Be the Man Your Younger Self Would Look Up To

The kid you used to be is still watching.

He's watching how you talk to people. How you handle money. How you treat the people who depend on you. What you tolerate. What you settle for.

So here's the question: would he be proud?

He believed in you first

Before anybody doubted you, that kid had big plans. He didn't care about what people would say. He wasn't worried about looking stupid. He just knew he was going to be somebody.

Somewhere along the way, a lot of grown men traded that fire for excuses. They got tired. They got comfortable. They started blaming everybody else for where they ended up.

Your younger self didn't need a perfect life from you. He needed you to keep going.

Become the example

Being the man your younger self would look up to isn't about the car, the clothes or the follower count. It's about character.

• Keep your word, even when it costs you.
• Handle your business without needing applause.
• Protect your peace and the people you love.
• Stay humble when it's working and stay hungry when it's not.
• Own your mistakes like a man and fix them.

Somebody younger is watching you right now too. Your kids. Your nephews. The new barber in the shop. The kid scrolling past your page. They're learning what a man looks like by watching you.

Give them something worth copying.

You don't have to be perfect. You just have to be better than yesterday and honest about the work.

Be the man your younger self would look up to.

BOOM BABY. #WorldWide

• character
• legacy
• discipline