 years to get where he is now lol
I’m very happy for my friend. Also he is the happiest person I know, I mean he really doesn’t work, he just play with obsession the Violin and he become a Top master in his field. I hope this real story can be motivation for users here :)
Last thing: I also think Passion is BS, the entrepreneur Mark Cuban told this to people on his blog sometime ago:
“Don’t follow your passions, follow your effort. It will lead you to your passions and to success, however you define it.
…If you really want to know where your destiny lies, look at where you apply your time. Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own…”
Thanks again Vic for your articles! You’ve got a great soul !
*About Passion and Skills great article from Wall Street Play Boys here: http://wallstreetplayboys.com/follow-your-skills-not-your-dreams/
Great comment Robert, thanks! And thanks for pointing out the mistake.
This is kickass, brother. Just about everything you need to know to be great. Greatness is a frame of mind that’s cultivated by your actions. Thanks for this beautiful poetry, my friend.
Thanks Russ.
This is a very interesting post. I been reading your teachings from earlier this year and i’ve put some things you say into practice. This is surely the best blog i’ve come across so far.
Thanks Marc.
And Victor the great strike again.
I have a feeling that you went back In the tunnel again, After enjoying a little bit of the light.
The next time you step into the light it ll be much better, and This time i ll be there too.
Amazing article, keep it up.
Thank you my friend.
The point about sexual transmutation is almost breath-taking and can be a turning point. It’s so easily overlooked. Had a great time reading your original article about it and the comments in it. Thanks Vic!
Thank you my friend!
tears in my eyes reading this
All great men are poets. That´s ABSOLUTELY correct.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were both interviewed and asked what the number one must important factor to their success was.
They both said “FOCUS”
“All great men are poets”
Have you every read “How to Get Rich” by Felix Dennis, Founder of Maxim Magazine?
He was a no nonsense, rough around the edges multimillionaire who wrote the above-mentioned book about how to make money. His writing is straightforward and not PC just like yours.
The funny thing is that after he became insanely wealthy he also actually became a poet. He still ran his media empire, but also developed a passion for poetry.
… and finally regarding #17, that reminded me of a business development class I once took where a speaker was talking about not resting on past success. He said that whenever you achieve something you must say to yourself:
“That’s great, what’s next?”
Thank you Victor for another inspirational post.
It’s always appreciated.
All the best,
D
Thank you D.
Another great and manly motivational article Vic. I am fired up. Keep pushing, Keep showing up to get work done. It works in Bodybuilding and business.
My man. 100% correct
Absolutely brilliant. Absolutely true. 100 percent.
Thanks Cody.
Holy Fuck Victor! I have been following your blog since late 2012 and this is the best fucking article till now!
In crude terms, it’s got the soft power of Yoga and hard power of Mixed Martial Arts, it possesses the powerful sound of Nightingales and the wildness of the Wolves.
Exactly 99.99% of the homosapiens walking on the face of mother earth who ever started a business, have quit it within one year due to whatsoever reason they had. We hear all the time that most of the businesses get shut down within one year of their commencement but no body tells us why. Well, its because of their of lack of consistency and their desire of quick windfall gains in a small time frame. If all entrepreneurs were consistent for at least 3 years in the businesses, the strike rate would have been way up!
And same thing goes for people who want to change their bodies OR learn to fucking play like my favourite guitarist Sir Randy Rhoads. They start with the gym and quit within a short period of time because they are not seeing any changes and give in back to their stupid food temptations which made them fat in the first place.
I play heavy metal guitar and the piano as well and come across so many people asking me how long it would take to play like a champ.When I tell them I’ve been playing since i was 12 ( I’m 30 now) and practiced almost 350 days a year for 2 hours everyday, they are pretty shocked and most of them do not want to put in the effort. There are a few little courageous ones who put in the effort but also run away within 3 months because they cant play the fucking guitar solo of Mr. Crowley.. Took me 2 months to master it completely and a newbie bastard who has never touched a guitar wants to crack it down in 3 months !!
So putting in consistent effort everyday for many years makes you really good at something and if you are short on time and want quick results then its better to try your luck at a lottery or a casino. Doing Business, body transformation or playing guitar is fucking NOT for you..
