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Order of Man

Masculinity in the Arts, the Drift of Life, and Why It’s Good to be the Underdog | 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

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s AMA episode, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen dive into a range of thought-provoking topics, from the role of masculinity in the arts to overcoming stagnation and embracing the underdog mindset. They tackle viewer questions on leadership, personal growth, and maintaining momentum after success.

Ryan shares insights on self-improvement, discipline, and the power of artistic expression in shaping culture. Tune in for a compelling discussion that challenges conventional thinking and offers actionable advice for men striving to improve their lives.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 - Introduction
02:50 - The psychology of political identity
14:16 - Masculinity in the arts and its cultural impact
20:48 - The value of serving on a board
29:51 - Overcoming stagnation in personal growth
37:15 - Three essential skills every man should develop
42:05 - Keeping momentum after success
50:20 - Coping with a divorce and rebuilding life
54:19 - Final thoughts and wrap-up

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Beauty, right? What do paintings portray? Go to go to a movie, a great movie and tell me that doesn't impact culture. Listen to music and tell me that doesn't impact culture, you know, or a great speech or a performance or a musical composition or a great painting art matters it is relevant

0:24.3

and it's important that we address that side of things too because it's how we

0:28.4

communicate you're a man of action you live life to the fullest embrace your

0:34.1

fears and boldly charge your own path when life knocks you down down, you get back up one more time, every time.

0:40.3

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

0:45.3

This is your life. This is who you are.

0:48.3

This is who you will become.

0:50.3

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

0:58.1

Kip, what's up, man? Good to see you. Both of us are, uh, it seems to be a reoccurring trend.

1:02.7

I wonder if we should just switch the days that we record because both of us like, I'm busy today.

1:07.8

And I could tell you got on, you didn't sound grumpy, but I could tell it's like, oh, he's, he's in the, he's in the, he's in the zone. Yeah, I'm in. I am too. I was in it from last week. I think Monday's probably a bad day to do this. Possibly. Maybe we should switch to Tuesday. Although full disclosure on Friday, we, you know, we have our all hands calls on in the Iron Council on Fridays.

1:30.8

And the Friday call, I was, I was in a bad mood.

1:34.0

I was just pissy.

1:35.2

And it was funny.

1:36.1

Yeah, I hopped on the call and guys were like, hey, how's it going, Kip?

1:39.7

And I said, good.

1:41.3

Shut up.

1:42.0

And then I paused and I went, no, actually, no, it's not good.

1:47.2

Like, full disclosure, I'm having a rough day, right?

1:50.9

I'm a little upset and a little pissy about some things.

1:54.5

My bad, right?

1:55.9

I'll keep it in check, but I'm lying if I'm saying everything's fine.

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