1 - Change a tire & fix a car
During your teen years, you should be building. This adds to the importance of fathers and my 2 orders:
Self-sufficiency and the art of marketability.
1. FIND A SAFE LOCATION
As soon as you realize you have a flat tire, do not abruptly brake or turn. Slowly reduce speed and scan your surroundings for a level, straight stretch of road with a wide shoulder. An empty parking lot would be an ideal place. Level ground is good because it will prevent your vehicle from rolling. Also, straight stretches of road are better than curves because oncoming traffic is more likely to see you.
Never attempt to change your tire on a narrow shoulder near oncoming traffic. Keep moving (slowly) until you find a safer spot. While driving on a flat risks ruining your rim, replacing a rim is better than being hit by an inattentive driver.
Make sure to consult your owner’s manual and review their specific steps on how to change a flat tire for your vehicle
2. TURN ON YOUR HAZARD LIGHTS
Your hazard lights or “flashers” will help other drivers see you on the side of the road. To avoid an accident, turn them on as soon as you realize you need to pull over.
3. APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE
Once stopped, always use the parking brake when preparing to replace a flat tire. This will minimize the possibility of your vehicle rolling.
4. APPLY WHEEL WEDGES
Wheel wedges go in front of or behind the tires to further ensure the vehicle doesn’t roll while you fix the flat tire. If you’re changing a rear tire, place these in front of the front tires. If your flat tire is at the front, put the wheel wedges behind the rear tires.
Bricks or large stones will work just as well as “real” wheel wedges. Just be sure they’re large enough to stop the car from rolling.
5. REMOVE THE HUBCAP OR WHEEL COVER
If your vehicle has a hubcap covering the lug nuts, it’s easier to remove the hubcap before lifting the vehicle with the jack. If your lug nuts are exposed, you can skip ahead to Step 6.
Use the flat end of your lug wrench to remove the hubcap. This will work for most vehicles, but some hubcaps need a different tool to come off. Consult your owner’s manual for proper hubcap or wheel cover removal procedures.
6. LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS
Using the lug wrench, turn the lug nuts counterclockwise until you break their resistance. You may have to use force, and that’s ok. Use your foot or all of your body weight if necessary.
Loosen the lug nuts about ¼ to ½ of a turn, but don’t remove them completely yet. Save that for when it’s time to remove your tire/wheel from the vehicle.
7. PLACE THE JACK UNDER THE VEHICLE
The right place for the jack is usually beneath the vehicle frame alongside the tire that’s flat. Many vehicle frames have molded plastic on the bottom with a cleared area of exposed metal specifically for the jack. To safely lift and avoid damage to the vehicle, follow the instructions for jack placement in your vehicle owner’s manual.
8. RAISE THE VEHICLE WITH THE JACK
To prevent the jack from settling under the weight of your vehicle and coming off balance, place a small cut of 2x6” wood beneath it before attempting to raise your vehicle. This tactic is especially helpful on asphalt.
With the jack properly positioned, raise the vehicle until the flat tire is about six inches above the ground.
Never put any part of your body under the vehicle during or after raising the vehicle with the jack.
9. UNSCREW THE LUG NUTS
Now it’s time to remove the lug nuts all the way. Since you've already loosened them, you should be able to unscrew them mostly by hand.
10. REMOVE THE FLAT TIRE
Gripping the tire by the treads, pull it gently toward you until it’s completely free from the hub behind it. Set it on its side so that it doesn’t roll away.
11. MOUNT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE LUG BOLTS
Now place the spare on the hub by lining up the rim with the lug bolts. Push gently until the lug bolts show through the rim.
12. TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS BY HAND
Put the lug nuts back on the lug bolts and tighten them all the way by hand. Once they are all on, check each one again, tightening as much as possible. You will tighten them with the wrench after lowering the vehicle to the ground.
13. LOWER THE VEHICLE AND TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS AGAIN
Use the jack to lower the vehicle so that the spare tire is resting on the ground but the full weight of the vehicle isn’t fully on the tire. At this point, you should tighten the lug nuts with the wrench, turning clockwise, as much as you can. Push down on the lug wrench with the full weight of your body.
14. LOWER THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY
Bring the vehicle all the way to the ground and remove the jack. Give the lug nuts another pull with the wrench to ensure they’re as tight as possible.
