We live in a culture of ultimate softness, but there seems to be a resurgence of men who understand the value of being tough and resilient and gritty.

These are the men I aspire to be more like because I understand how crucial it is as Theodore Roosevelt states to keep the barbarian virtues.

Today I'm joined by my friend Brian Call, aka Gritty, to talk about how hunting and connecting with nature makes you tougher.

Why we need to learn from the men who have gone before the role parents play in developing fortitude in their children and how you can develop more grit.

You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest. You embrace your fears. You can boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time.

You are not easily deterred and 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.

Gentlemen, 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.

I want to welcome you to a podcast that I've been working hard on over the past three and a half years that will equip you with the tools and the conversations and the resources and the guidance that you need to become a better man, a better father, a better husband, a better business owner, a better community leader.

You're just a better man in general and in every facet of your life. Obviously we are interviewing some incredible men, guys like Jocke Willink, Lewis Hous, Andy for Cilla Grant Cardone, Tim Kennedy.

The list just goes on and on with the guys that we are interviewing and I've got a great one lined up for you today with a friend of mine. His name is Brian and call. We'll get to that here in a minute.

But before I do, I just want to again welcome you and thank you for being on this mission of reclaiming masculinity in a world that seems to be dismissing it, be rejecting it and like I talk with guys every day about this is a message that's needed now more than ever.

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Guys, with that said, and all of those announcements out of the way, I want to introduce you to my guest and friend today, Brian, call. He's an avid bow hunter. A lot of you guys know him. He's the founder and host of the gritty podcast. And he talks about all things bow hunting and just ways to develop more grit mentally, emotionally, physically.

I've been following him and his work for quite some time. And I finally had the chance to connect with him in this really candid interview. What resonates with me about Brian is his willingness to share not only his victories, but he also shares his setbacks and how he's managed to overcome those things as most of us are trying to do in our own lives. So guys, I hope you enjoy this powerful conversation with a man that I really admire and respect Mr. Brian call.

I'm stoked to be here though, man. It is cool. Like I've been I think we've been connected for probably a year or so. I haven't actually been in this quote unquote space for too long. I was going through my pictures yesterday. And the first time I ever picked up a bow was December of 2016. Oh, really? Yeah, I went down to a friend in California. And we were bored one afternoon. And he's like, Hey, man, do you want to go shoot a bow? Like, yeah, sure. So when he's like, what is going on?

I'm like, what do you mean just go to the park? I think you should have bowed a park. But it was this park in California. It was this huge park. And they have like a little small bow range there. And he had his bow. And I fell in love with it right away. And that's what I started getting connected with like mountain ops and campaigns and you and all the other guys that are that are in the world.

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