Today I'm excited to have a conversation with a man who has been a big motivating factor for me starting the order of man.

Mr. Britt McKay with the Art of Manliness joins me to talk about how we as men can return to our roots and recreate some of the rights of passages we once participated in.

Some common struggles that we're all working through, a few of the men we should be emulating and what it takes to be a man in modern society.

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 and defeated.

Rugged. An 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.

Guys, what is up? Welcome back to the Order Man podcast. We'll be talking about all things manly. I've got a great one lined up for you today as always. Probably one of my most favorite episodes to date.

And it's not just because of who my guest is, but it's because of the depth of our conversation into the world of masculinity and manliness.

But before I get too much further into the episode, I want to first say thanks to those of you who have let me know what you think about the show by leaving a rating and review.

AJ one says why didn't I find the sooner very inspiring Ryan shares values with that of my own episode with boss root and is epic.

AJ thanks for letting us know what you think about the show. Now I did have someone say about the show that it quote can come off a tad one sided.

Many of the traits he describes could be applied to women as well and should reflect our society rather than half of it.

Guys, that's true, but I only speak from experience. I know a lot about being a guy and absolutely nothing about being a woman.

I am not going to water down the show. This is for you guys. The struggles, the worries, the concerns, the strategies, the insights into helping us as men succeed in life.

So I hope that you're enjoying the show. One of the thing if you do want to have a conversation with me, the best place to do that is on paroscope if you're not familiar with the live streaming app periscope.

Just find me at order a man on the periscope app and let's chat. I try to be really engaging with anyone who joins men with scopes.

I'm looking forward to hearing from each and every one of you. All right. As always, the show notes for this show are at order of men.com slash 023 as I was listening through this episode.

I realized that there's a ton of resources that we talk about. So you'll want to head over there for reference. Again, that's order man.com slash 023.

Now let me introduce you to our guest today. Our guest today is Brett McKay. Brett, the founder of Art of Manliness, started the blog while attending law school and has quickly grown the site to become the largest independent men's magazine on the web.

Brett will be the first to tell you that he is not the expert when it comes to being man. But rather he is just sharing some insights into manliness that have worked well for him.

He's also the author of several books, including the art of manliness 30 days to a better man and heading out on your own.

You can find him blogging and podcasting at art of manliness where they cover a broad spectrum of topics from things like how to poop like a samurai to

temper virilis a roadmap to manhood in the 21st century, which we do cover in today's episode. Brett McKay is so excited to have you. Thanks for joining us today.

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