#5-Everything You Need to Know About Being a Man From Two Tim McGraw Songs
I just did a quick count and I’ve read 82 books about how to be a man. Some good, some average and some awesome. But you can get the blueprint for being a strong, respected man from 8 minutes and 57 seconds of Tim McGraw's music. Two songs. No fluff. Pure wisdom that hits different when the world's telling you success is all about money, status, or stuff
The first one is called “Live like You were Dying”. The song is all about a guy who gets a terminal diagnosis in his early 40’s and how he lived after getting the news:
“I went skydiving,
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying”
“I was finally the husband that most of the time I wasn’t
And I became a friend a friend would like to have
Well I, I finally read the good book
And I took a good long hard look
At what I'd do if I could do it all again”
“Someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying”
Not "I hope you avoid dying young." He hopes you get that wake-up call feeling without the actual bad news. Stop waiting for "someday." Start acting like your clock's ticking.
Great Husband
Dependable Friend
A man who CHOOSES to forgive instead of holding a grudge
An adventurer who refuses to play it safe
Check out the song
https://youtu.be/FAsYWhxPs7E?si=gjQMma_yoca97CL0
Does that make your heart beat a little faster? Does it inspire you to not waste another minute worrying about stuff that nobody will remember in a week?
“Humble and Kind” is the second Tim McGraw song. The songwriter wrote the song as a way to pass on life principles to her kids. The chorus alone could fix half the problems in our generation:
“Hold the door, say please, say thank you
Don’t steal, don’t cheat and don’t lie
Always stay humble and kind”
Teach young guys these basics and watch the world shift. Fewer absent fathers. Fewer man-boys stuck in video games and excuses. More men who stand tall when things get hard, provide, protect, and lift others up.
Check out the song:
https://youtu.be/2kZjD4R_-B4?si=KXlCugcVEfEMBQAq
Keep developing through books, podcasts, mentors and absorb it all. But when life feels overwhelming throw these two tracks on. Let them remind you what real manhood looks like: bold, deep, forgiving, adventurous, humble, kind, dependable.
Don't waste them playing small. Live like you were dying—and always stay humble and kind.
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