Comments on: Being Your Own Man

By: Eden Wynter

Eden Wynter — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:09:08 +0000

This post has made me realize the importance of truly knowing the core of who I am and the man I want to become. Pursuing my goals and striving for excellence has at times been difficult because I have allowed the criticism of others to affect my self worth. After reading this post today I feel like a new man. Truly inspirational.
Thank you Mr. Mckay

By: Eugene

Eugene — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:47:00 +0000

Respect.

By: David

David — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:25:49 +0000

Very nice article, and something that every man should keep in mind.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:06:37 +0000

You guys should know that Christopher McCandless was a really guy

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:55:36 +0000

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Sincerely,
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By: Infinity

Infinity — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:40:26 +0000

Amazing post! This year should be about being your own man and making things happen for yourself.

Let your game speak.

By: Indifference Curve

Indifference Curve — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:50:03 +0000

Words to the Wise. Truly in this day and age it seems so very hard for a man to find his way in this world without a hundred and one stumbling blocks telling you how to eat, dress, think, and be.

By: JW316

JW316 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:07:05 +0000

If you liked this post…do yourself a favor; read Self Reliance in its entirety. Then read Heroism, the Over-Soul and Nature.

These essays take a few hours to get through…but its time well spent.

By: Apjak

Apjak — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:54:44 +0000

Speaking of Indian motorcycles, the movie the World’s Fastest Indian with Anothony Hopkin’s features the story of man who was his own man.

By: Danny Poland

Danny Poland — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:32:43 +0000

The motorcycle in the photo above is an Indian Motorcycle. The motorcycle in the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a Triumph.

By: Accountant

Accountant — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:09 +0000

http://listverse.com/history/top-10-fascinating-secrets-taken-to-the-grave/

Ten men who did it their own way.

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:09:08 +0000

@Mac-

I don’t think your reading the post right. The mentioning of McCandless and Dean are meant to represent what men often think of when they think of “being their own man,” not as examples of what being your own man should mean.

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:39:13 +0000

Gentlemen,
We can do better then this.
Chris McCandless was a blithering idiot.
While being your own man is the most noble of pursuits, dignifying by even the most brief of mentions someone who removed themselves from the gene pool by their own ineptitude and stupidity while attempting to out-Thoreau the author of “Walden” is truly beneath the other examples of manliness in this blog.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:29:28 +0000

Interesting article.
Kinda reminds me of “Fight Club”(the movie or the book, both good).
I quit watching the news years ago; all you ever hear is murder, death, temperature, and high scores. I can get my weather and high scores from the web.

By: Greg Throne

Greg Throne — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:29:31 +0000

To ye who asked. The bike is an Indian. Sorry, no longer around, but Valvoline (The motor oil on the shop sign behind the stogie-smoking gent in the riding breeches and leather puttees.) still is in business.