About This Archive
Bold and Determined was a blog written by Victor Pride - a writer who cut through the noise and told men exactly what they needed to hear. No corporate-speak. No hedging. Just direct, uncompromising truth from a man who had done what he was writing about.
At its peak, the blog had a devoted following of men who were tired of the usual advice - tired of being told to follow the safe path, pay their dues, and wait their turn. Victor Pride told them the opposite. Work for yourself. Build something. Never accept humiliation.
The original site is no longer active. This archive exists to preserve the best of Victor Pride's writing for people who found it meaningful - including those who discovered it years later and want to read what all the fuss was about.
What You'll Find Here
This archive contains 10 classic Bold and Determined articles - scraped from the Wayback Machine and presented with a modern reading experience. The original text has been preserved exactly as Victor Pride wrote it. No editing. No sanitizing. No rewrites.
The articles cover Victor's core themes: financial freedom, self-discipline, diet (he was a committed carnivore diet evangelist), escaping the nine-to-five, and the mindset required to build something of your own.
A Note on the Content
Victor Pride wrote with a particular voice - confrontational, politically incorrect, and unapologetically opinionated. Some of his views are provocative and will not be everyone's cup of tea. This archive does not endorse every opinion expressed. It exists purely as a preservation of a voice that resonated with a lot of people during a particular moment in internet history.
Read it as you would read any archived document: with the context of when and why it was written.
Legal
All articles are the original work of Victor Pride / Bold and Determined. This is an unofficial fan-made archive with no commercial intent. If you are the rights holder and wish this content removed, contact us.