From Askmen.com but I think that everyone can benefit from this;

Self-improvement can be a big, scary word that most of us don't think we really have time for. Taking night classes after a long day of 9 to 5? No thanks. Volunteering on precious weekend time? Maybe next year.

But you don't have to do any of this to become a better man in less than a day.

Deadcake said:

Mmmmmmm soggy sandwiches

For the longest time I packed a lunch every day for work.

Then came the inevitable day when I could no longer stomach a turkey & swiss or Ham & cheese or salami & whatever...

PurpleJedi said:

omg

Nice! Thanks for posting!

i never thought of giving homeless ppl socks!!!

do u really think that will work?????

esp since i am actually scared of most of them!!!!!

what if they mug me????

what if they attack me???

what if the socks dont fit????

what if they want food instead???

omg i just can't do this one

i think i'll just call my mum

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ThisOne said:

i never thought of giving homeless ppl socks!!!

do u really think that will work?????

esp since i am actually scared of most of them!!!!!

what if they mug me????

what if they attack me???

what if the socks dont fit????

what if they want food instead???

omg i just can't do this one

i think i'll just call my mum :mod:

there was a guy called Bob who lived in the bus stop and my neighbor bought him a sleeping bag but he traded it for a packet of cigarettes

Deadcake said:

ThisOne said:

i never thought of giving homeless ppl socks!!!

do u really think that will work?????

esp since i am actually scared of most of them!!!!!

what if they mug me????

what if they attack me???

what if the socks dont fit????

what if they want food instead???

omg i just can't do this one

i think i'll just call my mum :mod:

there was a guy called Bob who lived in the bus stop and my neighbor bought him a sleeping bag but he traded it for a packet of cigarettes

this is why they recommend the socks!!!!

RodeoSchro said:

Nice! Thanks for posting!

Deadcake said:

ThisOne said:

i never thought of giving homeless ppl socks!!!

do u really think that will work?????

esp since i am actually scared of most of them!!!!!

what if they mug me????

what if they attack me???

what if the socks dont fit????

what if they want food instead???

omg i just can't do this one

i think i'll just call my mum :mod:

there was a guy called Bob who lived in the bus stop and my neighbor bought him a sleeping bag but he traded it for a packet of cigarettes

Well, due to my Moms death: I can become a better person in just 9 easy steps.

I do not have a job now but I really like the one about sitting down and talking to your boss about getting a raise in the future. Strangely enough I never knew how to go about that for many years.

Deadflow3r said:

Well, due to my Moms death: I can become a better person in just 9 easy steps.

I do not have a job now but I really like the one about sitting down and talking to your boss about getting a raise in the future. Strangely enough I never knew how to go about that for many years.

...I can't do the "raise" thing right now 'cuz the company is crying poverty & hardship...

...but I am planning on working a proposal for a change-up in the office to get me a little higher on the Totem Pole...

PurpleJedi said:

No.1 Ask For A Raise

Tell your manager you would like to request a raise in six months and would like his/her input on what you could do in that time frame to warrant one in their eyes. Exceed the list they give you, ask for raise.

Where I work, most of us will be lucky if we still have jobs in six months. Asking for a raise? Yeah, right.

kitbradley said:

PurpleJedi said:

No.1 Ask For A Raise

Tell your manager you would like to request a raise in six months and would like his/her input on what you could do in that time frame to warrant one in their eyes. Exceed the list they give you, ask for raise.

Where I work, most of us will be lucky if we still have jobs in six months. Asking for a raise? Yeah, right.

So true.

i have 3 packages of socks unopened .. i love gettin em .. ahh fresh socks

i try n compliment ppl but my guy friends usually frown n wanna kik my ass if i tell em theyre kool.

im an avid jogger

i have 3 books im reading robert parker, jgrisham and ccussler

dont do blood unless forced .. i pass out when they say needle im a woosy

my mom lives a mile away she n i are tight

my bank .. call ? can i get a buis loan . . no jon quit asking budget cuts remember only the rich.

i drink my meals mostly, whatevers in the fridge i put in a blender with protein powder lots of veggies some peanut butter instant coffee and ice .. anyway ..

i get a rise every time i .. oops u said raise .. im my own boss raises is what i work my ass off for. The raise i get are my children so im more than cool with what i get in that dept ..

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Not calling my mom and I'm not calling the bank. The rest I will do.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Not calling my mom and I'm not calling the bank. The rest I will do.

You're still a better man than me!

PurpleJedi said:

No.9 Compliment 5 Random People

No.8 Work Out For 30 Minutes

No.7 Focus On A Project

No.5 Give Blood

No.4 Call Your Mom

No.3 Make Your Lunch

No.2 Call Your Bank

I especially like these^!

I'm not a lover of people(outside of my circle), so No.9 & 10 will never happen with me. My mom is gone, so No.4 is out. I'm still unemployed, so forget No.1. Otherwise, it's a good list.

NDRU said:

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Not calling my mom and I'm not calling the bank. The rest I will do.

You're still a better man than me!

Apparently I am quite manly. One of my husbands (ex) friends txt'd him the other week and said I had 'the face of a man'.

uPtoWnNY said:

I'm not a lover of people(outside of my circle), so No.9 & 10 will never happen with me. My mom is gone, so No.4 is out. I'm still unemployed, so forget No.1. Otherwise, it's a good list.

Dude, I think that's the point...go ahead and compliment a few random people - even at the gym - and the positivity that you bestow upon them will reflect upon you. Or some shit like that.

