What’s up guys? Mike the Machine back with our Maximized Man series. I love doing these videos for you. Very dear to my heart, passionate. Man, I just want to see more men rise up and stand up and act like a man, stop acting like a cry baby. This one – I think I made a mistake. It’s either 16 or 17 because I had one. I saw I had double numbers. Anyway, what is this called is Who Am I? Who are you?
Here’s the best gift. I’ve talked about this in the post on my blog. The best gift that you can give anybody is yourself. There’s a lot of people out there that pretend to be somebody else and maybe because they think they are cool. Maybe they like the way that that person acts or the way that they talk and they try to portray themselves as that person.
Now, I’m all for emulating or copying strengths from others that you look up to. I wouldn’t be where I am as a strongman, as a performing strongman if it weren’t for Dennis Rogers. Dennis Rogers, the Grandmaster, is the top performer of all strongmen. Before him, you had Slim the Hammerman. Before him was The Mighty Atom, so we’ve all taken from those fathers that led the way for us, right? However, you need to have your own unique brand, meaning who are you?
I’m Mike the Machine Bruce. I don’t portray to be anybody else. I don’t pretend to be something that I’m not. I’m very honest and upfront and I 100% believe in building your character, be a man of your word because that’s the only thing that can never be taken from you is your word, and if your word is trash, then you’re never going to be gain the respect or admiration from your peers or anybody else that you like to have respect from.
So, an example would be, you know, some of the guys in my industry, you know, that I look up to and respect. You have Dennis Rogers, The Human Vice Pat Povalitis, Slim the Hammerman, you know, we can go down the line, then you come to people that are also acquaintance and/or friends, you know, the Diesel Crew, top notch guys; David Whitley for the RKC the Iron Tamer. You have a bunch of guys that are very well known, that are very deserving of the respect their given. And anytime you hear these guys speak of me, it’s always in the positive. And I don’t mean that out of conceit. I’m telling you that for a reason.
If I was a clown and I was pretending to be something that I wasn’t and I wasn’t good for my word, and I was out there making up lies about myself and things like that, you think any of those reputable people would want to associate themselves with me? Another guy is Zach Even Esh Underground Strength, huge doing big things, right? Bud Jeffries, Stronger Man, all these guys if I pretended to be something that I wasn’t, you think they’d ask me to write articles for them? Do you think they let me do guest posts? Do you think that I would be frequenting, you know, Zach’s Underground forum? No.
Do you think the Diesel Crew would say, “Hey Mike, can you write a neck article for us?” They would want nothing to do with me. It doesn’t mean they’d be mean, but they sure as heck wouldn’t want to be, let me into their circle and especially promote me either. It’s not going to happen. So, you are accountable for how you act. Accountability is a big thing.
Find what you have that is good that you can offer other people. What are your strengths? All of us are individuals, right? We’re all made differently. We all have something that’s good, that’s worth offerin to someone else. So, who am I?
I am Mike the Machine Bruce. I am performing strongman. I’m a gym owner. I’m a motivational speaker. I claim to have the world’s strongest neck until someone proves otherwise. Does that mean I’m the best all across the board? No. Does that mean I’m the biggest strongest fastest? No. I never said I was. There are certain things that I’m good at and I’ll say what they are and there are a lot of things I’m not good at.
So, one thing I pride myself on is that no matter who I come in contact with, I strive to do my best to be a gentleman. I strive to give that person great service, not good service, but great service. Why? Because I want someone when they meet me, I want it to be the highlight of their day. I don’t ever want them walk away from meeting me saying, “Man, that guy Machine was a knucklehead. Man, what an attitude problem! What a jerk! He wouldn’t even give me the time of the day to talk to him.” I want to talk to – hey, anyone that wants to talk to me, I’m grateful. So, I want in return to make sure that when they do meet with me, it’s one of the best times that they’ve had. That they can say, “Well, that guy is a really a cut above. He’s a top-notch, classy guy.” To me, class is a lot more important than acting tough and pretending to be something that you’re not.
So, look at yourself. Look in the mirror and look at that person looking back at you because that person has a lot to offer someone else. So, I’m the Machine. Keep the faith. Rise up. Ciao.
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