GEOFF HOPF | Hard Times Create Strong Men
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
We’ve all heard the quote, “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times.” Today, I have the author of that quote, Geoff Hopf on the podcast to talk about what he meant when we penned that phrase.
Today, we talk about moral weakness and lacking skillsets, why masculinity does not need to be redefined, why accepting reality is such a crucial part of men’s growth, why all men want to be part of something great, the 4 pillars of survival, and overcoming illogical belief systems.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 – Introduction
01:24 – Geoff’s background and law enforcement experience
06:35 – Transitioning to writing and becoming an author
11:18 – Daily writing habits and productivity
15:47 – Finding purpose through creative work
20:26 – Violence, masculinity, and raising boys
26:55 – Personal responsibility and fatherhood
33:10 – Social media, distraction, and mental clarity
39:42 – Freedom of speech and cancel culture
44:51 – Lessons from fatherhood and legacy
50:15 – Final thoughts and where to find Geoff’s work
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| 0:00.0 | We've all heard the quote, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times |
| 0:05.4 | create weak men, weak men create hard times. Today I have the author of that quote, Jeff Hoff, |
| 0:10.7 | on the podcast to talk about what he meant when he penned that phrase. We also talk about moral |
| 0:16.6 | weakness and lacking skill sets, why masculinity does not need to be redefined, why accepting reality |
| 0:23.3 | is such a crucial part of men's growth, while men want to be part of something great, |
| 0:28.7 | also the four pillars of survival and overcoming illogical belief systems. You're a man of action. |
| 0:35.6 | You live life to the fullest. Embrace your fears and boldly chart your own |
| 0:39.3 | path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time. You are not easily |
| 0:45.1 | deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life. This is who you are. This is who you |
| 0:52.6 | will become. At the end of of the day and after all is said |
| 0:55.9 | and done you can call yourself a man gentlemen welcome to the order man podcast my name is |
| 1:04.8 | ryan mickler i am your host and i'm very grateful that you're here with us today uh we've all |
| 1:09.6 | heard that quote that I alluded to earlier, |
| 1:11.4 | and I have the first person to ever pen and coin that term. |
| 1:16.5 | It's probably one of the most shared men's quotes on the internet today, |
| 1:21.4 | and I'm very excited to be able to get the author of that quote |
| 1:24.5 | and the author of other books on this podcast. |
| 1:27.0 | His name is Jeff Hoff. |
| 1:28.5 | Before I get into it today, just want to mention my good friends over at Montana Knife Company. |
| 1:32.4 | If you don't follow them on Instagram, you should definitely go check it out. |
| 1:35.7 | They are building a massive, massive facility in America, in Frenchtown, Montana. |
| 1:41.5 | And I'm very excited to see their growth. |
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