I bought a pack of socks...but it's so cold here that all the homeless folk are in hiding. I would drop them off at one of those clothes donations boxed that are all over the place, but I think that most of those clothes wind up in third-world marketplaces for sale.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

NDRU said:

You're still a better man than me!

Apparently I am quite manly. One of my husbands (ex) friends txt'd him the other week and said I had 'the face of a man'.

That ass-wipe gets a salmon in the face as well.

PurpleJedi said:

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Apparently I am quite manly. One of my husbands (ex) friends txt'd him the other week and said I had 'the face of a man'.

That ass-wipe gets a salmon in the face as well.

Ahhhh. I found that part pretty humerous. Man face or not, who comes out with a lame comment like that in heated conversation. It was some of the other stuff he said that is gonna get him the salmon in his face.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

PurpleJedi said:

That ass-wipe gets a salmon in the face as well.

Ahhhh. I found that part pretty humerous. Man face or not, who comes out with a lame comment like that in heated conversation. It was some of the other stuff he said that is gonna get him the salmon in his face.

Make it a slimy, smelly one that's been out in the sun for a day or two.

• I don't like talking to people I don't know, so #10 is out.
• I do, however, compliment people on occasion. If I like something they're wearing or something. I'll remember to do that more often.
• I do number 8 a few times a week. In February I'm kicking off a full-on regimen.
• I rarely have projects outside of work. I'm a Project Manager for my job. But I do have a resolution to get my condo in order this year. That will be my project.
• I read every night before bed.
• I've never given blood because I always had a tattoo or piercing or something like that too fresh and you're not allowed to give within a year or something. Now it's been several years. Next blood bank day they have at my work, I'm in.
• I call my mom at least once a week and I always tell her I love her, every time I talk to her.
• 3 would be hard. I eat lunch at my work cafeteria nearly every day as they have freshly prepared healthy options for under $5 (and we get punch cards, so when you buy 5, the 6^th is free). I eat better that way and with more variety than if I prepared my own. I like my lunch system.
• I have a 401k, I have a regular savings and I have a high interest savings that I keep my “emergency fund” in. And I have no debt. I’ve really got my life in order the last few years. Next year I think I’m going to start playing the stock market on my own. I need more in savings before I start that, though.
• I just got promoted last month and my company has an annual review process, so raises are given based on merit once a year anyway. It’s the one thing that’s nice about being in such a corporate position – it’s a set process.

CarrieMpls said:

• I don't like talking to people I don't know, so #10 is out.
• I do, however, compliment people on occasion. If I like something they're wearing or something. I'll remember to do that more often.
• I do number 8 a few times a week. In February I'm kicking off a full-on regimen.
• I rarely have projects outside of work. I'm a Project Manager for my job. But I do have a resolution to get my condo in order this year. That will be my project.
• I read every night before bed.
• I've never given blood because I always had a tattoo or piercing or something like that too fresh and you're not allowed to give within a year or something. Now it's been several years. Next blood bank day they have at my work, I'm in.
• I call my mom at least once a week and I always tell her I love her, every time I talk to her.
• 3 would be hard. I eat lunch at my work cafeteria nearly every day as they have freshly prepared healthy options for under $5 (and we get punch cards, so when you buy 5, the 6^th is free). I eat better that way and with more variety than if I prepared my own. I like my lunch system.
• I have a 401k, I have a regular savings and I have a high interest savings that I keep my “emergency fund” in. And I have no debt. I’ve really got my life in order the last few years. Next year I think I’m going to start playing the stock market on my own. I need more in savings before I start that, though.
• I just got promoted last month and my company has an annual review process, so raises are given based on merit once a year anyway. It’s the one thing that’s nice about being in such a corporate position – it’s a set process.

That's awesome Carrie!

PurpleJedi said:

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Ahhhh. I found that part pretty humerous. Man face or not, who comes out with a lame comment like that in heated conversation. It was some of the other stuff he said that is gonna get him the salmon in his face.

Make it a slimy, smelly one that's been out in the sun for a day or two.

CarrieMpls said:

• I don't like talking to people I don't know, so #10 is out.
• I do, however, compliment people on occasion. If I like something they're wearing or something. I'll remember to do that more often.
• I do number 8 a few times a week. In February I'm kicking off a full-on regimen.
• I rarely have projects outside of work. I'm a Project Manager for my job. But I do have a resolution to get my condo in order this year. That will be my project.
• I read every night before bed.
• I've never given blood because I always had a tattoo or piercing or something like that too fresh and you're not allowed to give within a year or something. Now it's been several years. Next blood bank day they have at my work, I'm in.
• I call my mom at least once a week and I always tell her I love her, every time I talk to her.
• 3 would be hard. I eat lunch at my work cafeteria nearly every day as they have freshly prepared healthy options for under $5 (and we get punch cards, so when you buy 5, the 6^th is free). I eat better that way and with more variety than if I prepared my own. I like my lunch system.
• I have a 401k, I have a regular savings and I have a high interest savings that I keep my “emergency fund” in. And I have no debt. I’ve really got my life in order the last few years. Next year I think I’m going to start playing the stock market on my own. I need more in savings before I start that, though.
• I just got promoted last month and my company has an annual review process, so raises are given based on merit once a year anyway. It’s the one thing that’s nice about being in such a corporate position – it’s a set process.

Life is good eh?

PREDOMINANT said:

Life is good eh?

Indeed it is.

I just read that back and it looks like I'm bragging a bit. I didn't mean it that way. I can honestly say it took a long time to get where I am.