Skills to survival

Nobody teaches these skills in school.

But mastering them will make you a better man.

Here’s a few universal skills that are hard to learn, but will pay off forever:

1. Knowing how to fight

It doesn't matter if you are a businessman, a doctor, or a comedian.

If you don't know how to you lack masculinity.

Getting into brawls or street fights is something everyone should avoid, but that doesn't mean basic fighting skills should be avoided.

Let's go over a situation that could happen to you.

One day you might walk on the street with your wife and some guy walks by and slaps her on her butt.

What would you do in a situation like this?

You can't rely on calling the police because he will not stand around and wait for them to arrive.

You could decide to ignore it completely, but you would lose your woman's respect and your own self-respect.

No one should be able to put their hands on the people you love and care about without consequences.

It would shock you how many men in the modern day would choose to ignore the situation and try to rationalize why they didn't do anything.

One of your duties as a man is to protect your people.

By ignoring a situation like this, you have sacrificed your own honor and have given up your role as a protector.

Listen closely. Never start a fight if you can't avoid it, but you might find yourself in a situation in which you have no choice but to defend yourself.

That being the case, you'd best know how to serve up a good old knuckle sandwich.

End it as quickly as possible by throwing a knockout blow.

Open your opponent up with a few fakes and once he drops his guard, send a powerful straight punch right to his chin.

Lights out. However, if you do it wrong, you'll hurt yourself more than your opponent. So don't fool yourself and pretend you can fight.

Actually learn how to fight.

2. The ability to to diffuse conflict.

This skill directly follows up on knowing how to fight.

Regardless of how strong or masterful you may be in the art of fighting, you should always try diplomacy and stern persuasion to calm down an escalating situation.

Knowing how to simmer tempers down or break up a fight makes you a leader.

It's like when all the male gorillas stop their shenanigans when the alpha male gorilla walks in.

The alpha male can keep other male gorillas in line because of who he is.

The ability to defuse conflict can only be truly mastered by the person that can also be dangerous.

This is why knowing how to fight and the ability to defuse conflict go hand in hand.

3. Have a strong presence.

Have you ever noticed that some men have a strong presence?

A presence that, when this man walks in the room, he commands respect even without saying a word.

What if I told you it's not some magical gift these men have, but it's actually a skill that can be learned.

You see, this presence is an accumulation of many small things and habits.

You need to be a strong man with a firm handshake, look people in the eye when you talk to them, and walk with your chest out.

When you make eye contact with another man, you nod your head and acknowledge them.

The truth is that charisma is a learned behavior, a skill to be developed in much the same way that we learn to walk or practice vocabulary when studying a new language.

Now, I will say that a lot of guys fake these things, and it never works.

Everyone recognizes a faker, the guy who squeezes the hand as hard as he can, or he stares people in the eyes to try and intimidate them. Don't be this guy.

The best way to learn this skill is to surround yourself with real men, look at what they do, learn from them.

This could be your own father, a mentor you have, or other men such as men you know from a fighting club.

Fighters are often the most respectful and peaceful guys, yet they command respect and carry themselves well.

4. Deep Critical Thinking

The ability to think deeply on a range of topics will help you to become a much better conversationalist.

It'll also give you the mental faculty to improve the overall quality of life and make better decisions.

The first step to critical thinking is to consider more than one point of view.

As I always say on this page, don't believe everything you are told, but also don't believe everything you think you know.

It's easier said than done, but critical thinking requires you to leave your own opinions and biases at the door and embrace other information.

Just because you've always done something a certain way doesn't mean it's the right way.

Question your assumptions and beliefs.

Be open to considering different points of view and the validity of other arguments.

You might just learn something new.

5. Being Good With Your Money

Arguably, the greatest letdown of schools, universities, and colleges is the lack of financial education we get taught.

Most guys go through life having no clue as to how to actually treat money, make good financial.