A  man who is in touch with his goals in life is attractive to women. But what exactly does that mean?

“Being on your path” means a lot of things, which is why it deserves its own article. It often helps to get away from the “outer behavior” involved with dating success and examine how you can work on your own self-improvement to attract women naturally. Want to learn? I thought you’d never ask. Here’s a portrait of the man on his path.

He has passion for what he does – even if he cleans toilets.

When you meet a new woman, you’ll inevitably run a the familiar question: “So, what do you do?” Here’s an important concept to learn: how you answer this is more important than what you answer with.

A man who has passion for what he does loves this question. His eyes light up because he gets to talk about his ambition, his goals, the personal empire he’s building. Even if he’s talking about how he’s working to become the head manager at a freaking Burger King, if there’s fire behind his eyes, there’s something thrilling about the way he lives his life.

Contrast to the answer of a man who is making compromises in his life. “Well, I work in IT right now. I re-write programming for this big client of ours.” Nothing against IT – heck, if you have passion, it can be great – but when your answer to “what do you do?” shows no ambition and no passion in your life, you’re not on your path.

Women want the passion, not the bucks.

He knows where he’s going.

A man on his path is a man that women meet in mid-story.

When you’re on your path, you know it. You know how hard you worked today. You know what results you’ve created for yourself. You know exactly what you’re working for. And when women talk to you, they can sense this.

What sounds more appealing: meeting the protagonist of a story in the middle of his adventures, or meeting one of the secondary characters without a last name? When you have passion in your life, you move yourself to “protagonist” and women can smell this.

Women want to hear the story that gives you passion. Talk about where you want to travel, what excites you, and why you’re on the path that you’re on. Don’t do it to brag, mind you; only talk about it when she’s truly interested.

He makes himself a priority.

If you’re the protagonist in your story, it goes without saying that you are the priority in your life. This doesn’t mean that you can’t be giving and compassionate – far from it. It just means that you have tremendous respect for your time and let the world know you expect to be treated in a certain way.

How do you let customer service people treat you? How do you let co-workers, employees, and employers treat you? Your personal boundaries need to be clear and you need to enforce them. You can make time for people, but you also need to make time for yourself.

He knows what he’s looking for in a woman.

It’s been called the “pre-screening vibe.” It’s the vibe a man gives off when he’s looking for a certain type of woman.

Women can tell when you’re a “predator”-type guy, scanning the faces in a bar or restaurant in the hope that you’ll find someone of value. This can be annoying.

If you know what you’re looking for in a woman, simply don’t go after women who aren’t your type, no questions asked. Women will respect this and feel good once they’ve earned your affection.

Let’s get practical. Here are a few tips for becoming a man who’s on his path.

• Set a goal – one that you’re really passionate about. Saying “I want $10,000 in the bank” isn’t enough. How will you achieve that $10,000 – will you be doing something you love?
• Work on your goal all the time, at least an hour a day. Even if you’re a working stiff, that doesn’t mean you can’t work to achieve your goal. Is your passion physical fitness? Work out at least an hour a day, or the amount of time you see fit that really challenges you.
• Challenge yourself. Passion without challenge isn’t exactly passion, is it? If you want to get in shape, really work yourself hard. If you want to build a business, work at it and go big. Work hard, and you’ll feel your passion intensify and your self-esteem grow.