As young boys, the world is quite literally our playground. It seems so full of questions waiting to be answered and mysterious places to discover and explore. It’s in our nature to run, jump, play and unlock the secrets that call to us. Then, as we become men, we lose a lot of the natural curiosity and desire to traverse the world around us. The world around us often become more like a jail cell than the playground we remember of our youth.

My guest today is a man who has not lost a bit of the curiosity and excitement of his youth. If anything, he has cultivated it. His name is Danny Bolton. Today, you’re going to hear how to recapture that magic. We talk about how hesitation hurts us, a man’s need to play, creating an enemy to fight against, the analogy of the wolf, sheep, and sheep herder, the power of being ready for anything, and how to tap back into our primal nature.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Taking the life of an animal in the most humane and efficient way possible
• Letting out your “animal” side
• How to get started expressing your wild side
• Some stress is great, but we stress about too much
• Do we need to have some type of “enemy” to confront
• We tend to choose the path of least resistance
• Considering risk in the decision making process
• Underestimating risk in the moment
• Pressure of performing/shooting around other people

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In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler discusses SIX keys to effectively navigating work/life integration.  Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life.

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1. There is no change of “hats”
2. Get your family involved in business - Be involved with your family
3. Explain what you are doing at work on a daily basis
4. Create healthy boundaries
5. Stick to your commitments
6. Build a business (create a side hustle)

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In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Kipp Sorensen and Shawn Villalovos take on the hottest questions of the week. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. 

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(5:40) Do you have a faith based goal for 2023? If so how are you choosing to measure this in order to manage it and show progress in an area that sometimes is based more off of feeling or, when tangibly measured, can seem like action without faith?

(19:05) What are your thoughts on compassion fatigue, and what to do to revitalize my passion for mentoring others?

(32:38) I have been seeing someone for 3 months now and we've said we want to be official but she has some bad bf history that is keeping her from doing so (her words). We've had a conversation about it and she has communicated that she's still concerned that i may have some red flags she hasn't seen yet and wont take the next step. It seems the longer she doesn't find something the more certain she is they exist. Most of what she has said she wants seem like what you develop over a year or more relationship.  I have been patient as I have dealt with similar stuff myself but I am struggling to not feel the consistent "no not yet" as a form of rejection. its getting to the point that Im losing interest despite her being a wonderful woman with great communication. What can I/we do to work through this before I completely walk away?

(41:10) How do y’all balance the mindsets of competing with yesterday’s version of yourself and competing with others? Do y’all think that these mindsets are at odds with one another or complimentary?

(50:00) How do you disengage from all social media, when most of your friends and family live out of state, and you buy and sell things on FB marketplace all the time?

(55:15) I’m dating a girl, she told me there is another guy she has been dating longer she is might be getting serious with. I told her I didn't really care about her and what other guys are doing - that I am going to keep asking her out as long as I'm single, interested, and she is available. What's your suggestion for keeping my mind off the competition and focused on us?

(1:03:05) I would like to hear more on raising daughters. My oldest is a girl, nearly 11, and my wife and I struggle with how to handle her exposure to things that she isn’t ready for yet. We homeschool her and she is very bright but we’ve caught her on websites that she shouldn’t be on and she has been calling things sexist etc. she doesn’t fully grasp what some of these things mean but I am starting to have deeper conversations with her and my wife on a regular basis. Any other tips would be great!

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Every single day, we’re faced with choices that will either help or hinder us and move us closer to our goals and desires or further away. What we decide in those moments will determine our ultimate results. And, if we’re not satisfied with our current reality, it’s safe to assume that we made choices that did not serve us well.

Today I’m joined by former NFL Super Bowl Champion and Results Coach, Setema Gali to talk about these choices. We also cover the power of decisiveness, making certain that our priorities don’t merely get the leftovers, the level of commitment required to thrive and win, the positive benefits of guilt and shame, the dangers of false humility, and the trap of self-martyrdom and victimization.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Setting the standard for your kids
• Need to balance discipline with letting your kids be kids
• The importance of establishing clear agreements with your family
• Family values
• Building champs instead of chumps
• We can experience emotion without it becoming our identity
• What we focus on most is who we become
• Conflicting thoughts about money and morals
• Our commitment alters everything
• We’re not victims, we get to choose
• Empower yourself by taking responsibility

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In this week’s FRIDAY FIELD NOTES, Ryan Michler shares the challenges he faced through his struggle with alcoholism and lessons he has learned during last five months of sobriety.  Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life.

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1. You reach rock bottom when you stop digging
2. I have a lot of emotions inside that I was not aware of
3. I was really good at hiding it
4. I realize that I am pretty incredible (what could I do with an extra 3 or 4 hours in a day?)
5. Alcohol does not make me a better person, or a better anything
6. People appreciate transparent leadership
7. Trust is easy to destroy and much harder to rebuild
8. Your course of action will change when the pain of the current reality that you put yourself in is greater than the struggle of change
9. I’ve allowed the spirit of God back in my life

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In this week’s ASK ME ANYTHING, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen take on your questions from the Iron Council - the exclusive brotherhood of the Order of Man movement. Hit Ryan up on Instagram at @ryanmichler and share what’s working in your life. 

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(0:00) Show kick-off⠀

(7:00) What is your greatest achievement of 2022 and what did you fail to achieve?

(26:00) Do you believe that perfection is unattainable as a martial artist?

(33:20) What advice would you give for someone trying to rebuild financially after a rough year in 2022?

(38:20) What is one thing that guys should be paying attention to in 2023, but are most likely not?

(40:00) Do you have any advice on when to say no versus when to enjoy the moment with loved ones?

(45:50) What are you going to do to make the Iron Council better in 2023?

(47:30) Were there any moments in 2022 where you were reactive and wish you had been proactive? What lessons did you learn from the experience?

(53:50) As the OOM has grown, has it become what you had envisioned or has that vision evolved?

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Let’s kick off the New Year with a discussion on physical health. It seems like such a popular subject around this time of year with New Year’s Resolutions so hopefully we can get you pointed in the right direction and keep on the path for the entirety of 2023.

Today, I’m joined by my personal fitness coach, Johnny Loreti to talk about the myth of over-training, key metrics to track in developing strength and overall health, the power of resistance training and progressive overload, differences between simply “working out” and “training,” and fitness as the foundation of success.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• It’s ok to “auto regulate” but don’t use it as an excuse to be lazy
• How to incorporate progressive overload
• Finding enjoyment in the gym
• It’s ok to be motivated by something silly, if it works
• The differences and training goals
• Sometimes hard work can compensate for inefficiency
• How to get started with fitness in the new year
• The importance of the aesthetic side effect of fitness
• The difference between “working out” and “training”

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