Order of Man - December 16, 2022


Where to Start on Your Self-Development Journey | FRIDAY FIELD NOTES


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27 minutes

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184.34273

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5,003

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381

Misogynist Sentences

3

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1


Summary

In this episode, Ryan talks about where you should start on your self development journey and why you should go to the gym. He also talks about the Iron Council, a group of men who are dedicated to reclaiming and restoring masculinity.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, and boldly chart
00:00:05.020 your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time.
00:00:10.480 You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life. This is who
00:00:17.280 you are. This is who you will become. At the end of the day, and after all is said and done,
00:00:22.880 you can call yourself a man. Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler.
00:00:27.960 I'm your host and the founder of the Order of Man podcast and movement. Welcome here today.
00:00:33.400 If you're just finding us, we've been around since 2015. So we are coming up on almost eight
00:00:40.980 years now, which is crazy to think about how far we've come and what we've been able to do
00:00:45.000 in the mission to reclaim and restore masculinity. And that is what we're all about, specifically
00:00:50.380 with this podcast, giving you the tools and information and resources and connections
00:00:55.460 that you need to thrive. And that's what I'm going to be talking with you about today for
00:00:59.780 our Friday Field Notes. I'm going to be talking about where you should start on your self-development
00:01:05.280 journey. Because if we're being honest, around this time of year, we start reflecting on what
00:01:10.880 we've done in the past. We start reflecting on what we want to do in the future, moving into
00:01:14.740 2023. And so this is something that's on everybody's mind. So I am going to be sharing with
00:01:21.560 you a couple of things that probably you've heard of, let's be frank. And I'm going to
00:01:26.360 share with you a couple of things that I think might be different because I want it to be
00:01:31.700 different. Because if it's the same advice you've always heard, but you're not implementing
00:01:35.560 it for whatever reason, then it's not going to serve you and you're not going to do better.
00:01:39.380 So we're going to get into that. Before I do, I just want to mention that I'm very excited
00:01:43.920 to let you know after months of telling you about it, that our exclusive brotherhood,
00:01:48.220 the Iron Council is officially open. If you don't know what this is, it's a group of men
00:01:54.920 working together, having conversations, holding each other accountable, working through challenges
00:02:00.500 that we offer, assignments and topics that we flesh out and give to you guys so that you
00:02:06.480 know how to develop and build yourself as a man. And we are open for enrollment until the
00:02:13.900 end of the year. So for about two weeks. So do it quick. If you want to join us and you
00:02:18.360 can do that at order of man.com slash iron council, order of man.com slash iron council.
00:02:24.060 I'm going to talk about that in a minute too, though. So for now, let's get to where to start
00:02:28.960 on the self-development journey. I would say number one exercise. I know it's common advice.
00:02:36.700 I know that you probably hear that all the time. You might be overlooking it because it sounds
00:02:41.540 so simple or everybody suggests it. I'm just telling you right now that the best thing that
00:02:46.720 you can do right now today, if you want to start on improving yourself as a husband, a
00:02:53.060 father, a business owner, a community leader, a coach, a mentor, a friend, a teacher, a boss,
00:02:59.900 an employee, et cetera, is start going to the gym. And I'll tell you why, because when you
00:03:06.920 do not only are you going to almost immediately start to feel better physically, mentally,
00:03:13.460 emotionally, you're also going to start seeing changes very quickly, especially if you're
00:03:19.220 out of shape significantly. The closer you are to being in ideal shape, it's a little bit
00:03:25.820 like that law of diminishing return. You probably won't see or notice the gains or improvement
00:03:30.920 as quickly, but if you are severely obese or you are drastically out of shape, by going to the gym,
00:03:39.120 you're going to start to notice those physical improvements and changes immediately, which gives
00:03:44.640 you a little bit of fuel. And let's be honest, we all need a little fuel sometimes. I know motivation
00:03:49.520 gets a bad rap because it's fleeting and it's not as good as discipline and whatever, but motivation's
00:03:55.080 a good thing. So let's not beat up on motivation. If you're motivated because you lost a pound or two
00:04:02.120 or five pounds on the scale this week, and you're motivated enough to go back into the gym, then I
00:04:07.080 would say that motivation was a pretty good tool in that instance. Again, I know it gets a bad rap,
00:04:12.640 but motivation is a good thing. So let's use it how we can. But the other thing it does is it helps you
00:04:19.080 clear your mind. It helps you start thinking about things differently. It gives you the space and the
00:04:26.800 margin to go through difficult and demanding and challenging workouts and then proving to yourself
00:04:32.580 that you're capable of overcoming them. If you're anything like me, whether it's going to the gym or
00:04:37.200 even going to jujitsu, I get done today. I'm sore. I'm a little bit sore. My back's a little bit sore.
