The IronWill Project: Year 3 of MAC DADDY: Realising My Greatness [90 Day Sprint: 6/90]

[AskTheDom]

The experience of genuine bonding is investing, of course, it's inevitable, and that is what the pair bonding circuitry will do. Most of my dates were shit. Working on my date game, they did get better, and hence, this challenge of dealing with "good" date experiences came up bro. It's only quite recently that I was able to make really good dates happen. First was L, then this random gal who I bumped into, and then it'll be someone else soon enough ;-)

I am alright now. LIke I had positive experiences with the last 2, I'll find positive experiences with many more.

my point isn't to not make genuine connection and bonding with a woman, absolutely, just do it a bit later, like maybe after you slept 3 times together?

[Sisyphus]

Just think about this man: you have done a tonne of approaches in the past.

But now you're a different person.

How many approaches have you done with your current physique? With your current skill level in game?

Just think that you're brand new at this and started a month ago.

And your game is probably suboptimal like most of us, there's even room for improvement.

And you can still improve your looks.

It's like you haven't even started approaching at your maximum potential.

[MakingAComeback]

The experience of genuine bonding is investing, of course, it's inevitable, and that is what the pair bonding circuitry will do. Most of my dates were shit. Working on my date game, they did get better, and hence, this challenge of dealing with "good" date experiences came up bro. It's only quite recently that I was able to make really good dates happen. First was L, then this random gal who I bumped into, and then it'll be someone else soon enough ;-)

I am alright now. LIke I had positive experiences with the last 2, I'll find positive experiences with many more.

my point isn't to not make genuine connection and bonding with a woman, absolutely, just do it a bit later, like maybe after you slept 3 times together?

That is a good way to think about it. I like this.

I can work towards this bro, I think it's the healthiest way.

Just think about this man: you have done a tonne of approaches in the past.

But now you're a different person.

How many approaches have you done with your current physique? With your current skill level in game?

Just think that you're brand new at this and started a month ago.

And your game is probably suboptimal like most of us, there's even room for improvement.

And you can still improve your looks.

It's like you haven't even started approaching at your maximum potential.

100% bro

Hard & Smart work pays off

I used to get blown out within 1 second every damn night lol, like the Bruce Lee 1 inch punch, my ass was sent packing!

It was funny how changing a subtle, small thing, took me to another level

Reality is, as Manly says above, we have to keep working and trusting the process

Even so, I can tell how the ladies act now, it's.....different. It's not like it was.

That's because I legit became a better man.

Best is still to come. This will be a massive year for me.

MAC

[AskTheDom]

With your current skill level in game?

And most important, without "ambush" approaches?

[MakingAComeback]

With your current skill level in game?

And most important, without "ambush" approaches?

HAHAH

Without those trips in Budapest and Krakow with the Dom and Paw, I wouldn't have learned so much, and also, it was those formative conversations on vibe and physique that were so needed, and informed The Iron Will Project

Those who are serious will come to Krakow in April, humble themselves, be a good student, a good sport, and learn

I will be there with a beginners mind - emptying my cup, learning, affirming, and allowing the change to enter into the subconscious

All of this MUST be done there is no shirking the work

I have learned from many, and took tricks from the top guys, The Dom, Pancakemouse, Rags2Bitches

And as you can see from the log, the change is happening in a manifest way

Just need to keep working

it is 100% worth it and yes there is pain that hits you sometimes. I was in pain Friday & Sat - deeply

But I have been here so many times, I know it's necessary

A man can only be built through the fire and the flames

Ravi

[MakingAComeback]

THE IRON WILL PROJECT: WEEK 8 (Mon 27th Feb)

ACTIONS
(1) MONEY
-Biz Checkins (DONE)
-(A) Content: Core Video
-(A) Content: Shorts (5)
-(A) Content: Value Post
-(B) Networking: Value Post Engagement Process
-(B) Networking: Network Process
-(B) Networking: 100 Cold Outreaches (LinkedIn / IG / FB / Cold Email)
Others
-Adjust Twitter background pic
-Landing Page / One Pager w/ my Offer

(2) MUSCLES
-2200kcal (OMAD)
-DHA & Supps

(3) MINDSET
-Listen to Hormozi in the background

Others:
-Sunrise & Earthing 10m (DONE)
-Cold Thermogenesis (30m) at the end of the day

Notes:

Last week in Bristol was stressful as fuck. The ghosting, getting stood up on a date on Tue (didnt mention this in the log), Jacob's antics bringing my stress levels off the charts, being tired & run down. Fuck man. My sysem took a hit. Sat, I had a straight up throat infection and was in bed mostly over the weekend, just reading biz content from one of my best friends, V.