15. REPLACE THE HUBCAP
If the hubcap you took from the flat tire will fit your spare, put it in place the same way you removed it initially. If it doesn’t fit, stow it away with the tire when you stow your equipment.
16. STOW ALL EQUIPMENT
You have before you a jack, a lug wrench, wheel wedges, your flat tire, and possibly a hubcap. Don’t forget to put all of them in your vehicle before driving away.
17. CHECK THE PRESSURE IN THE SPARE TIRE
You should check the tire pressure of the spare tire to make sure that it is safe to drive on. “T-Type” temporary spares, also called “mini-spares,” require 60 psi (420 kPa). If the tire needs pressure, drive (slowly) to a service station immediately.
18. TAKE YOUR FLAT TIRE TO A TECHNICIAN
Temporary spare tires aren’t made to drive long distances or at high speeds, so drive cautiously until you’re able to visit a tire technician. A professional should be able to determine whether your tire needs a repair or if it’s time to replace it.
Now this is what you do when you see the check engine light flashing:
Here's the first thing, you need an OBD reader to check and this adds to networking, you need to know a professional mechanic or become that mechanic.
How to change transmission:
Step 1: Transmission fluid drains better at operating temperature, so let your car idle for a few minutes first. After turning your ignition off, raise and secure the vehicle. Then, lay down a tarp, some cardboard or a newspaper under at least a two-gallon catch pan. Next, remove the bolts from one side of the transmission pan, being cautious of hot exhaust parts and fluid.
Step 2: Gradually loosen the other bolts, which should allow the pan to tilt and begin to drain. Once all bolts are removed, lower the pan and dump the remaining fluid into the catch pan. Gently break the gasket seal with a screwdriver, if necessary.
Step 3: Clean the gasket surfaces on both the pan and the transmission housing. Inspect the pan for metal shavings or other signs of internal damage, and then clean it with solvent.
Step 4: Remove the old transmission filter and O-ring. The filter contains fluid, so keep the drain pan underneath.
Step 5: Install the new transmission filter, making sure that its O-ring seats in the appropriate orifice.
Step 6: Attach the new gasket to the pan with oil-soluble grease –not gasket sealer or adhesive.
Step 7: Refer to the service manual about using thread sealer on any or all of the transmission pan bolts, then screw in all fasteners finger-tight.
Step 8: Torque the pan bolts to spec in a spiral pattern starting at the center. Maximum torque is often about 12 pounds per foot.
Step 9: Lower the vehicle and fill the transmission with the recommended amount of fluid.
Step 10: Start the vehicle, warm it up, then shut it off and check for leaks. If you don’t detect any leaks, run the vehicle up to operating temperature on level ground, move the shifter through all gears, return to park and check the dipstick while the engine idles.
2 - Leveraging credit
Credit is KING in the form of asset acquisition and Cash is KING in the form of liability acquisition. Not all liabilities are bad, you can turn a liability into the asset if you market it in an intelligent way. Regardless, don't keep to much bills but have certain debts. You may be like "Shabazz, what do you mean have a debt?" A debt can make your credit high. Look, check this out. I'm financing a new iPhone, $22 a month for 36 months. Mind you, I'm a multi millionaire. I could have bought it then but I played it smart and I pay my bills by quarters so 1/4 a week. Instead of that big purchase, that's more money I put into dividends and capital equity. So by the time, it's fully paid I have hell of a lot more than my original net worth because the more paid off debt, the better for credit. Start financing affordable things, use them as a side bill, invest and stack your money rather than saving to purchase. That's the blue pill style of money and that's what blue pill has is money and funds, I have capital. I have credit and political leverage. Start using credit cards in purchases that are important, use credit for good items. I said have a financial Royal flush, 4 credit cards, 2 debit cards and 1 wallet full of $5k-10k in cash. Here's a credit tip. Use 45% of your credit as spending, 10% on stocks, 10% on real estate and save that remaining 35%. Use your dividends from that 10 & 10 to pay the credit bill in full + interest to the credit bureaus and watch that credit limit grow. Wash, rinse, wring and repeat until you have less liquid cash, more dividends and a bank rewards card instead of a standard debit. Mind you, go with a brand like AMEX and bank with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley or an accredited credit union, don't choose a store card like Neiman Marcus or a mediocre bank like Regions. This is why I promote a fraternity and chamber of commerce to have these conversations on the golf course and boardroom.
