Becoming better leaders is something all of us are striving to become, and there's no better place to learn how to be an effective leader than on the battlefield of Ramadi Iraq during one of the most dangerous times during the Iraq war.

My guest today is Dave Burke, an instructor with echelon front and retired Marine Corps officer in fighter pilot.

Today we talk about taking those leadership lessons and applying them in civilian life, the importance of finding purposeful work,

how to keep your children from going soft, delegating roles and responsibilities and overcoming the obstacles of reality.

You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time.

You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life, this is who you are, this is who you will become.

At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man.

Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler, and I am the host and the founder of this podcast, The Order of Man.

As I do every single week, I want to welcome you to this podcast. This show just wouldn't be possible without you guys.

And if you're joining us for the very first time, just to let you know a little bit about what we're up to here, this is a show about becoming a better man.

If you want to become a better father, a better husband, a better business owner, employee, whatever facet of life that you are showing up as, it is my responsibility to give you the tools and the guidance and the direction and the resources.

And in this show every Tuesday, some conversations with some powerful, powerful men that will help you do just that.

This week is no exception. I've got an amazing conversation lined up. But before I get into that, let me give you a couple of quick announcements.

Last week, I announced that we have a rating and review contest going on right now.

Guys, these ratings and reviews go such a long way. We actually moved from, I want to say it was like number 92 in the podcast rankings up to mid 20s, 23, 24 in a matter of 24 hours because we received, I think it was something like 50 ratings and review on iTunes.

So you can see they go such a long way in promoting what we're doing here. And it's a great way to give back.

And in addition to that, if that's not enough, what we're doing between now and the end of this month, September 2018 is a rating review contest.

We're giving away shirts, hats, sign copies of my book sovereignty, one-on-one calls. I mean, we're doing it all.

So go in, leave a rating and review between now and the end of this month, September 2018 and you will automatically be entered to win.

That's it there. Pretty simple. Outside of that, I did want to make a mention of my friends and show sponsor.

Guys, I have been feeling a little banged up over the past, I don't know, two months or so because my training regimen has been increased over that time period between my morning workouts five days a week and my other workouts that I do four days a week.

My strength stuff, jujitsu and everything else that I have going on and I know you do as well.

...