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Order of Man

Internal Locus of Control, Victimhood Destroys You, and The Pitfalls of Sovereignty | ASK ME ANYTHING

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

Business, Health, Leadership, Relationships, Man, Society & Culture, Intellect, Style, Lifestyle, Money, Selfdevelopment, Wealth, Fitness, Selfhelp, Nutrition

4.89K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Ask Me Anything episode, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen tackle thought-provoking viewer questions about personal transformation, leadership, family dynamics, and overcoming challenges.

From handling the balance between work and family to breaking free from nice guy syndrome, the conversation dives deep into actionable strategies for growth. Ryan and Kipp also explore boundaries in relationships, the dangers of victimhood, and how sovereignty ties into service.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Introduction
12:39 - The “aha” moment and hitting rock bottom
19:38 - Leading your family like a business
27:21 - Quitting alcohol: The hardest part
32:10 - Overcoming nice guy syndrome
39:13 - Balancing self-improvement with family time
43:40 - Revisiting Sovereignty: Updates and dangers
54:40 - Setting boundaries in relationships
57:38 - Responding to gossip or backbiting
1:02:45 - Reading habits and preferences
1:07:08 - Origin and future of the group

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Every dad can probably relate to this. You go home, the room is clean, we've set expectations, and the room's not clean.

0:06.6

The natural default for at least me is to raise my voice, to start belittling, use some fear and uncertainty to get the room clean.

0:16.6

And that's the same thing that we do as leaders. We lose sight. We think it's about the project.

0:21.6

We think it's about the room being clean.

0:24.6

We think it's about the tactical things.

0:26.6

And we lose sight that the strategic win is for us to focus on the individual.

0:32.6

You're a man of action.

0:34.6

You live life to the fullest.

0:35.6

Embrace your fears and boldly chart your own path.

0:39.0

When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time.

0:43.5

You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong.

0:48.6

This is your life.

0:49.7

This is who you are.

0:51.2

This is who you will become.

0:52.8

At the end of the day, and after all is said and done,

0:55.9

you can call yourself a man. Kip, what's up, man? Great to see this Monday morning.

1:03.0

Good to see you.

1:05.0

It's a new year.

1:06.0

I don't think we have talked since New Year. That's's right we did the pot the podcast last week's

1:12.4

asked me anything came out on new years but we record on monday so we recorded last year sometime

1:17.1

yeah and craziness on new year's eve and new year's day like i'm like holy crap oh i know with

1:25.4

a thing in new orleans and then also in Las Vegas. Yeah, totally. Yeah,

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