I did a bunch of biohacking Sunday, and it has helped me feel a lot better.

I woke up in a cold sweat today, so obviously still sick, but making huge progress on that.

I think I will be right tomorrow, and I'll get back in the damn gym!

All will be OK. I am not feeling stressed now, the weekend was positive.

Game of inches. Just doing what you can, doing your best, no matter suboptimal situations, this makes the difference over the longhaul.

I also had a Hinge match. First match in a while. She replies super well, and we've agreed to hang out Wednesday. Very cool. Would really like to go on a solid and enjoyable date.

Grind season. Need to get to 3-5k per month. And then I will get a lease with The Viking, Paw, in Budapest, for 1 year.

MAC

[Manly Cockfellow]

And then I will get a lease with The Viking, Paw, in Budapest, for 1 year.

Great plan!

I was in Budapest a few years ago and it seemed like an awesome city full of international students (and Western European men there for stag parties) with a great nightlife centered around the "ruin" bars

(i.e. it seems like a great place to meet a lot of smart, attractive young women who are also interested in meeting new people)

[MakingAComeback]

And then I will get a lease with The Viking, Paw, in Budapest, for 1 year.

Great plan!

I was in Budapest a few years ago and it seemed like an awesome city full of international students (and Western European men there for stag parties) with a great nightlife centered around the "ruin" bars

(i.e. it seems like a great place to meet a lot of smart, attractive young women who are also interested in meeting new people)

Its a great city, low cost of living too, and good for the next year of my life. Biz building & masculinity.

I found the women very nice also, and they were often open to a chat!

The ruin bars, hahah, such a good time in there.

The right move for me. Life will come together for sure.

Hope you're having a solid week Manly!

Ravi

[MakingAComeback]

THE IRON WILL PROJECT: WEEK 8 (Mon 27th Feb)

ACTIONS
(1) MONEY
-Biz Checkins (DONE)
-(A) Content: Core Video
-(A) Content: Shorts (5)
-(A) Content: Value Post
-(B) Networking: Value Post Engagement Process
-(B) Networking: Network Process
-(B) Networking: 100 Cold Outreaches (LinkedIn / IG / FB / Cold Email)
Others
-Adjust Twitter background pic
-Landing Page / One Pager w/ my Offer

(2) MUSCLES
-2200kcal (OMAD)
-DHA & Supps

(3) MINDSET
-Listen to Hormozi in the background

Others:
-Sunrise & Earthing 10m (DONE)
-Cold Thermogenesis (30m) at the end of the day

Notes:

Last week in Bristol was stressful as fuck. The ghosting, getting stood up on a date on Tue (didnt mention this in the log), Jacob's antics bringing my stress levels off the charts, being tired & run down. Fuck man. My sysem took a hit. Sat, I had a straight up throat infection and was in bed mostly over the weekend, just reading biz content from one of my best friends, V.

I did a bunch of biohacking Sunday, and it has helped me feel a lot better.

I woke up in a cold sweat today, so obviously still sick, but making huge progress on that.

I think I will be right tomorrow, and I'll get back in the damn gym!

All will be OK. I am not feeling stressed now, the weekend was positive.

Game of inches. Just doing what you can, doing your best, no matter suboptimal situations, this makes the difference over the longhaul.

I also had a Hinge match. First match in a while. She replies super well, and we've agreed to hang out Wednesday. Very cool. Would really like to go on a solid and enjoyable date.

Grind season. Need to get to 3-5k per month. And then I will get a lease with The Viking, Paw, in Budapest, for 1 year.

