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.

I'm your host and the founder of the Order of Man podcast and movement.

Welcome here today and welcome back.

If you've been with us for any amount of time, you know this is a podcast dedicated to helping men become better men.

Better fathers, husbands, business owners, community leaders, coaches, mentors, friends, whatever.

Whatever your goal is as a man, I want to give you the tools, the conversations and resources to help you do just that.

Guys, today I want to talk with you about something I haven't talked a whole lot about publicly.

I've talked about the Iron Council, which is our exclusive brotherhood through emails and occasionally when we open up.

But I don't really get into the nitty gritty. I don't get too deep into what it's all about.

But I've had a lot of questions this go around about what this digital brotherhood is all about and how it might serve you.

So today, what I'm going to do is share with you why having a band of brothers is so important.

And also some of the threats that I think we as men face in modern culture.

And I'm also going to share with you what to look for in a brotherhood.

So whether you decide to join the Iron Council or not, I want you to be able to listen to this conversation and walk away with some very specific ideas on what you should look for, whether it's in the Iron Council or if you want to build your own local tribe of brothers.

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