00:04:42.340 My legs are a little tight because I've done leg workouts the last couple of days. And I actually
00:04:49.520 feel good in spite of that. Maybe not even in spite, maybe because when is the last time that we as men
00:04:57.100 really had to go struggle? When's the last time we really had to suffer or we really had to work
00:05:02.580 through something? Odds are, we just don't have to do it like we did a hundred or 200 or a thousand
00:05:07.620 years ago. But if you're anything like me, it feels good when you're in a little bit of physical pain
00:05:13.800 because you know, you exerted yourself. You know, you pushed yourself. You know, you did something
00:05:18.960 you thought you should do. And let's not forget about the health benefits of exercising. I mean,
00:05:24.800 losing 10, 15, 20, 30 pounds, what's your stamina going to be like? What's your energy going to be like?
00:05:31.720 What's your attraction level? Not only to your wife or significant other, but also to
00:05:37.240 potential clients or employers or partners, people you want to work with. They're naturally
00:05:43.580 going to start gravitating more towards you because you're more magnetic because you look better
00:05:48.920 and you walk better. It's not just about the physical looks. It's about the way that you carry
00:05:54.600 yourself, shoulders back, chest out, head a little higher, a little, a little, a hop in your step.
00:06:02.080 We all know of the benefits of exercise. And yet so few of us are willing to go and do it.
00:06:07.240 Why? Oh, I'm busy. I don't have a workout. I don't know a coach. There's not a gym near me.
00:06:12.580 All of that stuff. Those are all excuses. I'm busy. Who isn't busy? In fact, I know most of the guys
00:06:22.740 that go to the gym that I know of are extremely busy and yet they find time to do it. They go to
00:06:28.260 bed a little earlier so they can wake up earlier. Maybe they do it on their lunch break. Okay. So
00:06:33.880 I'm busy is not an excuse. I'm tired, right? Of course you're tired because you're carrying around
00:06:39.980 30 or 40 pounds extra of weight around your midsection and you have no energy to carry it
00:06:45.160 around. Imagine if you weren't carrying a plate and a gym plate around your midsection all day,
00:06:52.860 every day. Or imagine if you didn't have that extra layer of fat that's trying to strangle you
00:06:58.440 for eight hours as you're trying to sleep at night. Of course you don't have any energy.
00:07:04.060 So what's the solution? Lose the weight, get in shape, build strength, build cardio, build stamina
00:07:10.300 so that you aren't as tired. And yes, it's going to be hard at first because your body's not used to
00:07:17.260 you doing something, but you're going to feel better very, very quickly. What's another excuse?
00:07:23.880 I don't have a gym near me. You don't need a gym. Do squats, do pushups, do pull-ups,
00:07:29.960 pull things, throw things, lift things, drop things, drag things, push things. That's it.
00:07:36.860 Go outside, swing the ax. You can see I got my jacket on today because it's a little cold.
00:07:42.460 We're supposed to be getting a snowstorm this weekend. And a lot of people around here are
00:07:47.320 chopping wood for their wood-burning stoves. There's a good workout. No gym required.
00:07:52.120 Just an ax and a tree. Guys, that is an excuse. I don't have a gym near me, so I can't do anything.
00:07:59.680 What did your ancestors do? Did they go to these climate-controlled gyms? Did they pick up these
00:08:06.080 perfectly machined, symmetrical, balanced bars and weights? No, that would have been laughable.
00:08:13.040 But why were they in shape? Because they were running. They were throwing. They were jumping.
00:08:17.560 They were pulling. They were lifting. They were pushing. If you're using, I don't have a gym near
00:08:25.220 me as an excuse, then really you just don't want to go to the gym. And then just say that.
00:08:30.700 At least you're being honest. You might be being lazy, but at least you're being honest. Or you could
00:08:36.340 be lazy and a liar. I'd rather be lazy and honest about it. Or better yet, not be lazy and be honest
00:08:43.440 and get my butt into the gym. It's a no-brainer. All right. I beat that one to death now.
00:08:52.700 Number two, this one's a little different. I would say that you can go out and you should,
00:08:57.180 if you want to start on your self-development journey, find a hobby.
