Think deeply and ponder for a moment. Think about all the times that you spent about caring what he/she/others will think about me, and valuing others opinions over yours. Think about all those moments, where you sacrificed what you wanted to say just so others can, to make them feel "better." Just think about all the times, where you have made your life decisions and choices (whether it's of your career, your clothing, your lifestyle, your thinking, views and mentality) based on what people will say about you. Just think about how much time you have wasted on all of this vs rather doing what you want to do.

Now, think about one thing. All these people's opinions that you cared so much for, if you were to die today and be put in your grave, will any of these people ponder over your death, for even a minute? Just think about it. I can bet you, while you have sacrificed your life away in pleasing people, majority of them will not care if you die. They will simply go on with their lives, while you? You're dead.

The people that you tried so hard to impress and made them a priority, were are they now? They are all gone. In today's selfish world, you cannot put others above you. Whether it's women, friends, or anything. Otherwise, you'll be left behind. You must remember society or anyone, they do not gaf about you. In the end, YOU have to make something of this life, and get ahead in anyway possible you can. Because in the end, it's just you. Since the beginning of time, it has only been survival of the fittest, and never survival of the unfittest. Nobody can help you, except yourself.

You being the so called "politically correct guy" in order to "fit in" with society, or being the so called "male fèminíst" in order to attract women, or reading some random article on, "How to act alpha to get women" or whatever, will only do you more harm than any good. Remember, fake attracts fake. Real attracts real.

Acting someone that you're not, trying to be someone that you can't be, just in hopes to "please" the people will in the end, do you nothing. Just think about it. If someone can't defend themselves, and their whole lives revolves around in being a people pleaser and a fake, how will they be able to lead anyone? How can they gain the trust of anyone, if they're fake to their own selves?

Majority of the people have this idea that, if they become "PC" that they'll be accepted in society. While this may be true, the reality is, you will never be deeply respected by anyone. I disagree with many people, but I still respect them because they're being themselves and they don't suck up to anyone. But the reality is, majority of the people follow an agenda. Yes. They follow what society wants them to do and be, and they suppress their own desires in order to follow what they (society/elite/random strangers) want. I rather have 2 people that genuinely respect me for my views, vs having 100 fake people who say they "respect" me, but they're also fake like you. Negativity and fake, attracts the same types of people.

Just think about it. If you have an open enemy who says he "hates" you, versus having a so called "friend" who says he's your friend, but he backstabs you when you were least expecting it, because you 'thought' he was your "friend." What hurts more? Of course, the hypocrisy of your so called "friend" who was acting like it, while your enemy? You openly knew he was an enemy. Hypocrisy is far worse then being brutally upfront and honest.

The point is gentlemen, don't conform to the expectations of society and people have of you. No matter what you do you in your life, whether it's good, bad or anything, everyone will always have something to say. You cannot please everyone and you cannot keep them all happy. If you do this, people will then ask, "Why didn't you do that?" If you do that, then they will ask, "Why didn't you do this?" The number 1 mistake that most men make is, they sacrifice their own ambitions and goals to please others, while forgetting themselves. And by the time they wake up and realize all this, it's too late. And, all the people they wanted to impress never cared anyway. Because certainly in today's world, who has the time to?

1 of My favorite quotes of all time is from the Movie Wall Street. Where 1 of the character says, "Man looks in the abyss, and there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss." Indeed. Only when we look at the abyss, that's when we reflect and realize how much delusion we were in.

In conclusion gentlemen, don't put your purpose of life in what others want you to do and achieve. Rather, do what you have to do. Of course, on the journey to find your inner peace and happiness you will overcome many obstacles, pain and suffering. But what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger. And whatever you may face, it will only add on to the list of experiences in life which you will learn from. Take advice from gentlemen that you consider wise, and always keep an open mind. Because there is always something to learn from someone. There will always be a person smarter, stronger and wealthier than you. Don't let your ego come in the way, making you lose valuable wisdom that you may gain. In the end, listen to everyone, extract all the knowledge you possibly can, and live life on your own terms. Never let anyone dictate how you live your life, and never take shi from anyone.