Gentlemen, I've got a bit of a different one lined up for you today is I have a conversation with the very first fictional author that we've ever had on the podcast. His name is Jack Carr and he's the author of the terminal list, which is an incredible book and I don't actually read a whole lot of fiction.

And of course, his upcoming book, True Believer as well. Jack is a former Navy SEAL turned fictional writer and today we talk about his transition from the military, the inspiration for his series of books.

And inside look at the writing process, the amount of research that goes into creating this type of work and a whole lot more.

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.

If you've been with us for any amount of time, you already know that. If you haven't been with us for any amount of time, you're just learning that now.

I'm glad you're here. Guys, we need more men in this fight and I'm honored to be leading the charge in a way and reclaiming and restoring what it means to be a man in a society that seems to want to dismiss and reject the world.

I'm honored. I'm glad to be standing shoulder to shoulder with you. We need more of us in this fight and we need to share this message.

So, I'm glad you're here. I don't have a whole lot of announcements today and I don't want to drag this on too much.

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