Good things take time, continuous and repeated efforts as well as obsession!There is no such thing as overnight success!
As you said, you wrote all that what men wanted to hear. In this world of upbeat feminism, rise of the minorities and the theory of how women and minorities are constantly being victimized by normal guys, the government and the media has a permanent job of bashing the normal guy all the time by directly or indirectly telling him how worthless he and his life is, how women and minorities are superior to him and how he is the root cause of all the problems on earth.
I would like to thank you on behalf on all fellow B&D brothers for speaking what we hear from you regularly. We all have to routinely take things in our hands just like kings of the ancient times used to. Only then the people will listen to us and obey us. You got knack for writing to the point solid testosterone filled articles which go straight in our heads and makes us think hard..Thanks Victor for changing our thought process!
Victor, do u have any book recommendations for an E-commerce Store? A reply will be highly appreciated.
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Are you sure you have done the correct math for the 10,000 hours? I don’t think five hours a day for two years equals 10,000 hours.
“AUTOBIOGRAPHIES ARE THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE FULL TRUTH”
I just finished reading Henry Kissinger’s “The White House Years”, first book of three of Kissinger’s memoirs. 1800 pages just the first book, small font. Each line is information, and each page is a voyage in problem-solving within the high-stress high-stakes issues of the White House.
It took me many months of (non-exclusive) reading to finish it; it’s by far the most complex book I have ever read… and I read an average of 40 to 50 books a year.
That book, that memoir, taught me a total new way of thinking about problems, social interactions, personality traits, issues, philosophy, and life in general. The book is not an inspirational book, at that’s where its strengths lie. By reliving the problems, I also found out how to reason about them, and the consequences that each decision cause.
I also SAW how lonely the decision maker is, and how obsessed they are. Just the preparations for Nixon’s trip to China were exhausting, with Kissinger and aides sleeping an hour or two, changing time zones three times in a day all while knowing that the wrong word could cause years of troubles. Vietnam Negotiations? I don’t think that a normal human being, a 9-5 worker could handle it. 18 hour sessions of high-tension meetings, in which the other part just wants to get rid of you. Just the preparation for those meetings would tire to death 99% of the American population.
Yep, Victor. Your article is spot on, and true at every level from janitorial services to the White House. They’re Universal Truths.
Fuck yeah, Vic! Brilliant article! Consistency is key! I endorse it! If getting the best means giving up everything else, it’s still the most clever trade-off! A tree that grows into paradise should have its roots in hell. That’s why we lucky badassmotherfuckers keep owning both hell and paradise!
You’d actually have to put in nearly 14 hours per day for two years to reach 10,000 hours. The more I think about it based on what you’ve written over the years, spending 12-14 hours a day on something is probably a good range if you’re really serious about achieving it. It’s comforting to know that if you really put in the work, no quitting, you’ll achieve a lot. It may not even be what you ultimately aimed for, but perhaps even better than you could have imagined.
It’s weird, when you look through the comment section, there is never any hater. It’s weird, usually haters are losers, and losers love to try to bring winners down.
Haters have to be invited in like Vampires. I don’t allow them in.
Thanks Victor
Your material is first rate and worth sharing with others
The additional links you post really take it to another level
Very nice work
Thanks Simon.
ABOUT THE SEX DRIVE.
Victor i haven’t had any sexuel activity In 1 month and prior to that i only busted my nut 2 time In 1 month. I slept at 10h00 pm, woke up at 3h45 am, ( so much energy i cant sleep)
So it s like 3 month of sexuel energy building.
It s so easy to write it’s ridiculus, the Pen flows like water.
I wont sleep at night bra, ill just write, write write.
Pray for me, i am scared as hell to lose the momentum, to lose the focus.
;)
Awesome post.
I’ve always been complimented me on being a “hard worker”, on the job, study, sport, whatever - but why am I still a zero? Because I am inconsistent - you really shine a light on the merit of consistency, well done thanks.
Thanks Marc.
“You can also get yourself a good woman who will take care of all your needs (not just sexual). The love and support of a woman is essential for greatness, many great men had a good woman behind the scenes.
This will free your mind from having to even think about these things and you can focus completely on your goal at hand: G R E A T N E S S.”
