Things a boy-becoming-a-man needs to learn

No one can make you be self-disciplined.

Don’t kid yourself: bad habits are easier to form and harder to quit than good habits.

You earn your independence; it is not given.

Independence is not a right; it is the payment you earn for acting with respect and responsibility.

Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is acting in spite of your fears.

When you fall down, get back up. Every Single Time.

The essence of manhood is learning the balance between reason and passion, justice and mercy, courage and discretion.

Want to make a difference in the world? Love your wife.

There will always be things you have to do which you don’t want to do. Suck it up.