Stop Being Selfish, Build Better Patterns, and Lead Women Well | ASK ME ANYTHING
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorenson tackle hard truths about masculinity, leadership, discipline, and faith in this AMA episode. They discuss why many men struggle to lead confidently at home, how toxic behavioral patterns become comfortable, and what real brotherhood and accountability look like. The conversation dives deep into self-awareness, responsibility, relationships, and the danger of using faith as an excuse for passivity. Along the way, they share practical advice for helping struggling friends, becoming a man worth following, and building stronger purpose-driven lives.
Packed with candid stories, sharp insights, and actionable takeaways, this episode challenges men to stop avoiding reality and get to work.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Episode kickoff
00:46 Ryan's rant on biohacking culture
04:32 Why men focus on what they obsess over
06:00 Lacrosse fundraiser and leadership lesson
10:19 Ego, purpose, and mission-first thinking
17:16 Leading a wife who doesn't want to be led
27:24 Masculinity resources and recommended books
29:23 Why men repeat destructive patterns
36:07 The power of brotherhood and accountability
48:32 Helping a friend who refuses help
58:26 Faith, responsibility, and ownership
01:03:35 Why men are called to work
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The script's already there. |
| 0:02.6 | All you have to do is read it. |
| 0:06.0 | God wants you to lead your family. |
| 0:08.9 | He wants you to get out of debt. |
| 0:10.8 | I promise you. |
| 0:11.5 | He wants you out of debt. |
| 0:14.5 | He wants you to build financial abundance and prosperity so that you can build his kingdom. |
| 0:20.5 | He wants you to lose 50 pounds. He wants that. |
| 0:26.7 | But what he has given us is agency. Kip, what's up, man. So great to see you this Monday morning. |
| 0:37.3 | I appreciate your patience with me and your flexit. Kip, what's up, man? So great to see you this Monday morning. |
| 0:42.0 | I appreciate your patience with me and your flexibility. |
| 0:45.1 | It's one of those. |
| 0:49.4 | I've been fighting with people on social media and worried about my sons, my two oldest boys, |
| 0:56.8 | lacrosse banquet and all the other things about being a dad and being an entrepreneur. I was going to say asshole, but just being an entrepreneur, I don't know. Which sometimes that's the same means the |
| 1:03.0 | thing. Yeah. Oh man. It's, I know I can be. That's one of the things that I really need to work on. |
| 1:10.4 | But I don't know. |
| 1:12.5 | Sometimes I kind of enjoy just being a dick. |
| 1:14.6 | Maybe that's me just getting older. |
| 1:16.0 | And I'm like, you know, I have zero tolerance for BS anymore. |
| 1:21.2 | Like the one thing that I was laughing about today is I was in a mood the other night. |
| 1:26.2 | And I saw something that Dave, what's his name, Dave |
| 1:28.9 | Asprey, the coffee guy, the biohacker coffee guy. I don't know who this is. Oh yeah. So he's, |
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