SELF IMPROVEMENT

The leisure time enjoyed by modern executive males is greatly improved from that available to businessmen of the past. As a result, they make sure that they have enough free time to be able to enjoy themselves. For some men this means spending quality time with their children, whilst for a growing percentage it means enjoying spending their hard earned disposable income. The freedoms afforded to modern men has led many people to see a clear distinction between working conditions now and in the past. The men themselves are unconcerned with such analysis, and are only interested in the old clich© of working hard in order to play hard.

It could be argued that men in the past were not as conscious of their image as today's men are. There is a stereotypical image of women being the ones to enjoy shopping, however men are now just as likely to be found in clothing stores doing their shopping. There is much more attention paid to men's fashion in the media now than ever before. As a result men are much more knowledgeable about dressing professionally, and will often have their suits tailor made. They will also be aware of the latests designs for casual wear. The focus is not solely on clothing, however, and the modern man will look after every aspect of his appearance. This will mean keeping themselves well groomed in addition to wearing fashionable clothes. This gives them the confidence to be able to present themselves in the best possible way at work and in social encounters.

Appearance is also an important factor to men when socialising. There are many examples where goodbusiness contactscan be made in social situations. This will be vital to an individual being able to progress in the business world. Many men will take every opportunity they can to network. Business is often discussed on the golf course, for example. Sports in general are a good way to socialise while working, both in terms of playing and watching. Conducting business out of office hours like this has been occurring for many years, however sometimes men will participate in activities purely to relax and enjoy themselves. The leisure industry has expanded to such an extent than men are now spoiled for choice when it comes to filling their free time.

It is important for the modern professional male to keep in contact with his colleagues even while enjoying his leisure time. As networking is so important to them both personally and professionally they will often purchase the latest technological gadgets for communication. These luxuries are not resticted to personal gadgets as they often include cars, boats, computers and manyelectrical merchandise. The new generation of mobile phones allow communication through calling, video calling, email, and text messaging. Some of these ways include the providing of continual status updates on social networking sites. Applications can also be downloaded to tablet computers, which are becoming very useful to people in business. Apps for these device can assist in business in a variety of different ways, and can include spreadsheets and word processors. Many modern professional males will use this new technology in their continual battle to balance work and leisure time.