00:09:01.920 Find and develop a hobby, something that's meaningful and interesting to you.
00:09:05.700 That could be something in the physical realm like picking up martial arts, boxing or jujitsu
00:09:11.920 or wrestling or Muay Thai or whatever. It could be something that is just interesting like learning
00:09:20.620 how to take pictures. So you're getting into photography and you're doing landscape or you're
00:09:24.680 doing family pictures. Maybe you want to learn how to develop and build websites. Maybe you've always
00:09:29.860 been interested in painting. And so you pull up Bob Ross on YouTube and you start going
00:09:35.580 through his lessons because not only is he fun to watch, but you know, you could create some pretty
00:09:39.880 cool art and that's meaningful to you. Maybe you want to take an improv class. Maybe you want to do
00:09:45.200 standup comedy. I don't know. Whatever your thing is, Ryan, what should I do? Whatever you're interested
00:09:51.520 in, you don't need my permission and you don't need anybody else's permission. And what I would
00:09:57.140 suggest to you is there is nothing that is, as far as hobbies go, that are manly or unmanly hobbies.
00:10:05.580 A lot of people will think that, especially when it comes to the arts, painting, instruments,
00:10:11.160 singing, those types of things, cooking, those aren't unmanly things. And it doesn't matter even
00:10:17.780 if they were. What matters is that you find something that's interesting to you and then
00:10:22.620 you go all in on that thing and you learn how to be good at it. And why is this important? Well,
00:10:27.840 it teaches you that you can develop and learn new skills. And so there's an element of pride
00:10:32.100 that comes with that. Uh, this, this past week, my wife was out of town and I don't do hardly any
00:10:38.300 cooking, but we grabbed the instant pot out. She had this cookbook for instant pot. And my oldest
00:10:43.740 son and I made four or five meals while she was gone to dinners. And it was actually a lot of fun.
00:10:49.900 And I know for some of you who may cook and all of that, you're thinking that's, that's ridiculous.
00:10:54.760 That shouldn't be a big deal. It is for me because I just don't cook and I haven't for 20 years.
00:10:59.520 So I started cooking and it was fun. You know, I had a good time with my son, learned some new
00:11:05.780 things, went to the grocery store, figured out where things were, took me way longer to grocery
00:11:09.720 shop than it should have, but it was fun. And I built up just a little bit of confidence in being
00:11:14.840 able to do that. The next part about developing a hobby is it makes you interesting. How dull and
00:11:23.240 bland and boring are most of us. We get up, we do the same routine. We go into an office,
00:11:33.200 we crank out the paperwork, we go to the same places for lunch. We come home, we eat dinner,
00:11:39.740 we have sex the same way. We go to bed at the same time. Our kids and I are having the same
00:11:44.480 conversations and life is just boring. If you want to start on your self-development journey and you
00:11:50.820 want to improve and get better, make yourself an interesting person. Be interested in lots of
00:11:57.600 different things, dive deep into a few things, and then people will be interested in you. Again,
00:12:03.720 you will, you'll be like a magnet. People will see you and, and think, man, there's really something
00:12:09.400 different to this guy. He's, he's well-rounded. He's well-versed. He's cultured. He knows about
00:12:14.500 cooking. He knows about painting. He knows about martial arts, right? It makes you an interesting,
00:12:19.680 fun person and enjoyable person to be around. And it rounds out some things that maybe you need to
00:12:27.340 work on, like for myself cooking. All right. Next, number three, this one's a little different as
00:12:32.860 well. And this is something that admittedly I've only really started doing over the past couple of
00:12:37.220 weeks, but journaling has been huge for me. Now I get a lot of questions about how I should journal
00:12:42.380 and what should I start with and what should I write and what should this and what should that?
00:12:45.620 I don't actually know. Okay. I don't know. I don't know the perfect plan for journaling. I don't know
00:12:51.440 what system out there is the best. And because there's all kinds of systems you could use.
00:12:57.020 What I've been doing a couple of prompts for me is number one, what did I learn today?
00:13:02.900 What did I learn today? Number two, what went well and what didn't go so well? You know,
00:13:08.580 were there some things that I excelled at? Were there some things that I could have done better?
00:13:12.380 That gives me some forward thinking for tomorrow and moving forward.
