#16 “I don’t care how liberated this world becomes - a man will always be judged by the amount of alcohol he can consume - and a woman will be impressed, whether she likes it or not.” Doug -Cocktail 1988
Is a man's greatest competition against himself or the world in which acts upon him? Can we as a society say men are more competitive than women? What is it that a man competes for, and against? I presume that men are competitors against their stamina for life. The exertion of success both physically and mentally. How a man competes, whether against another man, a colleague, an athlete, or themselves... we as a society still rank men as more dominant winners.
A man can fail and it be forgiven, yet a woman might have to prove her worth through multiple competitions against the perception.
How often do you compartmentalize yourself? Are you strategically fit into the box of life? There are many categories to what makes us unique, but how would you identify yourself if you had 2 minutes to speak on your behalf? What would you say? Would your words be about you, or about the people you surround yourself with?
"I am an accomplished man, with a great career, great family, and successful outlook on life. I am me, my own competitor".
We not only rank perception in the world off of each other's contribution, we rank it off of our own self actualization. To see ourselves in competitive situations allows the score to be win or lose. Do we strive to impress others? I don't really know how we could not. We seek approval of those in higher stack rankings than ourselves, and we ultimately feel like a failure when redemption is not approved.
But, do men compete more with themselves or the little boxes of life they are categorized in?
Just how liberated is the world? Are we at a point where selfish acts create more attention than un-selfish acts? Is the bottom line for men to seek approval, or always deem approval? Look around today and seek the confidence in people. Watch them. Look at how they are competing. Whether its for a lane on the freeway, a parking spot, a place in the Starbucks line, a race against a deadline, an ounce of time to get the last word in, a wardrobe malfunction, a over sized lunch that should have been healthier, and even a conversation that engages in storytelling. WE compete ourselves all day, but how the world and those close to us react is often the score at the end of the day.
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