Hey everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend! I’m 25, and I’ve never taken any martial arts or combat classes before. Lately, I’ve been thinking that it might be a good idea to start, not just to get physically stronger but also to improve my mental strength and discipline. Do you think martial arts can have a positive impact on aspects like business, dating, and overall mental resilience? I’m already in decent shape since I go to the gym regularly, but I feel like adding a combat sport could take things to the next level. I’m particularly interested in starting boxing. What do you think? Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Howdy all; I just wanted to share something that I thought was worth sharing. I woke up this morning not feeling great, tbh I've been getting a bit overheated on my motorcycle in the summer days in Phoenix. Can't be helped though if I'm going to get around and get stuff done. So this morning I woke up (I'm pet sitting for someone), sore, headache (the sun is the only thing that can give me a headache) and really not wanting to drive all the way to the West Valley to do the open house I committed to. But, my word is my bond and I don't let people down when I say I'm going to do something even if I don't feel great. So I drank a bunch of water, took a shower, walked the dog, and took off on my motorcycle. I'm at the open house now, and the headache is gone and I feel way better, almost 100%. Plus I already wrote my gratitude journal and am doing breathing exercises after this post. The mind is a funny thing, I continue to be surprised how just taking action and getting moving almost always (or always) fixes whatever barriers have formed in my mind. There is so much reward in just getting moving whether its gym, work, or putting in the effort to see some broad. I'm renewed my SA subscription, I think its the new chic thing for women of all ages (and levels of attractiveness) to try to get a sugar daddy now lol. But woof some of these broads need to go back to the drawing board. I did have a negative incident I don't have time to write about, a catfish with brown teeth who threatened to call the cops bc I'll whipped it out before our date. She wasn't smiling in any of her photos so I guess I should have seen the signs. This is pretty fun trying to figure out how to game these chicks without getting gamed myself. I think alot of them secretly like it lol. Have a great weekend everyone

Hey all, looking for a therapist in the Seattle or PNW area. Looking to deal with insecure attachment behaviors mainly, as well as a place to bounce ideas and have more accountability. Let me know if you’re aware of anyone. Also open to online therapists - mainly looking for someone who is more experienced working with men and willing to focus on action and getting results. Happy to elaborate if this is unclear. Thanks

How are you guys able to overcome the age discrepancy issue? In my area (Dallas) there is a social stigma against dating guys older than 35. I have no issues getting contact information. In person I'm the most charismatic person around. Woman fall for me. It helps that I'm 6' and look like a Men's Health cover model from the 2000s (4 pack year round, 6 pack when I diet down) Setting dates same day is easy or after a week of text banter but then the age question comes up and way to many girls have gone silent or told me thanks but no after I tell them my age (38) The only girls who seem to be willing to date an older guy are divorced with kids and that is mess I am not willing to walk into. If you guys need more details just let know. I'm just looking for help in figuring out this situation. It has gotten to the point where I about to just move to a different state because of the BS.

Spinning plates boring? So a friend and long time mastermind member (I’ll keep his name out of it unless he decides to make himself known) and I had an interesting conversation yesterday. He asked me (paraphrasing here): “I’m spinning lots of plates but honestly it just isn’t what it used to be. Smashing them isn’t even as satisfied as it once was. Have you ever felt that way?” Background on my friend is that he does really well with women and is just always trying to improve his game (a common theme for long time mastermind guys). He is also very successful in his business. Pretty much as it all except the long term relationship. Which begs the question, why do the long term relationship at all? Before I continue I want to say that I support whatever YOUR goals are. If you want to be MGTOW with no woman, that is your choice. If you want to spin plates and keep things causal, also your choice. Most guys however do want an LTR eventually. Part of being “blue pilled” is putting judgements on others. “Well I am in a monogamous marriage so if you aren’t, you are doing it wrong! You should settle down!” Or how about “Just spin plates bro! Never get married, and monogamy is for low value men!” Sound familiar? Even some of the guys who claim to be “red pilled” aren’t at all. They just shifted from one “safe world theory” to another. There are no actual “right” answers here, only trade offs. Every decision with how you handle women or as we could say “reproductive needs” has pro’s and cons. You have to decide what is right for you. But part of the reality of those decisions you make is that there are inherent “drives” that you are trying to satisfy as you live your life. That cannot be ignored or explained away. You have to deal with these “drives,” or they will control you and make decisions for you. You won’t have frame. You will be a slave to your emotions, your animal drives, and your brain wiring. So one of your strongest drive is to “mate”. You want sexual access. How you deal with that is up to you. Go Incel and buy a sex doll and pay only fans girls? Or have hot women want to actually be with you in real relationships? The drive is there, you have to decide how you handle it. And there are many different ways, not just one or two choices. But there are multiple internal drives as well. Sexual access is one of the strongest but it is also very basic and therefore unsatisfying if other conditions aren’t met due to the other drives at work.