429: Pursuing Self-Sovereignty and Why Life is More Meaningful When It’s Hard with Ryan Michler

<p>How many times has something happened in life where we&nbsp;<strong>blamed someone besides ourselves&nbsp;</strong>for the outcome? Didn’t get a promotion: it’s your bosses fault for being greedy! Ran late to work: it’s all the other drivers faults, not yours! Investment property having problems: it’s the tenant doing all the damage!</p><p><strong>Ryan Michler</strong>, founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.orderofman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Order of Man</a>, sees this sort of&nbsp;<strong>victim mentality</strong>&nbsp;as a massive block to our full potential. He makes the well-put point that all we can do is control our effort, we can’t control others.</p><p>This realization didn’t come easy, though. Ryan realized this after a tough fight with his partner, leading him to reevaluate not only their relationship, but the way he shifted blame on others, in an unhealthy way.</p><p>Now Ryan interviews the men that he looks up to on his own podcast, all while running his organization/brotherhood of those part of the “Order of Man”.</p><p>It’s not easy to stay humble and calm all the time, especially in the state of our current world, but Ryan does as good of a job as any to remind us all that&nbsp;<strong>our future is in our hands</strong>, and all we can do is try our best, consistently.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>Why we all need to practice&nbsp;<strong>humility, ownership, responsibility, and sovereignty&nbsp;</strong></li><li>The importance of having a “<strong>servant’s mindset</strong>” even as a business owner</li><li>How to constantly&nbsp;<strong>add value</strong>&nbsp;to whatever you do in life</li><li>Why we should shift our focus to&nbsp;<strong><em>our efforts</em></strong>&nbsp;and not other’s efforts</li><li>Why having children makes you want to be better and&nbsp;<strong>push harder</strong></li><li>The importance of&nbsp;<strong>owning and running a business</strong>, even at a young age</li><li>Dropping the “I” and using the “We” when&nbsp;<str