Goals

I might not be the quintessential bro, or even your favorite bro but I am a bro and I have blog. I run it because I want bros to learn the lessons I have. Most of these lessons I have learned the hard way. This is why it’s good to be you. You can learn them the easy way.

You don’t have to, but you can.

Before I go any further I’d like to explain my goals, both as a man and for this blog. I see this blog as an alternative to Bro Bible, where I can explain what it means to me to live as a bro. I really like what those guys are doing but, just as there are many paths to God, there are many paths to being a bro and that’s good. You’re welcome to disagree with me and as long as it doesn’t evolve into an argument about why I’m a fag or the Bears fuckin’ blow I encourage it.  (But seriously, please don’t disrespect the Chicago Bears.) Being wrong should be celebrated as it represents a new level of understanding and this blog is far from dogmatic. It should be a forum for high levels of bro-related discussions but not to be taken seriously.

I would like to foster discussion with women to gain their perspective on such matter. I’d also like to have a reoccurring segment called Badger Babes, in which attractive women from the north woods send in pictures of themselves looking their best at Wando’s, outside of Camp Randall and/or Miller Park; although I recognize these are probably mutually exclusive goals.

I remember from freshman health class in high school, it’s important to have long term goals. In honor of Mr. Lindsteadt, I have two goals. (1) Be so good at my job I can wear sweats and a t-shirt with two Brewer logos making a dynasty symbol to work and people will still have to respect my ideas. (2) Make enough money to buy back a plot of land one block away from the Atlantic Ocean that was willed down to the side of the family who would rather have the money than an awesome place to take a vacation every summer.

These goals motivate me, find out what motivates you and how you can take steps towards reaching them. They don’t have to be grandiose and not all of them have to be long term.

If you want to have sex with the hot manager at your local Target, she’s probably not going to cheat on her Swedish-engineer-boyfriend with someone who has nothing interesting to share with her. You’re going to have to take a page out of Dennis Reynolds’ playbook and demonstrate your value.

Here’s the hard part. Don’t lie about who you are or what you do. You can’t fool everybody every time. So, BE someone who knows things about cool bands, or BE a minor league baseball broadcaster or, shit, BE a chill man who is shopping for a birthday gift for his mom. Don’t lie about what you’re doing. You might still accomplish your goal, but you’ll end up with a lot of self-esteem problems.

If you lie about who you are, then she essentially had sex with someone else; not you. You’ll end up believing you’re not good to have sex with the hot Target manager who dates a Swedish engineer. Maybe you are, maybe you aren’t but if you’re honest with yourself you will know one way or another if you’ve accomplished your goal.

There are some goals worth having and some goals that are not. The best way to determine if a goal is worth having is to achieve it. I would wish you good luck on your journey to achieving your goals but I read John Wooden would never say “good luck” to his players before a game. Instead he would say “play well.” Play the game of life well, bro.