In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Kipp Sorensen and Shawn Villalovos take on your questions from the Order of Man Facebook group. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode intro ⠀ (11:50) As a father whom has lost 4 children to miscarriage since 2015, is it acceptable to be bothered by people not including me into fathers day thoughts? Or is that just projecting as I can't expect them to remember as my kids are not standing nex...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Child sex trafficking literally permeates every corner of the globe. It’s despicable, it’s nasty, and it’s a growing trend, even in 2023. Where most men recognize problems in this world, few are willing to put their own careers and lives on the line to create solutions. My guest today is built different. His name is Tim Ballard and he is the founder of Operation Underground Railroad which exists to rescue children from dangerous and despicable sex rings. Today, we talk about what a truly compass...
Jun 20, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler provides a 5-step framework to help you ensure that the way you are thinking and the steps you are taking are going to foster and bolster success in your life, and not hinder it. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Take inventory of where you are in life Foster and empower positive thoughts and eradicate negatives thoughts Go where producers are Be vigilant of the input going into your min...
Jun 16, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Kipp Sorensen and Shawn Villalovos take on your questions from the Order of Man Facebook group. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode intro ⠀ (7:05) How do I encourage my son to overcome apprehension about moving to a new town and even embrace the move? (17:30) Can you provide some help with crafting my vision? (32:00) How did you grow the Iron Council from 20 men to 100? (41:00) What advic...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Trust is something all of us know we need to build in order to have influence with those we love and whom we’re called to lead. But it’s also incredibly difficult to build and even harder to repair once you’ve undermined it. And, unfortunately, as challenging as it is to build, it’s incredibly easy to tear apart never to be seen again. My guest today is Dr. Henry Cloud , author of his latest book, Trust: Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses why you need to create a battle rhythm in your life and FIVE key strategies to design and implement this Battle Rhythm. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS You have to live YOUR life Develop and create systems for everything that you repeatedly do Establish and communicate boundaries Have some margin in the middle Anticipate changes Battle Planners are back in stock. Pick yours u...
Jun 09, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler takes on your questions from the Order of Man Facebook group. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode intro ⠀ (4:10) How do you control anger before it becomes rage? (15:30) With all that is going on in the world today, why are people not talking about generational riptide? (21:50) How do I deal with my wife after giving birth when she is mad at me for losing weight but isn’t mak...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many of us have been in some horrible circumstances. Between war, rioting, home invasion, active-shooter situations, natural disasters, civil unrest, and more, it’s becoming increasingly common to find ourselves in life and death struggles. We must not be unprepared for when that day arrives. My guest today, Mike Glover , formerly in the Special Forces and CIA contractor, joins me today to talk about ensuring we are prepared should we encounter one of these moments. We discuss his latest book, P...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses the importance of leading by example and provides SIX strategies to help garner influence with others. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS We have to be humble Must accept the weight of leadership Evaluate your own performance Leadership requires an “us” mentality Continual improvement Effective communication Battle Planners are back in stock. Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's ne...
Jun 02, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler takes on your questions from Instagram. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode intro ⠀ (3:20) When you have a lot on your plate, how do you keep your sanity and your family in tact? (8:20) Will I ever see you again on the mats in Maine? (9:20) Is there a book you would recommend, along with the Bible, to help with your walk as a Christian? (10:25) How is sobriety and how can I s...
May 31, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I’m babysitting my kids,” is likely something a lot of you fathers have used as an excuse or reason not to do something else. I know I certainly have. But we don’t really babysit, do we. Babysitting our children implies they aren’t our inherent responsibility and that, obviously, is not the case. My guest today, Nate Feathers , makes the case against “babysitting our children,” and, instead, shows fathers a better way to approach the relationship between father and son or daughter. Today, we ta...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses how the key to finding joy and happiness is being present in the moment and offers FIVE strategies to put this into action. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Learn to be as efficient and effective as possible in other areas of life Learn how to set boundaries Eliminate distractions Don’t let thoughts bounce around in your head (write it down) Pruning and weeding our lives Bonus...
May 26, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Iron Council and Instagram. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode intro ⠀ (10:40) How do you get through letting the woman you love and the mother of your children go? (25:15) Would you say God is in favor of divorce? And if not, how did you feel, getting a divorce, knowing that it was going against God’s wishes? (32:10) Is it n...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast The mid-life crisis. It’s something we’ve all heard about. Many men have likely experienced it. Typically, the midlife crisis is associated with driving around a sports car from your childhood and trying to land women 10-15 years your younger. But the midlife crisis is a bit more nuanced than that and doesn’t require looking or acting like a d-bag to navigate it. In fact, if handled correctly, men’s middle years can be some of the most powerful and transformative years of his life. Today, I’m jo...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses the importance of actually measuring your progress toward goals. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Achieving success without using systems and measurement is non-duplicatable Progress toward some goals is hard to track, but we can still design metrics Men are delusional: we think we are better and more productive than we are - If we are not tracking, we will continue to delude ...
