I don't usually comment. I'm a woman and this message rings true for us too. I'm sitting here stunned because I'm super guilty/convicted. I'm always looking up ways to plan, productivity hacks, etc. But actually doing it? I can always find an excuse. And it has made me very unhappy with myself. My words for 2024 will be Discipline and Consistency. But I'm working on it now. I have to be wiling to make the sacrifice, even when I don't feel like it, and whether or not I have the support of others. Thank you for the kick in the butt today. Let's get to work!
Very true. 40 years ago all you had were self-improvement books and an occasional seminar in your town. Now you can watch self-improvement videos all day and enroll in online courses and get nothing done.
Best quote I’ve heard recently “Show up for your life, man”. That one hits me every morning when I wake up and get ready to be a part of this world and do my part. Let’s create a nation of builders.
In the Discourses of Epictetus, a Roman slave/stoci philosopher, he talks about advising an athlete who was supposed to be working out. Epictetus says "show me your shoulders" and the athlete replies with "here, take a look at the weights I have." The philosopher responds "I am more interested to see the results of the weights." The Athlete replies, "but here, look at this book on working out I have read." The philosopher basically responds with "either show be the effects of the work or be gone. I have no interest in the tools of the work, but the work itself." These are lessons that have been reiterated for thousands of years, and yet people still forget. Keep up the good work.
You are so right, we tend to procrastinate, thinking about doing, talking about doing , instead of actually doing. I know I personally read a lot, talk a lot, think a lot , and actually do very little. The old saying “ action speaks louder than words “ is so true.
Listened to this while cleaning my room. I know it’s a small thing, but I hope finally cleaning my room snowballs into bigger change. I need the change in my life now. I hope everyone who sees this gets motivated to just start doing it, and I look forward to what the future holds for me and you all. Stay blessed.
My Dad always told me "make the most of what you have", being any situation. That's resonated throughout life for me. But I have been worried about getting busier with more work demands and activities. But if only what I DO is a good thing and I can look at it more positively. Thank you 🎉
True but if it's ruin health and family change is possible we have choices and that's blessing to be able to make choices to make change to be alone not to be stuck .
I dont know if the RU-vid algorithm is reading my mind but this video was what I needed litteraly this moment. I've been contemplating stating a business and have been learning and watching videos for almost year on how to do it, but I just didn't feel like starting it. Thanks for this message, and I hope anyone reading this will start what they have been thinking about right now. Btw I am only 16
no we r not reading ur mind..we are becoming ur mind....words and frequency have a conscious spiritual being behind them..all of these things u r letting into your Minds (brain, heart, bowels) and we then are able to place thoughts that u think are urs because we are in you...the Producer also know as the Creator wants ur temple but we need it for the infinite eternal power within you so we occupy your mind with worthless temporal vanity...-AL
Words are just words until action actually starts, and actions speak louder than words, but at the same time words speak louder than actions because sometimes it’s the right thing to do.
@@bremlquan I have what I have because I worked my ass off for 26 years . My father was a convict and drug addict. Lot of intergenerational benefits there.
THIS IS THE BEST ADVICE MY HUSBAND EVER HAD ME LISTEN TO ♥️ We women can learn so much from you Men. Thank you!! I have now subscribed to your channel 😁 The whole world could benefit from this video. Expecting more from our sons is needed by me. Beautiful message. Real Men Rock!!
You're 100% about doing, that's the thing that separates the successful from the dreamers. Until two and a half years ago I was a dreamer. When I shifted into doing mode, I am now less than two years from being financially independent and that's if I keep at my same pace. Do, stop talking and take action. It pays.
This isn’t always true. If your developing a creative product or maybe a peice of software the time you spend thinking and planning could be instrumental
You missed the point. This is about moving past that phase once you are in a planning and design tailspin and actually turning the key. It's more difficult to do that for some people than to create the idea itself. It was for me. It's so worth sharing and encouraging others though once you get over that hill because there is room for everyone to be successful. Best wishes to you if you are working on one of those projects.
