Learning to Let Go, Overcoming Grief, and Setting Expectations | ASK ME ANYTHING

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

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

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Order of Man, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen tackle another round of Ask Me Anything, answering pressing questions from the Iron Council. They discuss the importance of letting go of past regrets, dealing with grief, navigating difficult conversations, and taking ownership of life’s decisions.

Ryan also shares insights on leadership, personal responsibility, and the value of embracing discomfort for growth. Whether it’s coaching youth sports, handling setbacks, or preparing for a marathon, this episode is packed with practical wisdom.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 – Introduction & Weekly Headlines
21:45 – Advice for Your 20-Year-Old Self
30:52 – Handling Death, Grief, and a Fixed Future
41:04 – U.S.-Canada Relations & Economic Tensions
44:58 – Marathon Training & Endurance Preparation
47:00 – Most Memorable Rite of Passage
51:42 – Coaching Challenges & Leadership in Youth Sports
1:06:01 – Greatest Failure and Life Lessons

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0:00.0	What you want is important.
0:02.1	And every time you have something you want, but don't vocalize it, you're conditioning
0:06.5	yourself to believe you're not worth advocating for your needs and desires.
0:10.4	But when you go tell the woman in your life what you want, or you tell your kids how
0:14.2	they are to behave, or you tell your boss what you expect, you're proving to yourself that
0:18.5	you're a man worth advocating for and you have value to offer in professional and personal and romantic and platonic relationships.
0:25.6	So prove to yourself that you're worth advocating for by speaking about what you need, want, desire. It's okay.
0:32.6	You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest.
0:36.6	Embrace your fears and boldly chart your own path. When life knocks you down, you get a man of action. You live life to the fullest. Embrace your fears and boldly chart your own path.
0:39.3	When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time.
0:44.3	You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, or strong.
0:49.3	This is your life. This is who you are.
0:51.3	This is who you will become.
0:53.3	At the end of the day, and after
0:55.4	all is said and done, you can call yourself a man.
0:59.0	You're worse than me, actually, probably at texting, and that's something to be said for that,
1:05.0	because we are both notoriously horrible at texting. Texting, worse. Emails I'm better at.
1:12.6	My problem is, I know what my problem is.
1:14.6	My problem is, is I have, I think I have enough time to read texts, but I don't give
1:20.6	enough time to reply.
1:22.6	So I'm like, oh, I'll read that.
1:23.6	And then I'm like, oh, I'll reply later, which is the dumbest thing.
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