^^
I wholeheartedly agree with this. If a man is having a good, balanced sex from a supportive woman then there is no need to constantly chase girls outside unless you are hell bent on sexual degeneracy.
That is one thing he can cross off his mind and one less thing to worry about and more energy to focus on his business. No need to clog up the mind with frivolous pleasures.
Same with “what should we eat today? and waste 15 minutes being indecisive or taking too long trying to pick which clothes to wear because there are so many variety of choices. Just eat the same healthy food.
Working out? Get in, workout and get out. Just like brushing your teeth. Mandatory and you do it everyday.
Simplify your life. Eat the same healthy food in and out, get a Maid to cook for you so you, and get few choices of nice and fitting clothes so you have less worry and less thing to think of.
100% full blast should be put on the business.
If you have any male body dysmorphia (height insecurity, penis size issues, acne problem, double chin issues, etc…) and it’s seriously affecting you from concentrating on your business, then find ways to solve your problem and then you can find ways to market that. If it solves your problem, I”m sure there are many other men who will be glad to pay you to solve their problem.
Or you can just concentrate on your business of your choice after you get all the insecurity and other worries out of your mind.
Remember, you got to be obsessed. 100 percent focus or bust. No half ass or any “attempts”. You DO 100 percent full focus or don’t do it at all.
Great comment again TS.
In-Freaking-Credible post, Victor.
I literally LOL’d when I read “My personal marketing & advertising strategy: I publish works of staggering genius.” (100% true)
Showing us how it’s done with Smash-mouth delivery. That’s how you leave your mark.
Another great line: “Figure out a way to do it and then take what you want. The only real option.”
That’s what it takes. Figuring out how YOU can make your desire a reality. Then sack up and go take it, baby!
Thanks for sharing, I’m off to the gym!
-Hoz
Thanks Hoz!
Another amazing article!Maybe the best article you’ve ever written!It’s just a summary of your best articles,ideas and the mindset of the winner.Thanks again.Greetings from Rhodes,Greece.
Thanks Nikos.
You’re welcome!If or when you visit Rhodes,i would like to buy you a drink and hang out(no homo)!
Dude, Ain t your country bankrupt?
So what?I’m writing a BEST SELLER physical book(i will surely send it to you for free(becasue you motivated me get self-improved) when i will translate it,because i am writing it in Greek)about my experience of loss weight,training and nutrition,so it doesn’t matter,because my family will never get hungry!
I was referring to Victor,not to Tiger bate.
“Hard work had nothing to do with it. Nothing is hard about what I do. I just work more and I don’t quit!”
This for me, is the Most Important Part! Most people get turned off by the words, “Hard Work.” But it seems to me the only “Hard Work” is not quitting, when success doesn’t show up “overnight” Quitting is easy. To keep going is “Hard Work”
“During the first year and a half of Bold and Determined I had no bills, no debt, no house full of junk to worry about…”
What were you living in? Where did you live? Did you have a car? Or is this not to be taken literally?
He was living In china
Great article, I love your marketing plan. Just being the greatest at what you do. For an artist, that’s very encouraging to hear.
Thanks Bryan.
Great post. Consitency and focus are the two major keys to sucess. Without those you’ll end up like everyone else, average.
Thanks Vic, I find all of these things compound within themselves. I have learned threw my martial arts training even though you might be the most gifted, putting time is will make you great! I also have had a poor academic background but instead of settling For society told us ( going college is only going to grant you success) I chose to invest in myself….. it’s was the greatest and cheapest education ever! Thanks
IM speechless yes just hearing those words give me the knowledge that I am on the right path. Thank you Victor I wouldn’t be doing half the things I am if it wasn’t for you’re site
“They had guitars riffing over the vocals constantly”. I bet that band was Dinosaur Jr.
To build a great empire lay 5 bricks a day. Small wins add up to huge success.
I want to thank Victor Pride for helping me put my dreams into reality.
I always wanted to start my own website as a creative outlet to share my ideas and experiences to try and help people. I never made the step toward actually doing it because I am not a technically inclined person. I thought it would be too difficult to learn and too expensive to pay someone to do it for meI had been readings Bold & Determined for a couple of years and constantly wished that I had the kind of resources Victor had so I could create my own website.
