If you're anything like me, you are what I refer to as a starter.

I've never been at a loss for figuring out how to start things, but getting things done is a completely

different story. Today, I'm joined by New York Times bestselling author, John Acuff. If you have

problems finishing what you start, this is the episode for you and I'm not going to lie. I needed

this one more than most. We talk about developing a tolerance for imperfection. Why strategic

incompetence is a powerful tool. How to overcome what John calls noble obstacles, a new spin on

smart goals and how to finally finish what you have started. You're a man of action. You live

life to the fullest. Embrace your fears. You boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down,

you get back up one more time, every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated. Rugged,

resilient, strong. This is your life. This is who you are. This is who you will become.

At the end of the day and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man.

Men, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler and I am the host and the founder of this

podcast, The Order of Man. Each week we are bringing you my interviews with the very best this

planet has to offer. But today, I've got to go on a little bit of a rant here. I've been doing this

for about two and a half years now and I've just got to say that I am so sick of the raw, raw

motivational guru types out there with their cute little one liners about being motivated and

getting stuff done and don't worry about what other people think and just do it and be disciplined.

I get it. I mean, there's a time and a place for that kind of stuff but I want this to be different.

So rather than talk about the one liners that you already know, I want to talk with my guest

about the how I'm talking about really digging in deep and getting to the handful of tactics

that make these guys a success and that's exactly what we're doing today with this podcast and my

guest today. But before we get into that, I just want to tell you a little bit about our exclusive

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