I don’t know about you but I have spent many nights staying up contemplating the job I’m doing as my children’s father. I’m constantly wondering if I’m doing the right thing- if I’m leading when I need to, allowing them to lead when it’s best, and teaching them the lessons they’ll need to be successful. …
FFN 010: Work the Plan
Welcome to your Friday Field Notes – a short episode delivered each week designed to help you think critically about what it means to be a man. My goal is to help you become a better leader in your family, your business, and your community. If you’re interested in getting involved in more discussions like …
Surviving a 60-Hour Endurance Event with Ryan Michler
30-mile mountain hikes under a 35-pound ruck, 60 hours of work with 4 hours of sleep, swimming with leaches, pushing hay bales through waist-high muddy swamps, eating worms, surviving in the wilderness, and so much more. Sounds like my kind of weekend! Today my good friend, Larry Hagner interview me and gets all the details …
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FFN 009: The Power of Appreciation
Welcome to your Friday Field Notes – a short episode delivered each week designed to help you think critically about what it means to be a man. My goal is to help you become a better leader in your family, your business, and your community. If you’re interested in getting involved in more discussions like …
OoM 066: with Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with James Swanwick
Strength, energy, drive, motivation, relationships, health – these are all things we, as men, want in more and deeper quantities. It’s difficult enough to improve in each of these areas. Adding alcohol addiction to the equation certainly doesn’t help. My guest today, James Swanwick talks with us about breaking habits, changing your environment, choosing the …
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FFN 008: The Age of Fragility
Welcome to your Friday Field Notes – a short episode delivered each week designed to help you think critically about what it means to be a man. My goal is to help you become a better leader in your family, your business, and your community. If you’re interested in getting involved in more discussions like …
OoM 065: Your Ego is Your Enemy with Ryan Holiday
Many of us, as men, believe we need to have it all figured out in order for us to be successful. It’s the old adage, “Fake it ’til you make it.” And, while confidence is certainly something you’ll need to gain in order to have success, the fine line between it and ego has the …
FFN 007: Living the Strenuous Life
Welcome to your Friday Field Notes – a short episode delivered each week designed to help you think critically about what it means to be a man. My goal is to help you become a better leader in your family, your business, and your community. If you’re interested in getting involved in more discussions like …
Tactical Training for Real-World Scenarios | Tony Sentmanat
As you know by now, every man has three major responsibilities: to provide, to preside, and to protect. Today we shed some light on how you can be a better protector. In the wake of escalating violence across the country, my guest today, Tony Sentmanat shares with us how to improve your situational awareness, the …
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FFN 006: Self-Discipline
Welcome to your Friday Field Notes – a short episode delivered each week designed to help you think critically about what it means to be a man. My goal is to help you become a better leader in your family, your business, and your community. If you’re interested in getting involved in more discussions like …
OoM 063: Approaching Work Like a Craftsman with Cal Newport
If you’re anything like me, there never seems to be enough time in the day. When looking back, you know you were busy but what did you actually get done?! My guest today, Cal Newport, author of Deep Work, makes the case that most of us are participating in what he calls “shallow work,” which …
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FFN 005: Power of Choices
Welcome to your Friday Field Notes – a short episode delivered each week designed to help you think critically about what it means to be a man. My goal is to help you become a better leader in your family, your business, and your community. If you’re interested in getting involved in more discussions like …