00:13:16.180 I also think about what I would want to read or what lessons that I've learned in the day
00:13:22.780 that I would want to read at a future date. So I'm writing to my future self, Hey, here's what I
00:13:27.400 learned about today. And here's why the way I did this one thing wasn't effective. And here's what I
00:13:32.200 would do in the future. Another way you can spin that is that if your children were to get a hold of
00:13:37.080 this journal and they likely will in the next 10 or 15 years, what lessons would you want them to
00:13:42.680 know that you learned today? But there's one big prompt that I use that's been really, really helpful
00:13:48.980 that I have avoided for a very long time. And that is how do I feel? How do I feel?
00:13:56.300 And I'm not just talking about, yeah, I'm happy or I'm down today or I'm mad. Sure. If you're
00:14:04.580 experiencing that, write that down. I'm talking about like deeply, how do you feel about your
00:14:09.540 relationship? How do you feel about the work you're doing? How do you feel when you look at
00:14:16.800 yourself in the mirror? How do you feel when you get upset or offended or triggered by something that
00:14:23.980 some random person says to you? Start documenting how you feel about those things. We don't have
00:14:31.760 enough feeling type conversations because we're men and we're not supposed to feel those things.
00:14:36.000 Wrong. We are supposed to feel those things. And even more important, we're supposed to understand
00:14:41.740 what we're experiencing, why we're feeling the way that we're feeling so that we can use that as
00:14:47.080 feedback to make either the same or different choices in our lives moving forward. If you're happy,
00:14:53.760 I don't think it's enough to know you're happy. If you're feeling fulfilled, I don't think that's
00:14:58.180 enough. I think you should really start to uncover why that's the case. Because if you're like me and
00:15:03.920 you're feeling fulfilled, I want to replicate that today and tomorrow and the next day and the next,
00:15:09.380 I like to feel like that. If I notice myself on edge or uneasy or irritable or resentful or bitter
00:15:18.740 or contentious, I would like to know why I'm feeling that way. And typically it isn't because
00:15:24.480 you got an email from a customer that said the wrong thing. That may have been the straw that broke
00:15:31.360 the camel's back. That may have been the trigger, but there's something underlying there. And if you
00:15:35.880 start to see trends about why you're feeling this way, don't we want to explore that? Don't we want
00:15:41.040 to uncover that? And on the topic of our self-development journey, now we actually have something we can
00:15:46.680 work on. Hey, I don't want to be angry. I don't want to be contentious. I don't want to feel like
00:15:52.980 garbage. I don't want to feel guilty about my behaviors. I don't want to experience those things.
00:15:59.400 So I'm not just going to bury them. I'm actually going to uncover. I'm going to dig them up through
00:16:04.060 journaling. And then I'm going to start putting some plans moving forward that will help me not
00:16:10.460 subdue the way I feel, but actually address the root problem. That's creating that feeling for me.
00:16:19.940 That's powerful. So a lot of the times I think the message, whether it's spoken or unspoken is,
00:16:26.240 Hey man, you're feeling guilty. Get over it. You're feeling sad or lonely. Toughen up.
00:16:33.640 Well, yeah, I mean, you could, and there might be moments, isolated, acute moments where you do need
00:16:41.860 to toughen up for a minute. Like you can't dwell on that for a minute because you have work to do.
00:16:47.400 But if we do that all the time, we're never addressing our problems. And that's not
00:16:53.820 unmanly. Like I think it's manly to actually confront your problems, confront your challenges,
00:17:00.720 live with those feelings. So you can actually do something about it. So those are some prompts
00:17:05.900 I use for the journaling. All right. So guys, we have exercise. We have finding a hobby. We have
00:17:12.180 journaling. And then the next one is organization. I can't tell you how often, you know, maybe randomly
00:17:21.140 I'll catch a ride with somebody and their car is a mess. Like fast food bags and trash in the door
00:17:30.000 and trash in the ground. It isn't vacuuming dog hair. And it's just a mess. And I, if, if your space
00:17:39.320 like that, your car is a mess, that's, that's going to spill over into your effectiveness.
00:17:46.500 It just absolutely is. If your office is a mess, it's a wreck. If your closet's a mess, your drawers,
00:17:53.880 all your clothes are just like thrown in there and it's a mess. Or you have a stack of paperwork up to
00:18:00.320 your eyeballs. And like, it's just messy and cluttered that it's not conducive to success.