May 19, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Iron Council. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode intro ⠀ (10:30) Is it important to understand what hope is and where it comes from? What is your source of hope? (18:00) What steps would you take when entering a step-father role for an 8-year-old girl? (26:00) How do you balance being disciplined with your Battle Plan when yo...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Running a business and leading a family can be such a challenging aspect of life. Both require so much time and attention and although similar in a lot of ways, the way you lead professionally is not always translatable into leading personally. My guest today is Steve Chou , the author of The Family First Entrepreneur. Today, Steve and I talk about not being a stranger to your kids, practical strategies for avoiding burnout and unnecessary stress, whether you should stay at your current employme...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses three factors that contribute to the isolation that many men feel and offers five strategies that will help you overcome this loneliness. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Factors that contribute to isolation as men The myth of the “lone wolf” The world has become overly feminized People believe there is a lack of other high caliber men Strategies to help men overcome lonelines...
May 12, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Iron Council and Instagram. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Episode kick-off ⠀ (13:45) How can I encourage my wife to be more intentional and strategic with her actions when dealing with a challenging situation at work? (25:30) Do you have any experience with or have you interviewed anyone regarding mindfulness meditations? (26:50...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast All of us have heard from men who wonder if it’s too late to start in life. Many of them believe they may have missed the one shot they had to make something of themselves, or they’ve “wasted” too much of their lives. My guest today, Founder of Not Dead Yet, Matthew Vincent , makes the case that it’s never too late to start as long as there is air in your lungs and blood pumping through your heart. Today, we have an extremely fascinating discussion on so many different topics including several w...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses why men should be seeking courage rather than confidence and how the pursuit of courage will lead to confidence when going after our goals. Ryan also offers five steps men can implement to become more courageous. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Make a plan Make a bigger deal out of things that you should Don’t tie your worth to the outcome of your actions Surround yourself wi...
May 05, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Iron Council and Instagram. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Show kick-off ⠀ (8:00) What is your advice to men top finally take that first step toward conquering the thing that challenges them most? (20:20) How do I deal with the regrets of wasted time? (25:00) Do you think the Order of Man and Iron Council is the best way for men ...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast I think we can all agree that dating isn’t what it used to be even 20 years ago. With the rise of hook-up culture, extreme feminism, woke ideology, and a general increase in degeneracy today, it can feel impossible at times to find the right woman, let alone start a relationship with her. My guest today is David Meessen , a dating coach for men, who has helped hundreds of men overcome confidence issues, improve communication, and attract high-value women. Today, David and I talk about the rise i...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses FIVE reasons why every man should consider starting a business and some things you should consider when deciding what kind of business to start. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Hedge against risk with current career Make more money Tax benefits Fulfilment Skill development Things to consider when looking to start a business: Look to your strengths: If someone is asking for yo...
Apr 28, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Iron Council. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Show kick-off ⠀ (6:50) Do you have any insights and tips for speaking more smoothly and naturally when podcasting? (13:20) What practical ways do you find balance, when you are planning, to make sure responsibilities and self growth steps are accounted for while still finding enough bu...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Failure, setbacks, f-ups, and mess ups are all part of life. It’s just part of the human condition. When most people fail, they choose to stay there. But in failure, there is a redemption story in the works… if you’re willing to make it happen. My guest today is intimately familiar with failing and getting back in the fight – both literally and figuratively. His name is George Foreman and everyone is likely familiar with him from being heavyweight champion of the world (twice) to his infamous Ge...
Apr 25, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses why Satan wants us to be miserable and FIVE strategies men can implement to prepare for this opposition and overcome it. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Realize what’s happening Replace negative activities Surround yourself with men who stand against it Evaluate your day Try again Have a plan Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto . For more information on the Iron ...
Apr 21, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Order of Man Facebook Group. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. ⠀ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:00) Show kick-off ⠀ (6:25) What are some ways to practice delayed gratifications? (20:20) What keeps you going from day to day when your routine toward improvement becomes monotonous? (27:10) Is it ever appropriate to call someone else out in public for being rude to others?...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve all heard of Stoicism. But do we really know what it means, how to implement in our lives, and whether or not it conflicts with other doctrine we may ascribe to – mainly Christianity. My guest today, Brady Pesola , and I strive to answer those questions as we discuss the four cardinal virtues of Stoicism – wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance. We also unpack what Stoicism really means (and, contrary to popular belief, it is not the suppression of emotions), how philosophy is the “love ...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses the importance of being intentional with the sources of influence we allow into our lives and how allowing the wrong things to “poison the well” can have long-lasting, negative consequences. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Don’t get wrapped up in the noise and nonsense Turn off sources of negativity There is a difference between your emotions and your behavior Order Ryan's ne...
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