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.

Then welcome back to your Friday Field Notes.

Now this is only the second time we've done the Friday Field Notes,

but last week I got some great feedback,

so obviously something's working will continue.

Now my job on this show, this is a short show.

We do the full show every Tuesday,

but the Friday Field Notes obviously on Friday.

And my goal is to make you think.

The last thing I want for you is to follow me or anyone else blindly.

I think a real man is somebody who can think for himself.

He discerns what information to implement,

and then he takes action based on his own decisions.

Now with that said, and since this is a short show each Friday,

I just want to jump right into this.

I've had a lot of people ask me what it means to be a man,

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