Men to Mastery Podcast

Ryan Michler, founder of Order of Man, leads under the banner Become the Man You Are Meant to Be – Live with purpose, achieve self-mastery, and create your legacy. The Order of Man movement has touched tens and hundreds of thousands of men through events, the Iron Council group, the blog, social media and the website and worldwide through tens of millions of downloads of the Order of Man podcast. Clearly Ryan is onto something very important and very timely and very special that has eroded and been missing for modern men.

It is an honor to be able to bring you this conversation with Ryan Michler as our milestone 50th episode!

You can also find this one in video format on YouTube at Man of Mastery - YouTube Channel

Dan Stanchfield, or as many know him Tracker Dan, is a warrior, artist, and scholar who is deeply experienced in wilderness survival, foraging, and hunting. His custom knife designs and his training services are based on years of field-testing and innovations out of necessity – across growing up in the outdoors to Tom Brown’s Tracker School to active and now reserve duty serving in the US Navy SEALS. Dan is also keenly interested in fitness and nutrition for health and longevity. The challenges of the coronavirus pandemic make this visit ultimately timely and valuable.

You can also find this one in video format on YouTube at https://youtu.be/uRJ9XlMpHBc

Kam Knight returns to drill in on the biology of concentration and distraction – at a really key time when many of us find ourselves looking for actionable ways to address the uncertainty of the world. He shares why concentration is so difficult due to competing areas of the brain, why we get fixated on threats and opportunities – real or perceived – and how social media has engineered to tap right into that primal instinct. Kam provides techniques to exercise and build concentration, tools to turbo boost it, and ways to manage distractions and environments to support concentration.

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Peter Lazaroff is the Chief Investment Office at a $4 billion wealth management firm, a contributing author in Forbes and the WSJ, and recently released his first book Making Money Simple. This conversation, including a discussion of the biology of fear in investors, is super timely. Peter also talks about the science of happiness from spending and giving – in experiences, memories, and relationships. As we all take this COVID-19 lockdown opportunity to reflect and reprioritize, listen to this one and check in with yourself on the spending and earning and lifestyle needs that will best serve you now and after your peak earning years.

This episode is the biography of a local Fire Dept as seen through the lens of the recent privilege to ride along and observe their crew for a 24 hour shift. It is a story of leadership, effective teams, comradery, and service…of teammates, warriors, humble servants going quietly about their calling with unrivaled calm, care, and compassion.

Dr. John Nichols is an OB-GYN in Utah and specializes in high risk cases - moms and babies. Because of their overall risk profile COVID-19 is a particular concern right now. While he is not a virologist, he has access to the most current information and experts on behalf of his patients. Additionally, he is an osteopath - meaning that he takes a holistic view of patients and treatment. He's also a trusted friend, fellow coach, surfer, and super experienced SCUBA instructor. We'll get him back to hear more about that another time. Today he takes time out from his patients and practice to share more about what we currently do and don't know about COVID and what do to about it.

Today’s modern world allows us abundant comforts but the human spirit doesn’t thrive on being overly comfortable. It withers. Having it too easy leads, at best, to feeling unfulfilled and adrift. Worse, we see depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other thrill-seeking addictions. Training to do hard things not only prepares us for the challenges life will always throw at us, it provides ways to grow.

Today I have the honor of sharing an interview I did on Josh Guerrero’s All Around Adventure Podcast. Josh is a great host and ran a fun episode where he allowed me to talk about some of my formative travel adventures, some of the challenges life threw at me a while back, and then we talk about traveling to seek out crucible events to get outside our comfort zones.

Olivia Mead is the founder and CEO of Yoga For First Responders on a mission to support academy, in-service, and retired public service professionals. Olivia and team developed and offer a unique teaching protocol for first responders based on traditional Hatha combined with Trauma-Informed Yoga. With an intimate understanding of the stress of the job calling, Yoga For First Responders (YFFR) teaches resilience.

The power of fire can warm, give, and sustain life or take and destroy. Today’s guest has been forged in the fire and is literally named for it. Todd Ignatius Gross Jr of Breaking Glass Ceilings opens up about social anxiety, depression, learning disabilities, even the will to live. About how learned associations and emotional attachments held him in place. Most importantly and actionably we talk about the tools and ways Todd has completely turned it all around in relationships, health, and business. Todd shares his mindset on progress over pursuit of perfection, how he tees up every single day to be outstanding, and the importance of coaches to accelerate change and enable LIVING YOUR MISSION.

Today is a solo-cast to chat about one of my favorite things – BHAGs. Big Hairy Audacious Goals. Today we’ll talk about why I love ‘em, who they’re for, accountability, and the importance of plans supporting the goals. As fodder I’ll recap what I set out for 2019, wins and lessons, and what’s on the radar for 2020. And in the process I’ll give you the 3 most important things you need to be successfully in your own goals.

I’d love to hear about your 2019 results as well as your 2020 BHAGs! Put them up on Instagram and tag @themanofmastery or better yet, guys, apply to our private Facebook Group also available through @themanofmastery and in addition to a means of visibility and accountability, you’ll find a high quality peer group who are there to learn from each other, and challenge each other to new heights.