Lock in before it’s too late (LONG)

twntytwntys

Mar 29

Melz

2mo

Some of u may remember I made a thread awhile ago talking about how I didn’t want to work a 9-5. A lot of u agreed but some laughed and said just wait

Whoever laughed you were right. As a man in 2024 you either lock in or get left behind. The amount of s*** in my life that has happened since I made that thread is crazy.

At the time I made that thread I was spiraling with my habits and emotions. I was angry at the world and at angry at myself and just wanted to put my thoughts out there. Angry bc of pressure from my dad to live how he did. I’m sure many of u are in a similar place to I was then bc men today get no help from anybody

Well I’m here to say that I was wrong and you need to lock in now bro no matter what is going on in ur life. It is now or never. You have the world at your fingertips right now. Stop lying to yourself and stop using the bad things in your life as excuse not to better yourself. Unless you have a literal chemical imbalance then you can change your life for the better

Today is the first step bro. If you need to lose weight eat a little less. If you need to stop smoking smoke a little less. If you want to be happier then take that first step. Make the change you need to make now bro. I want to see you win I want us all to win

Love u all and I hope u find ur way. If anybody needs help and feels alone reach out to me on IG: melzlifexo

We gonna get through this together 🤝🏾

💯💯💯

Eventually you realize there isn’t even another option. Locking in is the way.

Also about chemical imbalance. I know that s*** is crippling from experience but sometimes u really just gotta deal with it. Lock in yknow.

sandshrew

Mar 29

locked in one time so hard, I locked myself out

ysl cheetah

Mar 29

1 reply

I am trying but no one is giving me the chance

Unemployment up 2000%

Their loss

Impossible

Mar 29

real

On this arc of my life too

Valentine

Mar 29

edited

ysl cheetah

2mo

I am trying but no one is giving me the chance

Unemployment up 2000%

Their loss

Attend career fairs where you can speak to companies actively recruiting and the ones who engage with you well, send a follow up email like that same day (I would just use a generic template on Google lol). Or when applying for a job, try and find the recruiters email or phone number and setup an informational meeting. Good luck, companies are actively hiring just gotta keep digging and exhaust all your options

necromancer

Mar 29

2 replies

beefy the body

2mo

Started doing this after my last breakup which was a month ago. S*** really hurt. I gave up on love and focused on myself. Quit d**** and alcohol. Started working out. Mind you I got shot last year and lost my house, car, and a great paying job where I was also going to school for construction management. Now I’m working at a fast food place building back up. But man do I feel more hope after going sober and exercising more regularly.

I’ve been in a deep hole of d****, love, and violence since I was 15. Finally caught up and was fighting a 10 year bid but luckily, thank god, got probation. I’m 32 now and I’m starting to see the beauty in life. There’s more out there and you’re capable of more than you think.

how do you start working out?

thats the biggest part of me not doing it, i dont know where to start at

Duck Fieri

Mar 29

DevilOrAngelFM

2mo

You said that, I quoted what he actually said

You obviously need guidance. Some of us just take calculated risk and never lose

Flaphead 🎧

Mar 30

1 reply

plants

2mo

Real. And this mindset reminds me of Chapter 51 of the enchiridion. Let's see if I still have it memorized...

How long will you wait before you demand the best of yourself, and trust reason to determine what is best? You have been introduced to the essential doctrines, and claim to understand them. So what kind of teacher are you waiting for that you delay putting these principles into practice until they come? You’re a grown man already, not a child any more. If you remain careless and lazy making excuse after excuse, fixing one day after another when you will finally take yourself in hand, your lack of progress will go unnoticed, and in the end you will have lived and died unenlightened.

So decide that you are an adult who is going to devote the rest of their life to making progress. Abide by what seems best as if it were an inviolable law. When faced with anything painful or pleasurable, anything bringing glory or disrepute, realize that the crisis is now, that the Olympics have started, and waiting is no longer an option; that the chance for progress, to keep or lose, turn on the events of a single day.

Let it always be said when there’s the opportunity that plants is one of the wisest users on this site

Malakas

Mar 30

necromancer

2mo

how do you start working out?

thats the biggest part of me not doing it, i dont know where to start at

I followed this: verywellfit.com/weight-training-30-day-quick-start-guide-3498150

Then I found a well rounded 3 day full body routine. I’ve switched it up here and there but 3 days a week is all you need if you simply want to get fit and have a decent physique. You just need to be consistent. Try going during quiet hours, usually around midday when you start off.

Tito Ninety Four ✝️

Mar 30

1 reply

Listen

In school, we learn the lesson before we take the test

In life, we take the test before we learn the lesson

necromancer

Mar 30

Tito Ninety Four

2mo

Listen

In school, we learn the lesson before we take the test

In life, we take the test before we learn the lesson

💯

beefy the body

Mar 30

necromancer

2mo

how do you start working out?

thats the biggest part of me not doing it, i dont know where to start at

Honestly I started doing calisthenics. I really just do navy seal burpees. I try and do like 50+ every other day until I get to 100. You can start off with home workouts like pushups, crunches, etc. until you get comfortable to hit the gym. I try to do baby steps bc I know myself and if I straight say “I’m going to the gym”, I won’t. I like the burpees bc it’s a non stop full body workout. And tbh after about 20, I get in the mode and I feel this like animal energy lol

www quakerboy us

Mar 30

didn’t need the (LONG)

Trishtiza

Mar 30

Melz

2mo

Some of u may remember I made a thread awhile ago talking about how I didn’t want to work a 9-5. A lot of u agreed but some laughed and said just wait

Whoever laughed you were right. As a man in 2024 you either lock in or get left behind. The amount of s*** in my life that has happened since I made that thread is crazy.

Love u all and I hope u find ur way. If anybody needs help and feels alone reach out to me on IG: melzlifexo

We gonna get through this together 🤝🏾

i deal with a condition everyday and everyday its sometimes a mental grind because you always got to be on top it its a 247/365 thing so i get where your coming from never give up and what makes you happy

Urameshii

Mar 30

OP is right you neeed to lock in

Only after death do you get a name back but before death you need to lock in

necromancer

Mar 30

1 reply

@op

good thread, been struggling with this myself lately

need to take control of my life instead of just letting history pass me by

DaParkDog

Mar 30

Sofaygo fan

plants 🌻

Mar 30

Flaphead

2mo

Let it always be said when there’s the opportunity that plants is one of the wisest users on this site

ur too kind bro

plants 🌻

Mar 30

1 reply

ranch dubois

2mo

flexing that you memorized the chapter doesn't really align with stoicism js

I don't care about my image like that you can think what u want, im mot flexin

training

Mar 30

necromancer

2mo

@op

good thread, been struggling with this myself lately

need to take control of my life instead of just letting history pass me by

same here man. need to switch up my routine to work on projects/important work before starting the workday

we all got this

ranch dubois

Mar 30

plants

2mo

I don't care about my image like that you can think what u want, im mot flexin

ok, was just letting you know lol nbd