5 Accessories Professional Men Must Upgrade ASAP
[0:00:00] Congratulations!
You got the job.
You got that promotion.
And you earned it.
You put in the time.
You put in the work.
You spent quite a bit of money on that education, but here's the problem.
You don't look the part.
What I mean here is you don't yet look the part of that guy that’s gonna take their
business to the next level because you're missing some key components.
What you're missing are the right tools, the right accessories a professional man has to
get the job done.
In today’s video, we're talking about the 5 accessories you wanna upgrade with your
first paycheck.
Have you ever seen those photos of the U.S. president signing legislation with like 36
pens in front of them?
Now, what's going on here?
The president is actually going to use each of those pens to partly sign and go through
the legislation so that he's got mementos, gifts to give all the people that put a lot
of time and effort into making this legislation happen.
So, this tradition was started in the 1930s with Franklin Delano-Roosevelt.
He would use this to reward people that had helped with the passage of important bills.
Now, 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, he used 75 pens.
Now, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, he received six of those pens and Martin Luther
King also received one of those pens.
The tradition was then adopted by governors, politicians, and business people.
My point?
Invest in a professional pen.
Throughout your career, you're gonna sign a number of important events and you wanna
remember those.
Your first sale, your first deal, the first time you do all that work and you successfully
defend the client and the judge dismisses the charges.
I know it's something you guys are thinking, oh, of course, you can get the job done with
something cheap.
But why not have something nice?
Find something that's got some weight, something that you like to carry, something when you
look at this, you know what, with this pen, I helped set a man free.
Next up, gents, you want a professional bag.
When I was getting my MBA at Texas, this was my bag.
This is not a professional bag.
It was a fun bag.
It carried my books.
It did a good job.
But guys, once you get a job that's paying you good money, you want the bag of a professional.
That's going to be a briefcase.
Now, this briefcase right here is made by Carl Friedrik, the sponsor of today's video.
I'm gonna use this briefcase and a couple other bags to show you guys exactly what you
need to look for when you're grabbing your first professional man’s bag.
So, when I look at this bag, overall, the aesthetic, the design, the style, this is
on point.
I don't see an oversized logo.
Overall, it's just beautiful.
The aesthetic is very clean.
This is a briefcase that’s gonna carry important documents.
It's got a very nice handle.
It uses, you know, rod in here.
It’s got nice stitching.
I can pull on it.
It's not gonna fall apart.
You wanna also then look at the hardware.
This is the shortcut to instantly tell did they spend money.
So, right here, we’ve got oversized zippers that go all the way around the length of the
bag.
And this is important because a lot of companies, they try to save money by going with not only
a small in size zipper, but they actually tried just to use a zipper right here at the
top.
When you see a company spending the money on this, you know that they've used quality
parts.
Now, this leather right here is a full grain vegetable-tanned leather.
It's coming from a tannery outside of Tuscany, Italy.
And it's one of the highest quality grades available.
Another option for the professional man is the messenger bag.
This one is a little bit more casual, but what's great about this is it's made to be
worn with a strap and it frees up both arms.
Look at the size of the leather piece they used.
Another great sign of quality.
When you see a huge piece of unblemished leather like this, you know that the company spent
extra money on the materials.
Other details to pay attention to when looking for a quality briefcase or leather bag, you
wanna look at the stitching.
Is the stitching straight?
Is it uniform in its distance from the edge?
This is a beautiful job of a finish.
I've talked about Carl Friedrik before.
This is an amazing company.
If you're looking to get the best quality bag at the best price, this is the company
you wanna go with.
I've looked at other companies that sell bags for thousands and thousands of dollars.
These guys blow them out of the water when it comes to attention to detail, the quality
of the build, the craftsmanship, the design.
I mean, it's beautiful.
Look at all the options they've got for you.
Those bags are gonna come in black.
They're gonna come in cognac.
They're gonna come in chocolate.
They're gonna come in navy.
And let's talk about the inner lining.
They use a durable Cordura fabric.