I kept on seeing insinuations for Badnet throughout the site over the past year but I never really thought about it until he put out the article How to Start a Blog Overnight.
Light bulbs went of a soon as I got done reading that article. Over the next few days I went from toying with the the idea to realizing that if Badnet was what it truly claimed to be, I would be a complete fool if I didn’t utilize this opportunity.
To those considering Badnet…
I am telling you with the utmost sincerity that I have absolutely no regrets in taking that step forward because Badnet really is what it claims to be.
I was very sceptical that there would be some sort of catch or hidden agenda but there wasn’t. You get a kickass deal and Badnet makes their money by referring people to hosting on Bluehost as an affiliate.
It took me about 5 minutes to do pick my domain name, choose the hosting package, and fill out the form on Badnet. The next morning, my website and all the plug ins were fully installed for me. The 4 promised e-books were sent to my email address along with a PDF file which contained all of my passwords along with the details about the installation.
I only paid $84 dollars upfront for the entire year with absolutely no hidden fees and I have been moving right along ever since. The hardest part of the whole part of the whole process was coming up with a domain name.If you need further proof, just go look at my website and you while know that this is a legit offer.
leavingweakness.com
Thank you Victor for everything you have done for me and all the opportunities you make people aware of on a daily basis……
Great article.
This is almost as a mini book in itself. 30 DoD’s sister.
17 habits that should be implemened each day. As you said, 12 rules to a beginner might as well be as 0 rules. These are 17 powerful ideas that should be implemented day in and day out. Starting from right now.
Thank you for your words.
Hello Vic, GREAT
A question please
Were you in the Marines?
GREAT MEN HAD BEARDS AND GOOD NUTRIENTS. WITHOUT BEARDS IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO BECOME GREAT.
That’s what I’m talking about man. Bringing back that heat. And double down on number 5, cock control is the key to taking your game to the next level. Otherwise you’ll always have some broad leading you around by your dick.
“You have to read their AUTO-biographies to hear the stories straight from their mouths.”
Like reading the (King James Version [KJV]) Holy Bible to read the Words straight from the MOUTH OF GOD:
KJV Matthew 4:4, But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
“All great men of genius and power used their sex drive as fuel.
If you want to accomplish something great, you have to transform your sexual energy into fuel for something else.”
…Which is why God commands in His Word (King James Version Holy Bible [KJV]) for people to abstain from fornication or “promiscuous sex” outside of marriage and that “sex” is only for married persons in the God-Designed MARRIAGE of man and woman, husband and wife.
Any unmarried man is NOT to have sex and so he keepeth his seed and has his “sexual energy” transmuted as fuel towards the goals and purposes God has in store for him. Amen.
“ALL great men are poets.
Words are the most necessary tool in the toolbox.
Every great man was also great with words.”
Like Lord JESUS CHRIST. THE GREAT *GOD-MAN*. The *GREATEST*! Amen.
Hmmm… I’m a bit “leery” of you always solely “preaching the gospel of success” without any thought on the “spiritual plane” as well?
Other than that, quite an inspirational and truthful personal account of what it takes to “push on towards greatness” in life. Amen.
~ Bro. Jed
You forgot wolverine: “Im the best there is at what I do.” Speaking of super heroes you should do a column about how comic book heroes can inspire is to do great things. I don’t know if you would agree about fictional heroes. I know we can’t live in a fictional world but they do have good life lessons.
Absolutely fantastic article! Incredibly powerful, wow. One thing I’d like to add is that getting a mentor you can emulate like the article suggested is incredibly important. If you like motivational videos, Jaret Grossman has a really good blog you’ll like if you liked this article. Let me know what you think of it.
4. STUDY GREATNESS FROM THE MOUTHS OF THE GREATS.
370 million have benefited - 50 million took course, 155 country.
How can it happend?
That is Greatness and someone to learn from.
It is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
https://www.amazon.com/Guru-Joy-Ravi-Shankar-Living-ebook/dp/B00E8SIGN8/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513001371&sr=1-2&keywords=sri+sri+ravi+shankar+autobiography
Can someone provide the list of the 13 autobiographies mentioned in the post? Looks like the link is broken.