MAC

EVENING CHECKIN:

ACCOUNTABILITY: MON 27TH FEB
(1) BIZ
-Biz Checkins (DONE)
-(A) Content: Core Video (DONE)
-(A) Content: Shorts (5) (DONE)
-(A) Content: Value Post (DONE)
-(B) Networking: Value Post Engagement Process (DONE)
-(B) Networking: Network Process (FAIL)
-(B) Networking: 100 Cold Outreaches (LinkedIn / IG / FB / Cold Email) (FAIL)
Others
-Adjust Twitter background pic (FAIL)
-Landing Page / One Pager w/ my Offer (FAIL)

Notes:

Got some solid stuff done.

Sick, so not at a good performance level rn. I will keep pushing and making incremental gains.

Considering the situation, today wasn't bad.

No need to put more pressure on myself whilst I'm sick.

I rarely get sick, and when I do, it's related to stress. There were some tough times the past week.

Thats the journey of success.

Early night now. Back tomorrow.

MAC

[MakingAComeback]

THE IRON WILL PROJECT: WEEK 8 (Tue 28th Feb)

ACTIONS
(1) MONEY
-Biz Checkins
-(A) Content: Core Video
-(A) Content: Shorts (5)
-(A) Content: Weekly Vlog – My Entrepreneurial Journey
-(A) Content: Value Post
-(B) Networking: Value Post Engagement Process
-(B) Networking: Network Process
-(B) Networking: 100 Cold Outreaches (LinkedIn / IG / FB / Cold Email)
Others
-Adjust Twitter background pic
-Landing Page / One Pager w/ my Offer

(2) MUSCLES
-2200kcal (OMAD)
-DHA & Supps

(3) MINDSET
-Listen to Andy’s Money/Financial Playlist in the background

Others:
-Sunrise & Earthing 10m (DONE)
-Cold Thermogenesis (30m)
-Life Admin Tasks: Car Ins & Home Ins, Wise EUR Acc, LDN tix for the weekend, Ping girl for date tomorrow
-Read: GLL

[MakingAComeback]

THE IRON WILL PROJECT: WEEK 8 (Thursday 2nd March)

ACTIONS

(1) Money
-Core Video
-5 Shorts
-Value post
-Social Process: Twitter & FB posts
-Networking
-Lead Magnet

(2) Muscles
-Chest & Triceps
-OMAD, DHA & Supps
-Core Work

(3) Mindset
-Read: Andy Articles
-Read: GLL

Notes:

BW: 196

FUUUUUUUUU

Been sick, no gym for 1 week. Holding water.

Fuck that. No more.

Off to the gym. Will bust my ass.

And come home and get shit done. And not stop until it’s all done.

Week has been suboptimal due to sickness. But this fuels the damn fire.

ALL MUST BE CHANNELLED INTO HARDCORE SELF IMPROVEMENT

I will get this BW back down to 190 ASAP.

KEEP HAMMERING,
MAC

[MakingAComeback]

Yesterday was true hard ass work.

Been feeling a bit beat down. Think it was operating at a high stress level, dealing with fear, uncertainty, and the impacts of the grind.

That throat infection, which still has left me with a lingering cough, was a sign I was getting depleted. Body and mind are linked.

This was a tough week, both mentally and physically.

I don't like taking Ls and eating glass for a duration.

That can make me go somewhere pretty fuckin' demonic.

"NO MORE OF THIS BS"

I think when I saw the scale read 196lbs, I basically blew my top.

Went into absolute demon mode and worked, no shit, full out until 4am.

Yes, this is stupid. It is.

But I do this sometimes.

The feeling of giving it my all, of pushing beyond my brain telling me to go to bed, by pushing through the pain, way, way, way beyond what normal people do.

It's where I tell myself, Ravi, you are still here.

There is a special feeling you can feel when your mind has been focused on your mission for hours upon hours, up to 20 fucking hours straight man, and the whole world has gone silent.

I don't know what it is. But sometimes I just need to affirm to myself, that I am in this world and there IS a mission I am working towards. I do not like the feeling of becoming stagnant.

Anyway...........

I maybe got 2hrs of shit quality sleep. Yes, I have a headache right now.

And I am going to hustle all fucking day and not stop until its late.

I need this. I need to feel it.

I can't control much. I can't control many things in life.

