Man Morning #29 - 👷Blue collar self-help

Typing doesn't get your hands dirty, a challenge, blue collar cash, and chop your own wood.

GM. This is Man Morning - the newsletter for the growth minded man who wants to wake up with a greater sense of purpose and community.

In today’s issue:

  • 👷 Blue collar self-help

  • 🎧 What we’re listening to

  • 📐 Man Morning challenge

  • 💬 Smart words

👷 BLUE COLLAR SELF-HELP

There was once a time when you could tell a man’s profession by the look of his hands.

Whether it was dirt, calluses, steel residue, or bruised fingernails, you could tell a blue collar worker from the rest.

These days, for many people the only way your hands get dirty is if you neglect to clean off your keyboard.

The more autonomous jobs get, the softer our hands become. We rarely even use our hands to write anymore.

Engaging in physical labor, whether it’s building your kids a tree house, mowing your lawn, hanging drywall, or chopping wood for the fireplace, can provide many benefits including:

  • Decreased stress levels

  • Improved sleep

  • Personal fulfillment

  • Burned calories

  • Bragging rights to friends

Make this the week you get your hands dirty and start to develop some well-earned calluses.

🎧 WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO

When it comes to building wealth, many men turn to speculative investing, building a venture backed startup, or real estate development.

They don’t think about digging ditches or using their hands to increase their fortunes. But that’s how many men have become millionaires.

Should more men reject a white collar career path and build a life in the skilled trades?

📐 MAN MORNING CHALLENGE

When was the last time you created something from nothing with your own two hands?

We challenge you to pick something to “build” with your hands big or small.

Pay attention to how you feel after using your hands to physically create something.

🤔 WORDS TO CONSIDER

“Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.”

Henry Ford

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