Chase Vs. Pursue, Re-Writing Your Scripts, and Leading with Clarity | ASK ME ANYTHING
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this week's Ask Me Anything, Ryan and Kipp dive into powerful listener questions from the Iron Council and Facebook group. They break down the difference between chasing and pursuing, how to handle employee resentment after promotions, and how childhood beliefs silently shape the man you become.
The conversation moves into leading through chaos, navigating marital strain, protecting yourself during divorce, and the real risks and opportunities of AI. Raw, unfiltered, and highly practical - this episode is packed with leadership wisdom for men navigating business, marriage, and modern life.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Introduction
02:45 Chasing vs. Pursuing
07:42 Handling Employee Raise Fallout
22:13 Childhood Beliefs That Shape You
32:17 Leading Through Setbacks
41:17 When Is Enough Enough in Marriage?
45:45 The Truth About AI Risks & Leverage
01:06:06 Divorce Strategy & Legal Advice
01:09:17 The Last Time We Laughed Hard
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| 0:00.0 | Anytime that you get triggered, you need to rewrite the script. I thought about what you said about the trash. And first, I want to say, you're right. I did tell you I'd take out the trash. And I will work on that. I will be better at that. But I was upset because I had a really challenging day. When you said that, I felt unappreciated. It's hard for me to go out into battle some days. And this is one of those days, and I felt like that comment just dog piled onto what I was already. So just want to let you know where I'm coming from. I'll be better on the trash and just wanted to explain to you how I'm feeling. That is a great way to rewrite the programming and build trust and rapport with somebody you love and care about. And she loves and cares about you. She didn't mean that. |
| 0:39.6 | Kip, what's up, man? |
| 0:40.7 | Good to see you on this President's Day. |
| 0:42.4 | You and I have talked about it at length, fake holidays, right? |
| 0:45.4 | Not that, you know, we shouldn't maybe honor some presidents, not all. |
| 0:50.4 | But this is one of those fake holidays. |
| 0:52.4 | So I'm still working. |
| 0:53.3 | Sounds like you are too. |
| 1:12.5 | Absolutely. Getting after it on President's Day. It's a good thing. It's a good thing. How was the Hunt Expo? Amazing. You visited over the weekend. Yeah. Amazing. I love the Hunt Expo. I've probably been going for, gosh, this is probably my sixth or maybe seventh year. I don't know. I always have a good time. |
| 1:16.3 | It's good. It's one of those things where you see a bunch of old friends that you would still consider them friends, but you only see them once per year. And I take my three boys up with me and we |
| 1:21.6 | go wander the booths and catch up. I saw Josh with Montana Knife Company, the guys over at Big Chino Outfitters, Mountain Knobs, Black Flag. |
| 1:30.8 | I mean, if I, outdoor field solutions with Greg Ray, if I keep listing them, I'm going to miss somebody. |
| 1:38.3 | Hunt Wars with Will. |
| 1:39.9 | Rummond, like, it's amazing. |
| 1:42.3 | I love it. |
| 1:43.0 | So I made the mistake of going on Saturday though. I |
| 1:45.4 | I don't know why I did that. I don't really like like a lot of people. And so yeah, it's |
| 1:53.6 | crazy on Saturday. I usually go on a on a Thursday and a Friday, but I don't know. I made a mistake |
| 1:58.6 | this time and paid for it with getting |
| 2:00.8 | bumped into people and yeah, but it was good. Other than that, it was good. We had a good time. |
| 2:06.2 | Just too busy. Always. It's just packed in there. It's such a cool experience, though, to see |
| 2:11.1 | everybody and check it all out and see what people are doing. All right, well, that was the weirdest start. |
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