Today’s article talks about a man’s looks. Specifically, what he can control. My stance is simple: Looks afford you a few more seconds of ‘approval’ in your approach before you open your mouth, but once you speak, game is the great equalizer. However, maximizing your looks is your duty to being the best man you can be.
Examining this on on a bell curve would give the top .01% of men in looks at an advantage, but that’s not where the rest of us live, so let’s examine exactly what we can do to improve our looks and give us a better edge.
When I was researching this topic I decided to choose men who are known around the world based on their celebrity. While some of these men have now blossomed into ideal male specimens by females, at one point in time they were hardly alpha studs. The point of this examination is to show what qualities we as men do HAVE in our power and those we do not.
The main components that we as men can control are the following:
- Teeth
- Hair (if you’re balding or turning grey, then I have discussed the alternatives on my blog)
- Body (whether in-shape, skinny, or overweight)
- Style
Certain aspects can be even more enhanced through plastic surgery, but for simplicity’s sake, these are the factors that can be controlled and improved with minimum costs.
Before we dive into this study, I’ll be crystal fucking clear: yes, some men are naturally more handsome than others, due to symmetry in their facial structure etc, however, this study is focused on men who were average at best BEFORE they improved their looks and in the process, greatly enhanced their looks.
The fact that these are celebs does not discredit their commitment to improving their looks and their celebrity status only cements their ‘desirability’ by female fans. Take away the celeb status and these transformations are still impressive and doable for any man who truly wants to improve their life and who is disciplined in their pursuit of self-improvement.
Tom Hardy
BEFORE
From his style to his atrocious haircut, Tom Hardy greatly improved his looks and became a sex symbol by changing it up. From his fitness in Bronson and Warrior, to an improved wardrobe, to a visit to a dentist to get his teeth capped, to dropping the drug habit, Tom jumped up the scale in looks by taking control of what he could: his style, body, teeth and hair.
AFTER
And also went from skinny stoner to jacked as fuck. Yes, it was for his role in Warrior, however, he still had to put in the effort to hit the gym like mad.
Adam Levine
BEFORE
One of the most famous cases of a physical transformation, Adam struggled with acne, crooked teeth and a bad haircut. A heavy treatment of ProActive (according to his sponsorship), a stylish haircut, a trip to the dentist and some time in the sun and Adam went from pasty pizza face nerd to a rockstar who just got engaged to a Victoria Secret Model.
Being a rockstar doesn’t hurt by any means, but guaran-fuckin-teed he wouldn’t have become a rockstar looking like the Before picture and he sure as hell wouldn’t landed the pussy fest that gets thrown his way by getting this magazine cover, if his face still resembled a mine field post-explosion.
AFTER
Tom Cruise
As big as a legend as he is, this dude had a seriously fucked up grill. We can speculate if he would have become as big as a star as he as, if hadn’t gotten dental work done, but I’ll bet my life savings he wouldn’t have. He took his looks up multiple notches by getting his teeth fixed and now is ironically known for his mega watt smile.
In the world of attraction, there are innate physical qualities that you cannot change such as your height, but the aspects of your looks that you can control, you should make a concerted effort to do so.
I used to have glasses, big ears and the worse smile known to mankind. I kid you not, my teeth were royally fucked. The orthodontist pulled EIGHT teeth out before putting braces on me. That’s how crowded my mouth was. Were braces cheap back then? No, but I set up a payment plan and the orthodontist worked out it with me, because I made the effort to make it happen. I switched the glasses for contacts and eventually grew into my ears, thus losing my opportunity to fly like Dumbo, but gaining the ability to walk through doorways without catching my ears on them.
All of the aformentioned physical ‘flaws’ I had, were ones I could control. If I hadn’t grown into my ears, I could have elected to do a surgery or just rocked them. You will not realize your full potential until you make a list of what you need to improve about yourself and than make a plan to make it happen.
Fuck the excuses, fuck procrastinating and start today on taking control of what you can change and don’t worry about the rest.
To get started on improving your life and becoming the man you’ve always wanted to be, go here.
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