You're a man. You're committed to the work required to forge your own destiny.

Your blood, your sweat, your tears.

You will not be defeated. You cannot be deterred.

Nothing stands between you and the victory you seek.

You are rock, steadfast, resolute, and unwavering.

And at the end of the day, the job will be done.

Welcome to your Friday Field Notes.

Men, what is going on? My name is Ryan Mickler, and I am your host and the founder of Order of Men.

Now, if you're new to the show for the first time today, I want you to understand that this is just a short show.

It's called Friday Field Notes, obviously. We release them every Friday.

But in addition to this show, you need to make sure that you check out our Tuesday show.

Each and every Tuesday, we release an interview with one of the most successful people on the planet.

And we talk about relationships and providing for your family, protecting your loved ones' health, money, life.

That's what it's about. It's about life.

It's about helping you become the man you were meant to be.

So make sure you subscribe to our podcast so you never miss our Tuesday interview show or these Friday Field Notes.

Now, if you're not new to the show, you know that I typically just jump right into this each and every week.

You're busy. I'm busy. I don't want to bore you with a bunch of fluff and frills and things that don't matter.

So let's just get right into the meat and the material I want to talk about today.

So on that note, we're going to talk about choices, choices.

It's a powerful word. It's powerful because when you own the fact that your day and your life is a series of choices,

you start to wrestle some of the control and power back from the people and the companies and the institutions and the governments in some cases that you've given that power to.

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