[originally a question asked on Quora, and it was posed to MEN, so I answered]

I’m 52. Here’s what a man should know:

A) Quit Your Job

You can’t get rich at a job. You have to get rich by either starting a business or having multiple streams of income. A job is only one stream of income. ?Me, Inc.? should diversify.

Don’t quit your job tomorrow. I didn’t quit my job until I thought we were moving overseas. By then I had my side business going for about a year. We ended up NOT moving for different reasons, and honestly, I was nervous – but it worked out. Be responsible. Just do it over time but every day move towards this goal.

Why do you need to get rich? Is this particular to a man?

Not really. Women should absolutely do this also. But historically, men in our society have been the bread earners and you will feel better about yourself if you can do it.

So do it.

B) Don’t Let Someone Else Validate You

If you want to make a TV show, make a video. If you want to write a book, write it and self-publish. Be yourself and love yourself.

If you want to be an investment banker, find one company that wants to get sold and another company that wants to buy it and put yourself in the middle. You don’t need to be ?chosen? by Goldman Sachs.

If you want an education, find a way to learn online. You don’t need to get a degree in X to be X (unless legally).

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C) Health.

Men die earlier than women.

There’s really only three keys to better health. I’ll add a fourth.

Sleep well. Eat well. Low stress. And to help all of the above, exercise.

Stress to me is not so obvious – I hide it WELL. My dad had 2 stroke2 that before he was 50. I stated my age above – I work out 4-5 times a week & stay active as possible. DON’T BE STUPID AND SIT AROUND ALL THE TIME!!!

I know I get sick if I don’t sleep. And I feel miserable if I don’t eat well. So that’s it for me. I don’t need to read any books on the topic.

Fill in the blanks how you want to get the above done. It doesn’t matter. As long as you are aware of how important the above four are, if you want high quality of life into old age, then you will do it.

D) Don’t Outsource Your Self-Esteem

Sometimes I?ve met a person and I?ve basically given them all of my self-esteem to take care of.

Then they get tired of me, bored of me, and dumps me, and now they’ve taken my self-esteem away until I find it again.

It’s hard enough for any one person to manage their own self-esteem, let alone yours.

Take care of your own self-esteem.

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E) Creativity

When you are creative, you become competent. Every day try to do one creative thing a day that makes you feel good.

This is one way to make yourself your priority and never anyone else.

Why? Because your own interpretation of the beauty or horror of the world will be unique. Will be yours. Own it.

Does this seem selfish? YES! It totally is.

But 1% a day improvement in creativity compounds you into a giant among people.

You will feel good, you will have better relationships with people, you will be able to do what you want.

F) Be A Good Human

Be good to others, period. It sounds cliche’, but it is the base that all these other things are stacked on.

You don’t have to give all your money to charity (but give IF you can) or volunteer every free minute. But, a smile can be a charity. A kind word can uplift someone’s day & even save their life. The power of positivity is profound, so don’t discount it.

If you’re decent, better yet, genuinely GOOD to everyone you meet & greet – things will change. You will feel better, good things will happen to you & life will get sweeter. Don’t discount being good to your fellow humans.

Oh, there’s one more and it’s basically obvious. Always be honest. See? Obvious.

Do I do these things? I can tell you that when I haven’t my life has fallen apart. And when I have, I can do whatever I want.

Love,

Crazy Gurl