The Polyman is a resource for young men focusing on business / entrepreneurship, relationships / women / sex, personal development, health, and lifestyle design.
My name Is Drew Gerald and I have been immersed passionately in personal development and my quest in becoming the best man I can be and helping others do the same, since 2005.
I have professionally studied and (most importantly) applied to my life, everything from quantum physics, to dating and sexuality, raw super foods, musical theory, graphic & web design, NLP, spirituality, hypnosis, homeopathy, marketing & business, Zen Buddhism, emotional therapies, and a slew of other far out things for an early twenty-something to be interested in.
I have spent the last 5 years pushing myself to limits of my personality, emotions, and mind and have transformed myself from a depressed anti-social rural computer nerd whom had the blessings (yes, I now see them as gifts) of disease, abandonment, abuse, ridicule, and loneliness during childhood and adolescence – to accepting responsibility for my life, learning the tools I needed to fully heal my physical, mental, and emotional issues, and learning to be at cause for my life in order to become a fully empowered, sociable, successful and most importantly — happy — man.
Leaving my parents’ home in NY for the West Coast and creating my first business at 18, I was faced with monumental challenges as my family and I came from an old fashioned lower middle class blue collar background, and I had to learn everything about money, advanced social skills, entrepreneurship, marketing, and “city life” on my own. Luckily, I was taught hard work, good morals, and character — so as you can imagine, this spurred lots of personal growth. By no chance, my at-home internet business ended up becoming modestly successful after 18 months, generating over 6 figures while providing value to individuals and Fortune 100 business around the world. This allowed me to move from hodunk-nowhere to live by the beach in incredible Orange County, CA — but most importantly, to be exposed to new cultures, opportunities, like-minded individuals, and of course… beautiful women.
At age 21, I took the red pill and literally woke up. I removed the shackles of my own victimhood dependency that the Western world so deliberately attaches to most of us at birth, and set myself free from the constraints of the modern spiritually dead slave. Spiritually as in spirit — the spirit of life, love, passion, and zest for life that so many are devoid of these days.
Speaking about waking up to the world: imagine selling all of your things at 22, becoming a nomad, leaving everyone and everything you love to go speak in front of thousands of people in England, and then backpacking parts of Europe and Asia on your own for over 6 months — most of the time not knowing where your next meal or bed would be. Now imagine doing this with a 1 way plane ticket, very little money, and some really wild toe shoes — the first time ever leaving the country only speaking English.
It was incredible, let me tell you. I highly suggest it.
For the past few years, my growth and experiences in life has been nothing short of incredible. The challenges and obstacles questioning my character, desire, and determination were (and still are) tested constantly. I’ve failed miserably at times and have gone into debt, made bad decisions, embarrassed myself, hurt people I’ve loved, and missed quite a few “golden opportunities” – yet somehow, everything’s worked out and I’ve learned from every. single. experience.
Experiences like overcoming my fear of public speaking, modeling fashion in front of $10,000 cameras, jamming and dining with extraordinary famous musicians, surfing during the ocean sunrise, uncooking & tasting some of the most savory and healthy foods, a sex life that would make Jenna Jameson blush, and seeing glimpses of the sort of lifestyle most people never imagine – have been just a speck of my life the past few years. But most importantly, these things would be meaningless if it wasn’t all while making heartfelt connections with some of the most inspiring, loving, powerful, genuine, and wonderful people around the world.
So why did I create The Polyman?
Living almost a life out of the Da Vinci Code, I have sought out some of the most underground and hidden knowledge in the world, and am incredibly grateful for the internet, all the teachers in my life, and the giants of which shoulders I now stand on. I have forced myself through multiple metamorphic transformations in the past few years, and now wish to share the incredible amount of wisdom I’ve gathered with others as I continue my path.
I don’t believe in dogma, and only wish to share ideas with you that I, myself, have greatly benefited from. The Buddha says believe nobody — authorities, gurus, or even himself — unless what they’re saying makes total sense to you. I am a student more than a teacher, and honestly learn so much from sharing from others and seeing those “ah-ha!” moments in others. Give, give, love. We’re all in this together, so why be greedy?
My own beliefs have changed throughout the years, and feel that being open to the possibility for greater, and possibly contradicting, ideas is essential to continued growth. As I write this section now, a year after starting this blog, my own ideals, beliefs, style, and attitude has greatly changed as look back on my earlier articles. What hasn’t is my insatiable quest to become a better man and to help others like yourself change their own lives along the way. Be it my failures, my accomplishments, an idea, or even some random off-the-wall inspiration – I have something that’ll make you think. I mean really think.
This blog provides incredible value to you, with exclusive original and quality content that will make you think: whether you agree or not. While most personal development blogs and advice columns rehash common and popular ideas you can find all over the internet, my intention is to talk about ideas from points of views that you may have never even considered, regardless of their taboos. The amount of articles may be few, but each packs a punch because I don’t do fluff for hits, weird SEO games, “monitization”, self-centered networking, or other awkward bullshit. Though, sometimes I do have a potty-mouth.
I’m not politically correct and I don’t hold back. I’m real.
Even though topics range from travel to self improvement, business to sex, productivity to inspiration; The Polyman is a niche site focusing on men that aspire to excel at being this specific kind of man, and how to live a balanced and successful (albeit untraditional) life – arete.
