Summary
The only reason we desire validation from others is because we lack it from ourselves.Too many men give too much of themselves to other people. Focus on yourself.
Body
Your mind is a vault. Do not give anyone the combination. Do not show anyone inside. Do not let anyone know what's in it. A closed vault may contain gold or it may contain shit. A closed vault contains whatever the person who is trying to get in thinks it contains. Their desire to crack the vault will only brew until they become desperate to get in.
You are a cat, not a dog. Be the cat everybody wants to pet, but don't let them. Be the prize everyone wants to win, but never does. Never sell yourself, especially to women. Make the people around you want to win you, not buy you. Their desire to pet you, the cat, will turn into blatant attempts to come into contact with you.
Be a closed book, not an open one. Be the book everyone wants to read but can't. Be the book that is praised but never truly understood. Make them want to read you, badly.
Keep adding to your vault while you keep them out. Be the quiet cat that does its own thing all the time, only caring about what's next for itself and nobody else. Keep adding knowledge to your book but never let them read it.
Impress yourself in anything you do and nobody else. Impress yourself in the gym. Impress yourself in the mirror. Impress yourself on that test. Never tell them what grade you got, what weight you lifted, or how good you look shirtless. Make them drool with wonder and angst.
You are the only person in life you need to impress. Not your parents, not women, never women, not your teachers. Only yourself. Be the man that you idolized as a kid. Be proud of what you built, build daily, and never show anyone your blueprints.
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