00:18:09.880 We know this. It's not organized. It's not effective. It's not efficient. It's that clutter is coming into
00:18:17.600 your mind. It's, it's keeping you from being effective, from you focusing on the things that
00:18:22.120 are important. So what I would suggest to you is write down, maybe even in your journal,
00:18:28.080 write down a list of places that need to be organized. The other day it was my filing cabinet
00:18:35.620 because I have a tendency of in my filing cabinet, I'll file papers. But then when I get mail, I'll
00:18:41.420 just throw on top of the filing cabinet. And so eventually, you know, there's a stack of paperwork,
00:18:46.400 12 inches or 20 inches high on top of my filing cabinet. So the other day I went through and I
00:18:53.560 went through and I, and I organized them. Can that, that one requires action. That piece of paper can be
00:18:58.300 filed. That piece of paper can be thrown away. Here's another one that needs action. This one can
00:19:02.000 be thrown away. And I organized it and it was nice. Like I felt good. I felt good because I organized it.
00:19:09.100 I had, I took care of a few things that I had been putting off. Some that I actually forgot
00:19:13.540 that I was penalized for on some tax issues because I didn't take care of it right away.
00:19:19.740 So I was being productive. And don't we, as men feel better when we're productive?
00:19:26.020 Sometimes you might think, well, there's nothing for me to do. I did all my work. No,
00:19:28.680 there's always something for you to do. Organize your car, clean out your closet,
00:19:33.240 clean out your trunk, clean out your glove box, put your files away, vacuum the carpet,
00:19:37.980 do the dishes, clean the garage. It's always something you can do.
00:19:43.980 And I would make that list of things that you need to organize and just start cranking out.
00:19:49.600 Maybe go through your books. It's a great time to go through books. Hey, what books do I want?
00:19:53.980 What books do I want to give away? I mean, these, these are things you can give away.
00:19:57.140 We can be charitable right now. Maybe just go through your closet and there's
00:19:59.940 stuck clothes that you need to get rid of from three, four, five years ago that you can donate.
00:20:04.540 That like, this is a good time to do that this time of year, or even in your garage.
00:20:10.780 Decorations and tools and all sorts of weird stuff in there that you've completely forgot about.
00:20:16.080 We can donate those things. People might find those things useful where we don't.
00:20:20.940 Anyways, organize your environment. Also your, your computer is another one you can organize.
00:20:26.240 Like I've seen some desktops that are like files just everywhere. Organize that, clean it up,
00:20:32.440 have a system, be systematic. You're going to feel better when you do. All right.
00:20:37.640 And the last one guys is, and admittedly, I will say this disclaimer, a little bit self-serving,
00:20:44.580 but it's also true. Two things can exist at once. It can serve me and it could also serve you. And
00:20:51.080 what I would say to you is that you need to have other men in your corner. There are so many men out
00:20:56.740 there who are flying solo. They're lone wolves and it's a problem. I've been there. And when I'm down
00:21:05.980 and I'm depressed or I'm in my head or I have an issue or I have something I'm struggling with,
00:21:11.420 or maybe I don't, but I'm just not as effective and productive as I could otherwise be.
00:21:16.000 Those are the moments that I need men in my corner who are strong, who are virtuous,
00:21:23.960 who are capable, who care about me, man. You have guys like that in your corner that you can reach
00:21:29.920 out to and say, Hey man, I'm struggling with this thing. What do you think? Or maybe even you don't
00:21:35.000 have to reach out. Maybe they recognize something and they call you. It's like, Hey man, I've noticed
00:21:38.420 you've been off a little bit. What's going on? And there's some humility in there. And I'm using
00:21:45.160 that word as opposed to the word vulnerable. I don't completely like that word. I get what people
00:21:51.080 are saying. I don't think it's vulnerability. I think it's just being humble. Acknowledging that you
00:21:58.700 don't have things all figured out, acknowledging that you aren't as good as you think you are,
00:22:02.600 acknowledging that other people might be served by the lessons that you've learned. Some of the
00:22:07.800 hardest lessons that we've learned, the painful agonizing lessons that we've learned. That's
00:22:15.000 humility. And guys, we need to be humble. And if we are humble, we can find those other men who we
00:22:21.040 can band with. Now, the problem is they're hard to find. Not only do you not know how to do it because
00:22:26.420 you've never done it. And culturally, we've never been taught really how to do this with other men.
