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 today? My name is Ryan Mickler and I am the host and founder of Order of Man.

Now, Order of Man is the podcast. It's the movement that every man on this planet should know about.

I want you as a man to level up in your life, your relationships with your wife and your kids and your friends, your business,

whether that's an entrepreneur or an employee, I want you to level up with your health and your fitness,

your opportunity to build wealth in your life and your ability, frankly, to live as the man that you know yourself to be.

And that's why we're here. Hopefully, that's why you're listening to this podcast.

Now, I don't know how you stumbled upon us, but I am glad that you're here and I'm glad that you did.

But before I get too much into the show, into this unique conversation that we're going to have today,

I do ask that you share this show with your boys, share it with your dad, your son, your brother, your friends, your co-workers,

any other man, basically, that you think would benefit from all the lessons and the insights that we share here.

And I've seen too many men live this idle life.

They're living in a constant state of default and they're allowing life to happen to them,

rather than exerting their will and their authority over their own lives.

We've literally seen now thousands of men pick up what I call the mantle of masculinity.

They're taking control of their own lives, their families, their businesses, their communities,

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