Thanks man this is the kick in the ass I needed; no fluff right to the damn point. When you said “our kids need us to work”, it really touched a nerve in my soul ..thank you
You might be one of the few creators i’ve seen who actually says What you did to start, and i can’t even tell you how important it is to hear that stuff. Buy the sites, buy some equipment, and write. It all seems daunting and hard until you realize it isn’t, it’s a lot of small steps taken over and over until success comes. Thank you for the content
Today is my birthday. I created a logo for my business and kept thinking of begin moving. Like you said I was just “thinking” this is the best birthday gift. I need to act like a man and MOVE. Thank you. Sometimes we need the “harsh” and “judgmental” message!
Crazy timing that I come across this now. Just made the decision to finally apply for my dream job and put in my notice at my current job. Starting the new one January 1 and I feel alive again. Paralysis by analysis was my issue for years. Great video, Ryan.
Out of all the motivational videos I've watched in the last few months, THIS IS THE ONE that's resonated with me the most! This is what I needed to hear! Thanks, bro!
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV): "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
With everything you've said , it makes Jesus Christ a True Man indeed . He also expected to have followers , They were all servants , who got on with the distribution of His message , GO, and make disciples, Lay down your lives for others , . Serve. Cheers ❤NZ
I started doing this a little over 2 years ago. I was and still might be, but to a lesser extent a podcast junkie. Something clicked though and I decided that I would be the one in my family to elevate my bloodline and open my own business. I come from a long line of hard workers non of which owned a business though and therefore only made it so far. “Why not me” “Why not you?” All of the information is at our fingertips. Stop thinking and start doing! Learn it as it comes up. You don’t have to learn everything before you start.
Wow!! I cant believe you haven't come up in my fyp before now. Thank you dear sir for doing the work your doing. We desperately need more men like yourself in this country, and in this world now more than ever. So again thank you sir❤
Thanks man. This video is a game changer. No selfhelp sh*tty books (I've reed tons of em) tell you what you actually have to do (or don't), it just create more anxiety and the willing to buy more books..Straightforward message that's all. I'll share with my beloved ones.
My Dad always told me "make the most of what you have", being any situation. That's resonated throughout life for me. But I have been worried about getting busier with more work demands and activities. But if only what I DO is a good thing and I can look at it more positively. Thank you
Just found your channel. It’s 8am on a Friday morning Dec 1. Walking on my brand new treadmill. Committed to walking 4 hours per day (will adjust as needed) dang “no carb” only worked when I was young and walking everywhere. Today I make money but sit on my butt. Lol so “zero carb” is useless without that caloric deficit/activity Happy to have found your channel. Your call to action and sense of total ownership resonates with me. That’s some 10X stuff right there. I’m type A: when I want something, I get it yesterday. I loved my life starting new projects but many of the trees proved to be unfruitful. But I learned and I had fun. People said this was an addictive personality but now I understand this is a blessing. The guy who shoots first and aims later is going to hit more targets than the dude who is still shopping around for the perfect rifle. Catch you in the next video! Tommy
Move to a mountain a few miles from the nearest town and walk/ruck it for a year. By your third time up the mountain your conditioning starts to kick in and you'll be surprised how easy an 8 mile round trip with about thirty to forty pounds of groceries like it's nothing. It's just your doing and as long as you are in tune with who you are the doing becomes effortless.
Your choices are presented by your environment. If every choice you have access to is just a gradient of bad, how is it YOUR fault for making a bad choice? Certainly there's personal accountability one has to their own feelings, actions, and worldview, but these things can have no effect on a desired outcome, regardless of effort. If you're short, ugly, and broke you're only going to have access to less than desirable options. None of this is YOUR fault, it's not a matter of blame, credit, or effort. It's simply reality being real.