But this is real life. This is our ONE SHOT.

I cannot control if I get the life I want. Maybe I do, maybe I don't. I am a seasoned fucking veteran when it comes to the grind and I have been doing this shit at the level of barbarism for 18 years.

What I can control, is my god damn EFFORT.

When I go to bed half way dead, nothing more to give, I feel so proud of myself.

THAT IS VICTORY

THAT MEANS I AM STILL ALIVE

I am here again today. And I will give everything I can give.

Yesterday was fucking solid and I am proud of it. I'll check in shortly, just some rambling I guess.

MAC

[seanconneryfan_]

been a couple months since i've checked in, glad to see you're still at it going 9000 MPH.

You're at the point where you need TIME to embrace your new life with all the changes you've made.

When we start this journey, we have a vision of what we consider to be successful. Being able to be financially free while working a job that gives you life everyday and being able to call over a perfect 10 whenever who treats you like a king. Whatever it is, pick your steak. The idealization gives fuel to power change because change is fucking hard. An object in motion will stay in motion and it takes deliberate energy to change the path we were going on, especially if you have barriers, chains, and attachments you've made that hold you back from becoming this new man.

After fully committing to the journey in the deepest part of yourself, you make progress... shit starts changing. There's that change word again. You have new life experiences that would've happened behind closed doors, out of your reach, for the person you were a year ago. Everything is new, the sun shines brighter, but you don't have time to focus on the sun because you're too busy destroying your old loser ego every fucking day. The phase when you have your mind blown everyday by learning something new is one of my favorite things in the world because it's like being a kid again and anything is possible like being an astronaut or riding a bike without kiddie wheels on your way to pick up Angela so you can hang out at the playground. The equivalent for this journey is the first time you realize that the girl on public transport IS staring at you or the first discussion you have with a brother where you're down on your luck and he's there to support you and you realize human connection IS possible or the first time you get your magic stick wet.

At this point after you've gotten enough of these new experiences, there's the unavoidable part that everybody has to go through; you need TIME for your mind to catch up to who you are now. The only work you can do for this is to continue doing what you were doing to get this far. This is where the clay you formed in the 'try new shit' phase turns into rock solid OBSIDIAN and time is the sole catalyst.

What does that process look like? The solidification occurs when your mind is focused on solving the humongous problem at work while balancing family drama, and your friend invites you to a Labor Day party. At the party, you casually start a conversation with the girl at the end of the bar and the furthest thing on your mind is on gaming her. She's cool, you kinda like her so you get her number and go on a date with her, you find out you're incompatible, and that's that. 5 days later when you realize what happened was second nature to you is when solidification happens and happy tears roll down your face yada yada yada.

Why did I emotionally exhaust myself to write this? To give you perspective. Keep fucking pushing while being aware time is a big factor in the equation. I watched your youtube videos and you look like someone who gets it. Usually that archetype of person just needs time to realize it. It can all crumble down if you stop pushing though. So keep pushing.

[MakingAComeback]

been a couple months since i've checked in, glad to see you're still at it going 9000 MPH.

You're at the point where you need TIME to embrace your new life with all the changes you've made.

When we start this journey, we have a vision of what we consider to be successful. Being able to be financially free while working a job that gives you life everyday and being able to call over a perfect 10 whenever who treats you like a king. Whatever it is, pick your steak. The idealization gives fuel to power change because change is fucking hard. An object in motion will stay in motion and it takes deliberate energy to change the path we were going on, especially if you have barriers, chains, and attachments you've made that hold you back from becoming this new man.

After fully committing to the journey in the deepest part of yourself, you make progress... shit starts changing. There's that change word again. You have new life experiences that would've happened behind closed doors, out of your reach, for the person you were a year ago. Everything is new, the sun shines brighter, but you don't have time to focus on the sun because you're too busy destroying your old loser ego every fucking day. The phase when you have your mind blown everyday by learning something new is one of my favorite things in the world because it's like being a kid again and anything is possible like being an astronaut or riding a bike without kiddie wheels on your way to pick up Angela so you can hang out at the playground. The equivalent for this journey is the first time you realize that the girl on public transport IS staring at you or the first discussion you have with a brother where you're down on your luck and he's there to support you and you realize human connection IS possible or the first time you get your magic stick wet.

