172: Work, Don't Whine | Brandon Lilly
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2018
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Every man, at some point, will lose his way. It's not really a question of "if" but a question of "when." When that day comes, the way you decided to face that adversity will spell the difference in you overcoming or succumbing.
My guest today, powerlifter Brandon Lilly, is a man who has faced his fair share of obstacles but refuses to quit and always charges forward. We talk about the power of saying "no," why nothing ends with a period, how to develop more confidence, overcoming the need to be seen, and why every man ought to consider adopting the mantra, "Work, Don't Whine."
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
• Why working without whining is so powerful
• How to say "no"
• Why problems scale and how to avoid it
• Why nothing ends with a "period"
• Finding the middle ground and why it's so important
• Why the way we do things matters
• How to develop and build more confidence
• Overcoming the need to be seen
• How ego and arrogance are hurting you
• The power of integrity and telling the truth
BRANDON LILLY
My guest today is my friend, Brandon Lilly. A lot of you know who this man is but if you don't, I'm not sure how you've missed him.
He's one of the biggest men I know and certainly one of the strongest. He is ranked as one of the strongest powerlifters and consistently lifts more than 2,000lbs combined in the deadlift, squat and bench press.
He's worked with and consulted SEAL Teams, University of Kentucky Football, the Bengals, and numerous other organizations and Crossfit gyms around the country.
But on top of all that, he's a man who is extremely humble in failure and victory (you'll hear some of those stories today). Today he's going to be talking about overcoming some of his trials and why he's adopted "Work, Don't Whine" as his mantra.
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| 0:00.0 | Every man at some point will lose his way. It's not really a question of if, but a question of when, |
| 0:05.1 | and when that day comes, the way you decide to face that adversity will spell the difference |
| 0:09.4 | in you overcoming or succumbing to that adversity. My guest today, powerlifter Brandon Lily, |
| 0:14.8 | is a man who has faced his fair share of obstacles, but refuses to quit and always charges forward. |
| 0:20.3 | We talk about the power of saying no, why nothing ends with a period, how to develop more confidence |
| 0:26.1 | in your life overcoming the need to be seen and why every man ought to consider adopting the |
| 0:31.1 | mantra work don't wine. You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, |
| 0:37.2 | and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, |
| 0:42.4 | every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life, |
| 0:49.6 | this is who you are, this is who you will become. At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, |
| 0:55.7 | you can call yourself a man. Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Michler, and I |
| 1:00.9 | am the host and the founder of this podcast, the Order of Man. By now, you probably know what we're |
| 1:05.8 | all about. This is a show about helping you become a better man on whatever front you're showing up |
| 1:11.8 | in in your life as a husband, a father, business owner, community leader, again, wherever you're |
| 1:16.4 | showing up and what we're doing each and every week is interviewing the world's most successful man |
| 1:21.7 | on this podcast, asking questions, getting their answers, distilling those answers, and that wisdom |
| 1:27.0 | and experience into 45 minutes to 60 minute shows, sharing that with you. Hopefully you and me and |
| 1:32.8 | everybody else listening can improve their lives again on every facet of what they're doing as a man. |
| 1:39.1 | So as always, I'm glad you're here, whether you're here for the first time or tuning in for the past |
| 1:44.0 | three and a half years now, it's great to have you along. I cannot believe how much this has grown. |
| 1:50.0 | But again, and I've said this before, it's a testament to the power of the message. And more |
| 1:54.3 | importantly than that, the fact that we as men need to and have a desire to step up more fully |
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