14 seconds in and I am quickly reminded, I have things to do. Thank you. In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Proverbs 14:23
After nearly 9 years, with 2 years worth of training, 3 different places of work, and 10000 plus hours of experience, at 3am the other night, I finally did the thing. I've got my apprenticeship registration in, and a great work sponser, finally. Blue book is coming soon.
@@mishasumi6827 To laugh is to risk appearing the fool, To weep is to risk being called sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk showing your true self. To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive. To love is to risk not being loved in return, To live is to risk dying, To hope is to risk despair, To try is to risk failure But risks must be taken, because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free.
Nobody has power over you? In any way, shape, or form? The choices of generations before, creating the laws and culrure yoi inhabit, have nothing to do with your choices? Extreme ownership isnt acknowledging a delusion of self -agency...its about examining why one haa the choices/options/agency which actually exist for them. You havw "all" the power? In yoir mind, or in consensual reality? Over yourself, or the entire world? I don't think this guy's advice is very deep. It seems regressive and lacks self-awareness.
@@bremlquan okay how? Of course you have complete power over your mind. Weak minded, petty, jealous people see disciplined people and don't realize how refining one's life has a positive effect on those around them because the weak minded want to make excuses and be their worst version and blame others. Crabs in a bucket loser quit making excuses, have some self respect
Thanks Ryan! I often fall into that trap of JUST reading, studying and listening to tons of content but then find myself not putting it into action. Without action it’s useless head knowledge. Thanks for the reminder to “Do the work!”
Same here. I’m so in my head! I suffer from the “paralysis of analysis” syndrome. I’m a perfectionist by nature, and it serves me very well most if the time. My clients love me, and I’ve built a great reputation at being “the best” in my field. The problem is, I analyze new ventures to death, and each time I have a great idea and become defeated by over analyzing, I’m beaten down that much more.
@@klayvonisme Same! I was raised to fear everything and in the last 10-15 yrs I started taking risks that I normally wouldn’t have taken and it’s mostly paid off. However, there are a few areas where I still suffer from the paralysis of analysis you described. It’s usually in my career. I’m tired of what I’m doing now and need to go after what I’m passionate about.
@@Aaronymous_71 same, again. I’m self employed (28 years) and really need a change of direction. I’m in a rut where, I’m not feeling passionate about much at all. Thankfully, I’m at a place in life where I’m sorta semi retired so I have time to be free from the grindstone and explore options. I also end up thinking away the time I’ve been given. I’ve been really stuck.
@@klayvonisme I’m 52 and I’ve been in the same industry since I exited high school. I’m blessed that it’s supported me and my family but I fell into this job, it wasn’t anything I was passionate about. Years of complaining and feeling unsatisfied and never making a change. I beat myself up over it thinking it’s too late to change careers at my age. I’ll never know unless I take action. It’s right now or never.
My biggest issue, as a man with autism, is that I was raised to give people the benefit of the doubt and live by the Golden Rule. When one person shows themselves to be the jerk they are, I log that and move forward accordingly. Problem is, it has taken me a very long time to develop the mindset that I should stereotype people based on my observations of their behaviors and how they may compare to others I've known. If someone I've never engaged with reminds me of someone who screwed me due to their similar actions, I should probably not give that person the benefit of the doubt but make them earn my trust.
1. Learn to activate and consistently engage the "no circuitry" in your brain. Practice impulse control 2. Wake up early, consistently 3. Pay attention to diet, what AND when it is being eaten. This also applies to the "mental" diet 4. Embrace the friction that comes with mental effort; care less about the outcome than the actual pursuit 5. Cultivate habits of exercise, meditation, stoicism, and not blaming external factors (blaming oneself actually empowers oneself)
This video just saved my year. I was totally paralised with all the "knowledge and excuses" that i have inside of my mind, and this man just showed me that mu problem is that I just think about the thing instead of do it. Thanks mu friend, great job helping people to put the thing in movement and just get to work 🙏
Ryan, I couldn't agree more with your message today. It's so easy to get caught up in the planning, thinking, and dreaming without taking the crucial step of actually doing the work. Your words hit home for me, and I appreciate the reminder to stop the mental gymnastics and start putting in the effort. This weekend, I'm committing to taking action on the business idea that's been lingering in my mind for too long. Thanks for the motivation!