00:22:33.700 But even if you did know how to do it, there's few and far men between that actually are interested
00:22:39.360 in that. Why? Because they've been culturally conditioned not to do it either. But there are
00:22:44.200 men out there and there are men who are interested in connecting. There are men who are interested in
00:22:48.500 building up their band of brothers. And that's why we started. And here's where the self-serving
00:22:52.000 part comes in. That's why we started the Iron Council. When I started Order of Man seven and a
00:22:58.580 half years ago, it was difficult for me to find guys like this that were interested in developing
00:23:04.400 and growing and maturing the same way that I was. And so, I created it. And we created the systems and
00:23:10.880 the processes and the planning and the tools and everything that we needed to be able to help you
00:23:16.500 tap into a network of men you already know who are motivated and ambitious. How do we know?
00:23:20.640 Because they've raised their hand and they've got out their credit card and they've said,
00:23:25.640 okay, I'm going to pay for this. I'm going to invest in myself. And I've had a lot of people
00:23:29.720 say, oh, you know what? That's ridiculous. Men paying for friends. You're not paying for friends.
00:23:35.720 You're investing in relationships. But you wouldn't say that about a woman unless it's a prostitute.
00:23:44.320 You wouldn't say, oh, you're just paying just to have a woman's company. No, I'm investing in this
00:23:49.860 woman because I love her. So, I take her to dinner and I buy her things on her birthday and on
00:23:55.160 Christmas or just because. It's not a transactional thing. You do it because you're investing in that
00:24:01.560 relationship. And yet, when it comes to men connecting with other men, it's like, oh,
00:24:06.860 you're paying for friends. No, I'm investing in myself. I'm investing in other men who I know
00:24:14.220 can, I can serve and they can serve me. And it's investment in each other. This is the way of
00:24:20.380 community. We always invest in each other. It may not always be monetary. Maybe it's time. Maybe
00:24:25.420 it's attention. Maybe it's resources. But if you care about something, you invest in it.
00:24:31.640 So, look, if you have a band of brothers and look, I've had guys that have left the Iron Council
00:24:36.340 because they have something local and that's awesome. I wish those guys well. In fact, most of the
00:24:42.580 time I tell them, hey, if there's anything I can do, resources I can provide to you guys, happy to
00:24:46.560 do that because I care about them. I want them to win. But if they have something there, great. If
00:24:51.820 not, and you need to tap into this, then go where the winners are. And they're in the Iron Council.
00:24:58.400 And even the guys that aren't winning, they're on the path to winning. Because look, I'm not winning
00:25:01.860 in every part of life, but I'm trying to be on that path. And I'm trying to surround myself with
00:25:06.560 other men who are there or actively working on getting there. So, you can check that out at
00:25:12.500 orderofman.com slash Iron Council. All right, guys. So, where to start in your self-development
00:25:17.520 journey as we finish up 2022 and move into 2023? Number one, get your butt to the gym. Or if you
00:25:24.600 don't have a gym and you're using that as an excuse, just get your butt moving. Run, push, pull, lift,
00:25:29.340 et cetera. Number two, find a hobby. And don't worry about whether or not I approve of it. It doesn't
00:25:35.780 have to be jujitsu or archery. I think those things are good. I like those things. You might like those
00:25:40.220 things too, but maybe you like something completely different. And I don't care. Nobody cares. What
00:25:45.000 matters is it's something that's interesting to you and it makes you a more interesting, capable
00:25:49.360 person. Number three, journaling. Give you a lot of prompts on how to journal. Number four,
00:25:55.640 I will say that journaling, the one that I really like is how do you feel and get deep into how you
00:26:02.080 feel? Because we just don't do that enough. Number four, organize your environment, your space,
00:26:07.020 your car, your closet, your garage, your whatever, your computer. And then number five,
00:26:11.980 banding with other solid men. If you have them in your area, do it. If not, or maybe you do and you
00:26:17.560 want to expand that network, then check out the Iron Council. We have men everywhere, literally
00:26:22.380 everywhere. And you can check that out at orderofman.com slash Iron Council. Guys, I want you to
00:26:26.840 kick 2022's butt as we close this thing out. And I don't want you to wait until January 1st or 15th or 30th
00:26:34.580 to get the ball rolling. Let's get some momentum right now so that when we hit January 1, 2023,
00:26:40.480 we already hit the ground running. You guys get it. Okay. Exercise, hobby, journaling, organizing,
00:26:45.800 and banding with other men. All right, guys, we will be back next week. Until then, go out there,
00:26:51.340 take action, get developed or started on the self-development journey and become the man you
00:26:57.000 are meant to be. Thank you for listening to the Order of Man podcast. You're ready to take charge of
00:27:02.420 your life and be more of the man you were meant to be. We invite you to join the Order at orderofman.com.