What Does It Mean to “Become Dangerous”?
When you think of the word dangerous you might think – unsafe, unstable, violent, psychotic.
Websters Dictionary defines dangerous as:
- involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger a dangerous job
- able or likely to inflict injury or harm: a dangerous man
Psychologist Jordan Peterson famously stated, “A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control.” If a man is powerless it isn’t virtuous that he doesn’t oppress other men. He has no other choice. But a man who is powerful and doesn’t oppress other men is good. If he uses his strength to lift others up he is virtuous.
Becoming Dangerous is a journey from being powerless and incapable of virtue to Becoming Dangerous and virtuous.
Men who embody virtues like wisdom, courage, and justice are dangerous. Men who not only uphold these virtues but have the strength live by them.
So what are the traits of a dangerous man? This is my short list, but as I grow it will probably change.
- Faith
- Growth Mindset
- Integrity
- Mental Fortitude
- Courage
- Sound Judgement
- Intelligence
- Leadership
- Influence
- Physical Strength and Ability
- Financial Independence
Sometimes you look at a list like this and it seems so big. I personally know many guys who say things like “I don’t want to be a leader.”
It’s a knee jerk reaction to avoid responsibility. But the truth is you can’t avoid responsibility. If you don’t take responsibility, at least for yourself, someone else will and you become a slave.
You don’t have to be a CEO to be a leader. If you have a family you are already in the role of leader. If you’re single you are a leader of at least one.
This is something you owe to yourself. What you do from here is up to you.