JIMMY REX | The Brotherhood Blueprint: How to Find, Build, and Keep Real Male Friendships
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Most men are surrounded by people and completely alone. They've got coworkers, neighbors, guys from high school they still text but nobody who will tell them the truth, call them forward, or sit with them when things go sideways. That's not friendship. That's just proximity. And the difference between those two things might be the most important gap a man can close in his life.
Today I'm sitting down with Jimmy Rex, founder of We Are The They, author of BE ONE, and one of the most intentional men I know when it comes to building real brotherhood. We get into where men actually find high-caliber friends, how to tell the difference between a true friend and a liability, the masculine dynamics that make marriages and relationships work, and why most guys are betraying themselves long before anyone else gets the chance. This is a conversation that will change the way you think about the men in your life - and the ones who should be there but aren't.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- Podcast Introduction and Montana Knife Company Gift
- Shifting Trip Plans to Montana and Wild Bear Sightings
- Connecting with Nature and Managing Phone Screen Time
- High School Pranks and Getting Arrested at a Church Event
- Exploring Masculine Softness, Vulnerability, and Leadership
- Tiptoeing into Asshole Territory to Set Healthy Boundaries
- The Qualifications of Church Leaders and Dating Advice Pitfalls
- Communication Languages and Understanding The Queen's Code
- The Role of a Coach and Pushing Boundaries in Sports
- Taking Action and Establishing Clear Boundaries in Marriage
- Prioritizing Women's Safety and the True Purpose of Men's Groups
- Critiques of Modern Vulnerability and the Value of Having a Plan
- Accountability Through Combat Sports and Jiu-Jitsu
- Overcoming the Ego and Inviting Friends to Highlight Blind Spots
- Two Critical Questions for Evaluating Received Feedback
- Colin Cowherd's Philosophy and Navigating Family Conflict
- Handling Social Media Group Misunderstandings and the Grace of Repair
- The Importance of a Sparring Partner and Jiu-Jitsu with Pete Roberts
- Finding Your Band of Brothers and Letting Go of Unproductive Roommates
- Household Management and Adam Lane Smith's Household CEO Model
- Orion Tarabin's Captain and Passenger Relationship Concept
Reconciling Navigational Promises and the Power of Pre-Selection - Net Worth and Jimmy's Investment Board Role with Dave Bateman
- Changing Your Personal Environment and Matching Partner Standards
- Proximity vs true Investment and Jimmy's Real Estate Systems
- Evaluating Competence, Discernment, and Destructive Patterns in Circles
- Distancing Low-Performing High School Friends and Surviving a $150,000 Scam
- Golfing in Southern Utah and Embracing Imperfect Execution
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| 0:00.0 | Most men are surrounded by people, but completely alone. |
| 0:04.9 | You've got coworkers, neighbors, guys from high school that we still text with, but nobody who will actually tell us the truth or call us forward or just sit with us when things go sideways. |
| 0:17.3 | And that's not friendship. |
| 0:18.3 | That's just proximity. |
| 0:20.6 | And the difference between those two |
| 0:22.4 | things might be the most important gap that a man can close in his life and today i'm sitting down |
| 0:29.7 | with jimmy rex founder of we are the they author of b1 and one of the most intentional men that I know when it comes to building real |
| 0:38.9 | brotherhood. We get into where men actually find high caliber friends, how to tell the difference |
| 0:45.5 | between a true friend and a liability, the masculine dynamics that make marriages and relationships |
| 0:52.3 | work, and also why most guys are betraying themselves |
| 0:56.9 | at the end of the day long before anybody else gets the chance. This is a conversation that I hope |
| 1:03.7 | will change the way you think about the men in your life and the ones who should be there, |
| 1:10.0 | but maybe aren't. |
| 1:11.1 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest. Embrace your fears and boldly |
| 1:15.7 | chart your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time. |
| 1:21.1 | You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life. |
| 1:28.8 | This is who you are. |
| 1:30.4 | This is who you will become. |
| 1:35.8 | At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 1:39.1 | Gentlemen, welcome to the Order of Man podcast. |
| 1:40.3 | I am Ryan Micler. |
| 1:45.1 | The host and the founder of this movement, we've been going strong for 11 years in large part, almost exclusively in part to the fact that you tune in and listen every single week. And I'm |
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