I love the way they finish this, the way it works with that Italian Vachetta leather.
Guys, if you haven’t seen this in person, when you get yours, you’re gonna be blown
away.
Go check ‘em out.
I'm linking to ‘em down in the description with the best deal you're gonna find out there.
Use it or lose it, guys.
Again, this is the professional man’s bag.
Guys, go check ‘em out if you wanna level up your style.
So, the next accessory a professional man should upgrade, sunglasses.
Now, this pair right here I know they're not the most professional style.
They’re more casual, but they've got an interesting story.
So, in 2005, I bought these and I had a friend notice.
And she was like “Hey, I know that company.”
And she showed me her sunglasses.
Same company.
And she said, “You pay attention to the small details.”
And apparently, she had been in the industry.
She knew all about sunglasses and she explained to me why these sunglasses were so amazing,
but her opinion of me all of a sudden shot up because I cared about the small details.
[0:05:02] People in the know spend more on their eyewear
because they realize “Hey, this is a tool.
This is a signal of, hey, I'm paying attention to the details.
I take care of things that take care of my body.”
Now, another important feature for sunglasses is they frame the face.
And let's think about how important that is.
If you're out talking to a client, you're wearing sunglasses and if they look funny,
they look bad, you may be talking about that next deal.
He's thinking “God, those things look really bad.”
The point is go with high quality professional sunglasses.
Not only are they gonna protect your eyes, but they're gonna properly frame your face
and they're gonna make you look better.
And just out of curiosity, what do you guys think of these sunglasses?
We’ll call them style #1.
Let me know down in the comments yes or no versus traditional Aviators.
We’ll call this style #2.
Again, let me know in the comments yes or no.
And this style right here, don't bother voting on because I love them and I'm gonna wear
them.
I don't care what anyone says.
Next up, gents, we’ve got the business card.
And I know what some of you guys are thinking.
Oh, that’s really outdated.
Well, guess what?
People in the high level decision making positions, they still care about business cards.
So, have a good quality business card.
And you need to upgrade from that free business card that on the back of it says that it's
a free business card.
Get some professional business card.
It doesn't need to be overly complicated.
I kept it really simple.
I’ve got 3 businesses.
So, I just simply put my name, business owner, and my main email.
Antonio@realmenrealstyle.com.
Bonus tip: If you’re out networking, if you’re out trying to raise money for your
startup, get a business card case.
You don't wanna pull out that business card.
Oh, I’m sorry.
It's crumpled up.
No.
This does not go over well.
Guys, simply carry your cards in a case.
The next accessory a professional man needs to upgrade, his footwear.
These are running shoes.
You wear them to go running, not to run errands all weekend because you never know when you're
gonna run into your boss, when you're gonna run into a potential new client.
Wear something like this.
Incredibly comfortable and infinitely more stylish than those running shoes.
Your professional shoes.
Now, you may have bought glued shoes when you were a student because that's all you
could afford.
Now that you're getting a paycheck, upgrade to a Blake stitch or a Goodyear welt.
This one right here is gonna be a Blake stitch.
It has a very elegant overall look.
Now, why not stick with your cheap shoes because this is what's inside cheap shoes?
You've got just rubber.
There's almost nothing.
I mean, they are going to be uncomfortable.
There's a reason why dress shoes gets such a bad rep because most of them sold out there
are made like this incredibly cheap.
When you get a pair that have a Blake stitch, all of a sudden you're gonna notice, wow,
not only is the upper made of a better quality material, I can feel the weight.
I can see the layers that went into that.
When you look at the inside of a Goodyear welt, you’re gonna be able to see all the
details as well.
Would you like to actually see me cut some shoes in half?
Guys, check out this video right here.
I cut shoes right in half.
We're talking high quality shoes and I give you an education on what to look for inside
good quality shoes.
And what about upgrading your watch?
Let me link to this video where I go over 10 styles that every man needs to know when
it comes to watches.
So, go check it out, guys.
I'm linking to it down in the description.
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