Nicely articulated. And a good message. As the Zen master said, “To begin, begin”. In addition to counselling men to stop thinking (and get into action), I’d encourage you to also help men to stop listening to their feelings. Societally, we’ve put too much emphasis on feelings. But our feelings are most often formed by our assessments of the situations and relationships we’re in, assessments that are holding us back. Break down the assessments - build new ones. There is gold here. Keep up the good work.
Don’t stop listening to your feelings, nor stop planning. You just need to put proper emphasis where it belongs. Do more than you plan, and reflect on your actions. Don’t plan based on feelings, but understand your feelings and master them.
“Stop listening to their feelings” is incredibly vague and counterproductive in several ways of interpreting. People need to listen to their feelings to identify why they’re stuck, how to change their thoughts and get unstuck, how to process the feelings that are coming up so they get unstuck, how to honor their unmet needs to get more of their mind to cooperate, and more. But if by listening to your feelings you mean stop completely buying into your negative feelings and letting them stop you from taking constructive action, then I would agree. But I think a better route than telling people to stop listening to their feelings is to start questioning their thinking. If they’re feeling negative feelings they should question the thinking that produced those feelings and make sure they’re thinking accurately.
@@adamj2683nicely put. I hoped to convey a similar sentiment when I suggested that we need to look at the assessments (thinking, opinions) that drive those feelings. In our society, we get stuck at the feeling level, and often fail to get into the assessments / opinions / thinking behind those feelings. Thanks for adding to the ideas I’m trying to convey.
Man, thank you. That's exactly what I needed to hear at this time in my life. I've been out of work for the past three months and have been racking my brain about what to do. Your message is one of encouragement, even though you think you're in a bad mood. Thank you.
You are amazing Ryan, you make good content, you inspire others, the things you say are great and awesome. You do not show it in the way you talk or non-verbally express yourself when you do those things. Stop thinking about it, it is not true.
Really love that you are passionate enough about all this enough to say…” if all you do is listen to these podcasts without action…. Then unsubscribe.” That is true commitment to the message! Big props brother! 💪💯
I have been saying this forever. People want to manifest using the law of attraction. It's such a lie. Thank you for this. I get up and actually do something. U never followed any gurus I followed my own intuition. I get up and do the actual work. I am getting back to life,
This is exactly why I enjoy your podcast with my growing son and with my daughter! Life is about choices and consistency, embracing the challenge of doing what you're fearful of. Hardworking men's podcast and great leaders. My son still listens to man in the making reruns in his room while he's falling asleep.
The message I needed to hear this morning (7am where I am, watching YT). Now searching another dozen YT videos that'll tell me how to get off the couch and do the dishes.
I would add one further comment as well. There are situations that 100% are not your fault, that couldn’t be predicted, and are brutally unfair. Even in those situations, you *still* can choose the discipline to decide your attitude. Even purely horrific situations can still have a positive spin and we can force our minds to start tilting to the other side of hour glass. If we wait long enough, the grains of sand falling towards inactivity, paralysis, and despair grow too heavy to counter act anymore.
This is so damn simple, and yet I still on the regular just stay lost THINKING and TALKING about doung stuff. This is dumb. I'm listening to this today, and looking at myself and saying "Just do the damn thing!". Thanks for the honest motivation. Keeping stepping on my toes and kicking my ass, man. We as men appreciate this, and we need to hear it.
Thanks man. I needed to hear this today. As a guy, we often just need another man to just tell us to “do it” (Shia voice) as a form of affirmation and encouragement.