At this point after you've gotten enough of these new experiences, there's the unavoidable part that everybody has to go through; you need TIME for your mind to catch up to who you are now. The only work you can do for this is to continue doing what you were doing to get this far. This is where the clay you formed in the 'try new shit' phase turns into rock solid OBSIDIAN and time is the sole catalyst.

What does that process look like? The solidification occurs when your mind is focused on solving the humongous problem at work while balancing family drama, and your friend invites you to a Labor Day party. At the party, you casually start a conversation with the girl at the end of the bar and the furthest thing on your mind is on gaming her. She's cool, you kinda like her so you get her number and go on a date with her, you find out you're incompatible, and that's that. 5 days later when you realize what happened was second nature to you is when solidification happens and happy tears roll down your face yada yada yada.

Why did I emotionally exhaust myself to write this? To give you perspective. Keep fucking pushing while being aware time is a big factor in the equation. I watched your youtube videos and you look like someone who gets it. Usually that archetype of person just needs time to realize it. It can all crumble down if you stop pushing though. So keep pushing.

This was a wonderful post bro and I appreciate it

I feel you and hear you

As we do sink further into the process, the changes we have created do crystalise and internalise further

My friend, I appreciate the love it means a lot

There is healing and some inner work I do need to perform also, make no question about it

The changes I am making, are good.

However, right now, I am OK with where I am at and am just wanting to breathe, be easy, be human, and love myself for a while.

MAC

[MakingAComeback]

DAY GAME COACHING (HARD TRUTHS EXPLORED?!)



WARNING: Depressed MAC (lol)

it's time for MONK MODE BROS


-As the session started, the daze begins. This happens on SO many day game sessions and also is quite frequent with night game
-Not fear as such, but like a cloud of emotions. Cannot relax or get into a head space, and importantly, struggle to even “see” women as sensations fly to the surface, about the futility of me approaching, and how women are so unreceptive
-Few random approaches, they don’t stop
-Negative talk, about pointlessness, victim mode, why do I get blown out so much? Why do I have to plough like this?
-This is 2 YEARS IN so I don’t have approach anxiety.
-However, I do have difficulties in enjoying the sessions and grounding into them
-He asked me some questions. And he told me my response suggested I was angry. Deeply so.
-Kept working, and I just couldn’t find lightness or ease. My sets were stopping and starting to interact, but as ever, they didn’t hook, they just carry on along the surface and then go nowhere. Been 2 years of this.
-Plough on, and I am pushing myself, the coach occasionally wants to socialise, but I don’t go there
-Coach suggests I am a very intense person, and in how I express myself at times, I am far, far too intense and outside the norm of behaviours in some senses. I push back, and highlight that with women/game, I have a lot of wounding, so it does make me get into a more intense state as it carries with it intense emotions
-Debrief at the end, and he suggests that the biggest thing with me, is that I am carrying deep, heavy anger and negative emotions, and he didn’t know what to suggest. He suggested my approach isn’t meek, and I am doing way better, and even doing some things great in set. That said, he did observe how chicks are not hooking, and when I explained this happens to me a tonne, 99% of the time pretty much, he highlighted that, this is linked to deeper inner states, and how the people we talk to do a one second assessment of us, and clearly in my case, that 1 second assessment is telling the other party NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Hence, why I got what I got for 2 years.

No more approaching for a while. Just going to work on this now.

Time for MAC to drop all things woman bros. Gonna have to shelve it for many months now.

I will work on this for a while. Work on my looks and body. Do another photoshoot.

And in a few months time, I will pick this back up.

See, this was something I feared.

At some stage, you learn the stuff you need to know, and that SHOULD start to produce changes and results. For me, it did a tiny bit, but obv didn’t get me what I am looking for, which is a dating life worth having lol.

I think I have a lot of trauma and wounding, as when I am out and about and just seeing the odd gal, I feel pain, like, damn I wish there was a world in which I could date someone like that. Stuff like that does happen in me. I shouldn’t be going through that now after years of this, going on so many dates, hell I did get laid by 9 women despite where I started.

Time to heal…..