[October 11, 2024] Advice for Boys: a primer for succeeding. This article is a rough draft. The focus is on young boys but will be invaluable to girls also.
Here are the advice that I would give to kids today. Your comments will be helpful
- Seek to be the dumbest person in the room,,, surround yourself with people smarter than you
- Red flags for girls, boys, teachers, coaches,
- How to handle yourself in a traffic stop
- Read well, speak well, act good
- Keep a calendar to organize your week
- Keep a journal for important matters, be organized
- How to dress & not dress
- Learn to comfortably speak in front of others
- Learn to speak precisely, calmly, minimize your accent
- The greeting, firm handshake, look them in eye
- Exercise, proper eating, sleep
- School vs education
- Values, priorities
- Happiness vs reality
- Religion and church
- Find a noble cause
- Cars, trucks, motorcycles
- Fashion, clothes
- Bullying And how to stop it
- Social media rules, the good and bad
- Communism, socialism, capitalism
- LGBTQI+ and mental health
- Music, good and bad
- Drugs and alcohol
- Etiquette, deportment
- Obey the law
- Hypergamy
- Have a life plan
- Hobbies, good and bad
- Attitude
- How to date a young woman/ a guide to dating
- The gun culture
- Manhood, what is it, how to get there
- Boy Scouting, Explorers,
- Adventures, hiking,skiing,swimming
- Outdoor sports, fishing hunting gigging
- Organized sports, baseball, soccer, xxx
- What school topics are most useful
- Learning about people, their wants and desires / psychology
- Learn to tell great stories that are popular
- Major institutions, education, military, religion,
- Learn to play a musical instrument
- Join the debate team
- Focus your efforts, prioritize,
- Good and bad habits and what to do about them
Search “advice” to find lists of my previous articles giving advice. Example how to keep your opportunities open, obey law, physical fitness, school knowledge
Those that follow these rules will be the most satisfied with their life
Good luck Gen. Satterfield on development of a new book.
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Eric, did Gen. Satterfield write that he was writing another book? 📕 I sure recommend that he does so, and this list can surely be the heart of this book. But earlier this week, he said he was going to start a new series in the Iraq War allied “surge.” Apparently, he starts book# by flushing out his ideas here on his website and we can help by giving constructive input and critique. So 5hat will be our responsibility. 📚
I can’t wait for Gen. Satterfield to begin flushing out these ideas. Those of us who are long-time readers have seen most of these pieces of advice before. Connecting the dots will make for a great book. Go for it, Gen. Satterfield. We all missed you your day of surgery two days ago. Scary! Glad to have you back.
#1, this is my personal favorite.
“ Seek to be the dumbest person in the room,,, surround yourself with people smarter than you.”
I was at first surprised by this strongly word piece of advice. Thank, Gen. Satterfield.
Same here. I will think of some more and recommend them to him.
Wow, Gen. Satterfield surprised me that he would have an article today. Like Gen. Satterfield, I too was an adult leader ans therefore worked closely with them to learned the skills I did in my teenager years. I also see at the beginning of each book is a Youth Leadership symbol. I’m not exactly sure what it means, other than his books are primarily for young adults.
Gen. Satterfield, like others have noted, I recommend that you turn this list into book form, much you did in your last two books. I keep my copies on my works desk and at least 10 of my co-workers have borrowed them. Your books are always a big hit with folks my age, 20s and early 30s.
Great article
Great to see you back into Gen. Satterfield’s website. Like you and me, we always are on the lookout for those books and articles that strike at the heart of being a good person a leader. Thx Gen. Satterfield for giving use another stack of ideas.
Nothing like seeing Gen. Satterfield back in the saddle.
Great list. Thx.
Yes!!! … and I hope this is the beginning of a new book by Gen. Satterfield because it’s been almost 3 years since the last one (the best). This book is “55 Rules for a Good Life.” If you’re new here and want an easy to read, useful book, then go out onto Amazon and get yourself one. They are inexpensive but highly reguarded. There are few things in life to make us better and this book and this page starts from the beginning on how to become a better young boy and girl. Thanks all, have a beautiful day. 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕
Well said, good dog.
Yep, he’s one the best.
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I have both Gen. Satterfield’s books and they are more than the expense.
Thank you, Ryan. Enjoy them.
Well done, Gen. Satterfield. I can’t wait until to start to add details. 👍