There’s so many times when we think we’re actually moving the needle, but we’re just wasting time and moving laterally. This is the most important video anyone can watch
Spot on brother!! Last year I decided to get my insurance life and health licenses and it took me a few months and then I had to do all the Medicare certifications that took a few months but now I’m doing the work and still working as a x-ray tech. Doing the work is the only way to live life!!!
Thanks for this message. I went through a large chunk of my young adulthood in much the manner you first described. It caused me to justify all kinds of terrible things I perpetrated on people who loved and trusted me. The world is so soft that many young men and women have never had hard work and accountability modeled for them, nor exposed directly to it. In fact, victimhood is glorified by today's popular culture. By the grace of god, children forced me to come to terms with my adulthood and show up for the people who love me. As I move through life I now look for new ways to be better for the people who rely on me. I hope your message helps others do the same.
You’re absolutely right In everything you said Ryan. I can tell you from first hand experience that reading about it, watching videos about it, and researching every aspect of it will not produce the thing. You have to get off your ass and go get it. After a decade in the military, I had a 15 1/2 year break in service and finally decided to rejoin. The army told me I would have to repeat basic training due to the length of break in service. I was 45 years old and going back through basic training for a second time. None of the rejoining process was easy I just had to do the things. I’m winding down a firefighting career and spinning back up my military career at the same time. So yes, you have to do, action is the only thing that matters. Thanks for the words today brother.
Right On! I know this but I need to hear it over and over again sometimes. I fell in a rut and need to get back into just action. Keep it coming. Great speech.
So based on looks alone.. I was about to leave the video… but I decided to challenge some limiting beliefs, and while I might not subscribe, or watch more videos in the future, I’m glad I stuck around for this one. Thank you.
Me & a good friend fell off because of this exactly. I started doing the things i say I want to do & he just kept talking & reading books & looking good for IG when I tried to tell him he needs to do the ACTUAL work he immediately turned super confrontational to the point he wanted to fight me. I guess this is just a part of out growing ppl in your life. It’s either you gonna feed their ego or your gonna be real.
Very good video message brother!! It’s so easy to whine and complain as I see so many people doing!! The real work is in taking action taking each step especially when you’re scared!! Blessings to this podcast brother!! Let’s get off our rears and do the work 🙏
I'm right here right now. Doing what I can with what I have and where I am. This is exactly where I'm at. I'm not sitting around waiting for it to happen. Like I have for so long. Thanks brother 👍
Sir, I am subscribed, although I have not received your podcast in a long time. However, I have been kicking ass and taking names. I got out of the people's republic of New Jersey and am relocating to Wyoming. I retired from the Navy Reserves in 2015 and stayed in military regs through 2019. Then covid hit, stopped working out (no excuses) and blew up like a tic. So, I have gotten off my ass, changed my diet, and started working out. Now I am 68, and the move has notbeen easy, and progress in physcial fitness has been slow, but the weight is coming off and getting muscle mass back. Even though I collect SSI and a small check from the Navy, I am going to go back to work and I am going to start investing in property and other various investments. I like the statement; do what you can, with what you got, where you're at. It is exactly what Pastor Joe, of Viking Preparedness says all the time.
For those having teouble taking the first steps, start with something you know you can do. Small successes reinforce the process and build confidence. You know what to do, do it.
For some reason I've been subscribed for who knows how long but this is the first video I've watched. So. Good. Such a good message. It hurt at times but it's what has to be said and heard. I loved your attitude, your tone, your wisdom, everything. Thank you.
I used to punch in late often and leave early. I was the most productive sales person in my company for 15 years straight breaking sales records and goals. It’s about how how you work and the efficient work you put into things - never the amount of time you put into work.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RU-vid channel 8 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,158 subs and > 900 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Thank you for such a wonderful message. A year ago I promised my girlfriend to get married by the end of the year & my family refused my engagement. I was depressed & disappointed for letting her down, yet she stood up by my side & said that we try again as it ain’t over yet. I decid to go all in & be the man. Thank you again