3 - Martial Arts
In the society of unrest & weak men, I preach to current or future husbands and fathers. Self defense and family defense is essential plus it teaches confidence so you can teach your children how to defend themselves as well. This isn't my top 5 necessarily but I'm an expert of 15 arts. Here's 5 that are essential:
- Muay Thai: The best Vertical Martial Art
(Good clinches, knees, elbows and body kicks)
- Greco Roman Wrestling
(5 point throws, German suplexes, power leg drag takedown, spinebuster & double leg takedowns)
- Dutch Kickboxing
(A+ in Southpaw stance, high kicks, quick combos and targets the pressure points with deadly precision)
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(Best for submissions, discipline, target the entire body and targets in breaking a region of the body via grappling)
- Vale Tudo
(A true mixed martial art, No holds barred style, brutal mix of Muay Thai, Sambo and Karate. Most lethal art in a street fight)
4 - Master Hygiene
Keep your body clean, stay smelling good and stay groomed multiple times a day & when you're with women, you need 12 things
- 2 guns
- Pepperspray
- Spiked Brass Knuckles
- A phone
- Cash
- Cards
- A ring
- Condoms
- Penicillin
- Mints
- A hair utensil
- A lighter
- 4 travel fragrances (2 for you, 2 for her)
Honorable mention: Cigarette (If you're into that)
5 - Biblical stances
I don't care what the spiritual community nor the anti biblical community says. Also, fast and pray to communicate with Yah. The Bible is the Holy grail of structure, literally. Ladies and Gentlemen, do your job, shut your mouth and know your role. Stand on righteousness because of Michigan's greatest attorneys, Geoffrey Fieger once stated
"You don't stand for nothing, if you don't stand on something!"
I agree! I'm more of an Old Testament guy but my Lord Christ is new Testament so I stand with the 66 books + the lost books including the Torah and Apostle's Creed.
Strict or not, it builds character.
6 - Budgeting, Making Money & Investing
I call it, the triad blueprint. First, project your expected earnings. Budget through that with necessities, assets and liabilities. Next, build 5 streams of income, add 5 the next year and 5 the year after that & manage 15 streams and then invest in venture capital, equity, the market and acquire real estate. Generate, generate and generate. Ownership is key especially in this country. Ownership builds leverage and power against Big Brother.
7 - Landscaping
A man skill, goes back to my 2 orders. Self-sufficiency and marketability. Landscaping does both. I did it in Nebraska, keep it looking regulated and clean & once you master it, start a part time company to do that instead of chasing around the next broad.
8 - JavaScript
Javascript is used by programmers across the world to create dynamic and interactive web content like applications and browsers. JavaScript is so popular that it's the most used programming language in the world, used as a client-side programming language by 97.0% of all websites. It's a lucrative skill to apply especially for me because I travel constantly to do deals and having a skill in JavaScript is a walking bag! It's the ace of internet communication.
9 - Marketing
Remember I told you guys on Million Monday Episode #197: Conquering the bedroom is not your purpose, conquer the boardroom. We are going to talk about both in this column. Marketing is quite simple in the boardroom, follow the analytics and see how our pitch can grab the eye or mind of the consumer. In this world, everyone is a consumer. It's the approach and your credentials. Main reason, I stay preaching dress formal, have a dominant social approach even as the guest. If you're a guest, showcase to the host and audience. If you're the host, please the guest. As a guest, here's what I do. Introduce myself, speak clear, name 15 credentials, 5 skills, 5 places I've travelled, offer a favor, shake their hand, let them go first, seat them and then had 2 business cards to them & seat yourself, cross one leg, maintain eye contact and have at least 10 conversation starters in your head. As a host, you focus more on appearance and team chemistry to bring a welcoming feeling in & you let the guest showcase the interview and you collaborate! With women, it's similar. Maintain an act of business, have an aggressive disposition, have friends with you there, let her look at you, discreetly separate from your friends, flirt, stuff some cash in her bra, order some drinks, dominate the conversation but be graceful, loosen up your clothing to show your physique, have an arrogant flair, pitch yourself, interview her on why she was attracted to you, have a chauffeur or lyft, go home to a clean home and take her home for the night. While there, shower up again. Plan tomorrow successfully, have your security, get her contacts but never contact more than 2 days a week and like a gentleman, change the sheets in the morning, call a lyft, give her some roses, send her on her way and get her out of your mind regardless of how good the sex was and go back to your craft & build. Be Red pilled but a gentleman. No incel shit. No heartbreaker shit.
