John Sonmez
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Bulldog Mentality in Business: Relentless Execution Without Burnout
Bulldog mentality in business means persistent execution, smart feedback, clear pivot rules, sustainable routines, and a weekly scorecard.
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The Success Formula
The Success Formula Much has been made in recent years of the trouble that men are going through in life. From financial challenges, difficulty in progressing in their careers, finding a partner, or simply not being left behind in a world that faces ever-increasing wealth imbalances. The task of doing well in life, reasonably well,…
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Importance of Cold Approaching Women
Importance of Cold Approaching Women In our writings we have spoken a bit about the subject of attracting women and becoming a better men. In fact, looking back, it has become one of the centrepieces along with the focus on mindset, personal development and financial freedom. Which tells you a little bit about the growing…
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Bulldog Mindset’s 12 Rules for Life – Part II
Bulldog Mindset’s 12 Rules for Life – Part I Welcome to Part II of Bulldog Mindset’s 12 Rules for Life. Taking inspiration from the work of the acclaimed psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, notably, his bestselling book, subtitled: Antidote to Chaos, we ventured to produce our own, arguably more grounded approach to the answer to the ‘chaos’ question.…
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How to Lead a Meaningful Life
Arguably one of the most pressing questions of life is that which concerns meaning. The subject of leading a meaningful life has generally been under the purview of philosophies and religions. And in more recent times, with the growing politicization of, well pretty much everything really, politics too has entered the fold. Problematically so. Leaving…
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12 Rules for Life – Bulldog Mindset’s Answer to Chaos – (Part I) The First 6 Rules
At this point it is safe to assume that anyone who has kept pace with many of the social, cultural and in more recent times, political developments in the West, for the past half a decade or so, would be familiar with the name: Jordan Peterson. The Canadian clinical psychologist ‘rose to fame’ in a…
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Should Men Care About Politics?
The Answer: Only when it matters. We would like to leave it at that. But the reader is likely looking for a more thoughtful answer. However, the point remains: when it comes to politics and your life, the principle invariably is: the less the better. Well, that is unless you intend to make politics your…
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The Politics of Standing up for Modern Men
Sometime in February 2023 CNN (of all places) ran a story (video) that spoke of the declining levels of interest among single men for members of the opposite sex (1). It was an interesting bulletin that spoke about a subject we have been echoing for the last year or so in this blog (and for…
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How to Lose Fat and Keep it Off – Basic Fitness for Men
If you’re a citizen of America you have a lot to be proud of. Besides being the wealthiest country on the planet in terms of total GDP and having the most powerful military and the home to the world’s top tech companies and a few other things. Hollywood should probably make the list too, but…
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Gun Violence in America – A Deeper Reason
Few things strike terror into the heart of everyday Americans than the story of some deranged lunatic going on a crazed rampage mowing down innocents. Whether that be the heartbreaking tragedy of school shootings or the unexpected horror of someone in a concert hall, public transport or any enclosed space suddenly pulling out a gun…