My tastes as a thirty something has changed from the gamer I used to be in my twenties. When I have free time I enjoy activities like going out to lunch or coffee or a walk somewhere in nature. At the house I typically just listen to music and catch up with friends on the phone. My long distance best friend and I have almost finished a long anime series together frequently (Hunter x Hunter). I still love movies but I stick to 2000s and older, and prefer older TV shows. Now that that's my comfort zone I feel a bit like I'm missing something. It's like the old me still is wanting to be a gamer and I play time to time but my interests are focused on music and movies mainly now. Would love discussion on after work activities and how tastes change over time. It's a topic that's been on my mind for some time now.

So after doing the bulk of the work yesterday, all I had to do this morning was makes the drawers for the chest and put away the accessories and under garments. The Top drawer has the tie clips, Lapel Pin, Cuff links and associated bit and pieces. The Second drawer has my belts, buckles and some room for something eventually Then the 3 drawer is undergarments like singlets, under tee-shirts and jocks The 4th is all those awesome socks. I am very happy with how it has turned out. Unfortunately I am a little tall so the bottom hanging space touches the floor.

Ever notice how many people online talk about how successful they are with no evidence? Creating content about entrepreneurship is not entrepreneurship. Notice how almost all these people have some weird backstory about how they "used to do" something or exited some secret business nobody knows about? Real entrepreneurs build things. Things you can see. Things you can touch. If you can't see it... It's not there. Because if it were... You can bet your ass they'd be showing it. 98% of these people are complete frauds. Yes ... Even the bigger names. If they were great entrepreneurs... Why aren't they running successful companies? Stop this ridiculous shit. Go build, create, and become something so undeniable it silences every voice. Winning makes noise the world can't talk over. ~ Andy Frisella

Well, I had to move "suit Wednesday" to tomorrow for "suit Thursday" because I just have too much physical work on my agenda today. Server moves, reclaiming old (and dirty, heavy, metal) equipment from our manufacturing area. So I shifted this morning to my Kuhl pants, a pink (or whatever color you want to call it) shirt for breast cancer awareness, and my steel toe Sketchers. Also wearing my new (old stock) Best Made Co wool cruiser as it was in the 40's when I left for work this morning. The early Best Made stuff is BIFL stuff - super high quality. Also stupid expensive. I got this at the Duluth outlet for a song when they were blowing out their NOS Best Made Co inventory after the original owner bought the company back from them. I got some real gems from them during this time frame that I'll share as I start breaking them out for Fall / Winter / Spring.

Good morning gentlemen, As we all are on this journey of being gentlemen, and yes it is a journey because there will be times when you will be tested. Most of these test will come from pure jealousy, when people see you change for the better they become self conscious of themselves because of their appearance, their attitude, where they live, or what they have or have not. Whatever the case may be, their goal is to expose you as a fraud or a fake. They want show everyone that you have not changed, that you are putting on a show, that you are only doing it for a promotion, a significant other, point being you are only doing it because you have a agenda behind this change. And you do, but it’s not what they think. The worst thing you can do is respond in a way that will get you out of your new character. They want to expose you and how you respond will determine this. We all when confronted get into that “fight or flight” mode, it’s our human nature. What they want is to draw attention to you infront of people to expose you. So how do you respond? Well you definitely don’t want to be that guy that flies off the handle yelling and screaming insults back, and you definitely don’t want to become physical with the person and get in trouble legally or hurt. So what do you do? First look at them and pause, about a three to five second pause. Why ? This first gets you out of that “fight or flight” mode. This also deflates their attack because they were waiting for you to respond immediately infront of people to expose you. So in doing so not only did you break their attack, but you also now took control of the narrative. Secondly, ask them to repeat what they said in a question form. “ Excuse me, can you repeat that?” Now you put them on the spot infront of everyone, and now the focus is on them again. Also by doing this, you are making them question is what they said appropriate, or true, and was if hurtful. They are now in the hot seat because everyone is now wandering why they said what they said.