10 - Law
Look, I'm a corporate lawyer but you guys don't need to be. Instead, know 5 types of law.
- Criminal Law
- Corporate Law
- Divorce Law
- IT Law
- Medical Malpractice Law
You need to study your constitution, insurance policies and the black's law dictionary to fully decipher the matrix known as American Capitalism.
11 - Plumbing
A keystone of architecture, you need to rely less but build because plumbers run on their time for the residence you bought. Not me. Need 5 good tool wagons, some books and a trade or skill. Then mind you, all of this connects to my 2 orders of self-sufficiency and marketability. Use it as life saver or build the next home depot. Be efficient. Be the man your ancestors want. Be the man a woman will honor and submit to. Be the man your kids will visualize.
12 - Public Speaking
Social anxiety is a sign of too much estrogen in a man. A man has valor and logic. Work on it, get the knowledge and improve. Stop thinking about the viewers, that's why they're the viewers because they lack the skill and discipline. Emotion during challenge is a female trait, swallow your pride, loosen your balls and talk with a sense of demanding attention! Be authoritative! Anything after 6 is too old to be a shy guy, you don't eat if you don't work. You better get your nutrition through delayed satistification or you'll be there starving crying like a bitch! It's a great band every real man knows called Godsmack, I need all of you guys. Shy or not to listen to that song in full 10 times over. Unleash that outlaw. Who says you can't be Billy Badass?
13 - A work ethic
If you're broke and unmotivated, I need you to get up put off a year of college. Get a gym membership, a fraternal initation, a library card, a Pentecostal church membership, a chamber of commerce membership, join a gentleman's club, a dietitian and a MMA trainer. Next, I need you living in an organized semi-minimalist life in a 2 bedroom apartment in an upper middle class area. I need you to shop at Aldi for food, have 2 TV's, a loveseat, a bookshelf washer/dryer, a cheap desktop, 75% full fridge, holistic food in your pantry, a few pots and pans, a medium closet, an airbed, a Wi-Fi router and a Roku. Deep clean 4x a week, vacuum daily, keep a cool temp, get some modest artwork or quotes, a cheap artificial plant, burning oils, fragrances, baseball bats, an axe and 4 guns. Smaller than normal. Set that shit up, then work 90 hours a week for at least $20.50 and then you need to do run DoorDash on days you want to relax and party. Do that for 2 years. During that, you've acquired at least 15 skills and certifications & got work experience. Later, go to a well known college like a University of Michigan. Finish undergrad, go to grad school, get a S Corp with your business partners and start a business in the industry you majored in and talk & network with people better than you at life and the elites in the industry. 4 things needed to the table. Ask, bring, document and listen. Rise up the ranks through skill and social superiority.
14 - First Aid
You need to know how to recover and aid yourself. With the COVID-era we seen how that shit works. Was pillow talking with my first lady is in the medical field and stays denouncing it. Not saying it isn't good in the field but what if you camp in MN, IA, MI or ND like I do. Need extensive first aid knowledge.
15 - Social confidence
Acquired through milestones and skills,W after W gets your dopamine up & changes your insight because you gain a certain gift of gab that can reciprocated a million times over.
16 - A fashion style based on symmetry
Don't go off of names, go off of high quality material and a fit that makes you look proportionate. That's why a tailored t shirt, pinstripe suit, turtleneck and leather jacket is good for a muscular guy, that's why a Henley or herringbone suit is good for a slim man and a hoodie, sweater or polo is good for a fat guy. All symmetrically nice.
17 - Welding
Another important task to the infrastructure of architecture in society.
Men do it!
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by using high heat to melt the parts together and allowing them to cool, causing fusion. Welding is distinct from lower temperature techniques such as brazing and soldering, which do not melt the base metal (parent metal).
In these days of an incomimg coup d'etat, off the grid life, bunker or moving off the continent to another civilized metropolis is coming. Survival of the fittest!
18 - Carpentry
The heart of architecture itself, without architecture you no longer have civilizations. We need the base to create the art & it's a skill that must be there. Men in the 1900's knew how to work with wood. Men in the 2020's want men sticking wood up where the sun doesn't shine. Weirdness happens when you lose your nature. We were meant to be straight, not gay. A man doesn't supposed to do anal regardless but especially not with a man. Not meant to stretched, it's not the vagina which is the greatest thing but back to the point, be a man not a bisexual soy latte gynecomastia piece of shit.
19 - Installation
Should know how to install heavy machinery and shift home equipment effortless. Mount that TV, fix the bed, fix the clock, moving in your equipment, screw in the parts to build that table. Keep it running no worries.
20 - Electrical Wiring
What happens during a fuse? Call the electric company? No. Calling for help is the always last resort. Better get a flashlight, read that book, get some safety equipment and readjust the wiring.
21 - Cooking
Is it the wife's job primarily? Yes. Have 2-3 meals a day daily cooked and prepared but still be able to cook because it's a must. Know an infinite number of recipes but for starters, it's certain things you always need in your fridge or pantry.
- A pitcher of green tea
- Fresh water
- Raw Honey
- Steak
- Lamb
- Eggs
- Potatoes
- Bread
- Spinach
- Rice
- Corn
- Beans
- Garlic
- Onions
- Olives
- Watermelon
- Lemon
- Broth
- Olive oil
- Sea Moss
- Oatmeal
- Salt & Pepper
Can't never go hungry with that in the fridge. Keep it loaded.
22 - Leadership
Always learn and take the lead. Offered a higher position, rebunk your anxiety and get it. Always captivate a group, your respect factor goes up which decreases your chance of being perceived as a threat which makes life longer, safer and stress free. In your marriage, you're the patriarch and breadwinner. Show your wife your way & protect and provide for her and your children. It is your duty to protect even if you die doing it. She'll obviously fight with you but be on the frontline. Show no remorse and stand your ground.
23 - Barber skills
Learn to fade, trim and style. At least master 5 styles:
- Temp fade
- Drop fade
- Caesar fade
- 360 waves
- Bald taper
24 - Learn to make soap
As a super hygienic craftsman, it's good to be clean but more and more soap is getting toxic and harmful to testosterone. We need antibacterial products without our penises shrinking.
25 - Learn how to sew
Study and practice. Make Tom Ford quality without Tom Ford money. Spend less, build more.
26 - Shooting
AN ESSENTIAL! Concealed carry, teach the family. 3 of each category at minimum. I recommend an extended clip and suppressor.
3 handguns you need:
- Desert Eagle .50 AE
- Glock 22
- Smith & Wesson 500
3 shotguns you need:
- Benelli M4
- Mossberg 590A1
- Kel-Tec
3 SMG'S you need:
- Thompson Sub-Machine Gun
- Tec 9
- FN P90
3 rifles you need:
- M16
- Arctic Warfare Magnum Rifle
- Savage Model 110
3 miscellaneous:
- CALFVIC Stun Gun
- Tenpoint Nitro 505
- SABRE Aim and Fire Pepper Gel Spray Pistol
As add ons, you need bulletproof material, gas masks, axes, machete and sledgehammers.
27 - Lumberjacking
Fun, good for strength training and a resource of heat. Connects to my 2 orders.
28 - Tie a tie
Your father should have taught you this.
10 important patterns you should master:
- Full Windsor Knot
- Prince Albert
- Kelvin Knot
- Debonair
- Half Windsor Knot
- Trinity
- Balthus
- Eldredge
- Bow
- Christensen
29 - Daily Workout Routine
Start off doing 1 performance workout for speed and another for strength training to build mass daily. Boosts the mental and physical
30 - Read 100 books
Read all genres, helps vocabulary and expands your knowledge on world experience. Also, starts conversation starters.
31 - Clean your house daily
Wash clothes daily, deep clean 4x a week, stay neat, bug free and vacuum daily.
32 - Swim
Learn to improve mental strength, cardio and kill anxiety.
33 - Hunting & Fishing
Eat what you kill and kill what you'll eat. A man's staple especially a Midwestern man.