Everyone loves a great story, where the scrawny kid stands up to the bully and becomes a hero. Bas Rutten’s life is that story! You may know Bas as a UFC Champ or MMA Fighter, or perhaps as an actor alongside Kevin James (Here Comes the Boom, Kevin can …
Read more »Every man should have a list. Not a bucket list, per se, but a list of things that he wants to accomplish or projects he would love to see come to life. I have found that when men talk about these things, dream together a bit about their ideas, that it inspires us …
Read more »Every business has finite resources, but is particularly evident in small startups and side-hustles. While there are a number of things we must keep our eyes on, from our budgets to our people and processes, and of course our customers, there is one key commodity every business has at their disposal that must …
Read more »“Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.” – G.K. Chesterton, English Writer & Philosopher, 1874-1936
Men! I’m working to add more live training, discussion panels, and open Q&A sessions to the content that Wolf & Iron offers. This is all leading up …
Read more »In cultures past, and some of the primitive cultures still, we see that the maturing of a man into manhood contains a growing understanding of the sacredness of things. A boys mind sees the secular, the material; a mans mind becomes aware of the sacred. This is often a principle taught during “coming …
Read more »“It is a wise father that knows his own child.” – William Shakespeare
Hey fellas! I’m excited to know that you want to offer a Rite of Passage to your son or daughter. It’s quite likely that you did not have this experience yourself, so you get double the dad …
Read more »There is often a gap between the man we want to be and the man we are. And, it can feel awkward to step into the role of leader or authority, or even “successful” man when we’ve spent so long seeing ourselves in a different light. Part of growing as men is accepting …
Read more »I’ve hinted at it before, but it’s finally happening. Wolf & Iron’s membership site, The Foundry, is set to launch in January 2019 and I have a lot of work still ahead of me. In this episode, I go into some detail on the What, the Why, and the Roadmap for getting …
Read more »Most of the time we talk about “balance” in our lives: how much work, play, family time we allocate. However, we can’t truly keep life in balance because somethings should outweigh others. In this #trucktalkthursday episode I talk about having a bull’s-eye approach to life rather than trying to keep everything in balance. …
Read more »Over the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to learn first hand how marketing works and how to use it to grow a business. Right now, Facebook is king of advertising and the power to find and reach your audience has never been easier or more accessible. My guest for this episode …
Read more »What keeps us from accomplishing our goals? Are we sabotaging ourselves before we get started? In the last episode I talk about how to get things done with Plan, Execute, and Repeat. In this episode I talk about the things that hold us back. #trucktalkthursday
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Read more »Have you ever looked back at the last few months (or years) and wondered why you’re still in the same spot though you have dreams and desires? There is a simple formula for getting things done: Plan, Execute, Repeat.
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A simple strategy for accomplishing goals
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Read more »What would you consider hell on earth? I heard a great (and terrible) concept for it from another podcast and just had to share it here. It’s chilling, but also an eye opener and hopefully some motivation. #trucktalkthursday
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A chilling concept
How do we see ourselves at the end of our days?
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Introducing Truck Talk Thursday: Me talking from my truck about whatever I think other men need to hear.
One of the most important things that a new entrepreneur needs to always have in mind is how to replace themselves. We’re always working towards being less needed in our businesses. …
Read more »Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there holding it down and getting it done! Being a father isn’t easy, but it’s worth it, and there are some things you’ll learn by being a father that you might miss out on otherwise. Here are 5 ways being a father makes you …
Read more »Every man wants to be strong. To know and to push the limits of his own strength. Joe Strada is a man I respect in the area of strength. not only is he faithful to the iron, he’s using it to hone character. He and his wife, Margaret, are setting the example of …
Read more »Do we live in a shameless society? Or do we mask our shame because we don’t know what to do with it? In this Man to Man episode I talk about the difference between guilt and shame and the how and why many in society are wearing a mask.
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Read more »My friend Brutus (Bob Hillebrand) is an great example of the humble guy next door that is making an impact in the world. He’s carrying out the High Call on his life to be a mentor to orphans in Africa and a leader of a mission-minded people in an part of the world …
Read more »Finding a new career, once you’re already settled in and comfortable with an existing one, can be exciting and risky. As we mature, we often find ourselves wanting to do something more significant with our life, and we better understand our unique skillset and passion. In this episode, Brandon and Mike talk about …
Read more »Theodore Roosevelt“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
Theodore Roosevelt“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.”
George Washington“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
Edmund Burke“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.”
Some years ago I overheard a friend mention the words "Wolf and Iron" in passing. At the time I didn't know that he was referring to a book or that I had even heard him correctly. However, the raw manliness of that phrase struck a chord in me. I thought, "Those words should be used to encourage men to be men." I was excited to discover the book of the same title by Gordon R. Dickson shared many of the values I desired to learn and teach to other men. It tells a story of a young man, uncertain of himself, softened by our modern world, who becomes a true man through the trials of a post apocalyptic society, the shepherding by stronger, wiser men, and the confidence that comes through tested self-reliance.
There is a growing resurgence of masculinity in America and abroad. Men are feeling the High Call on our lives but find very few authentic examples in the modern generations of men to which we can look to for guidance.
Wolf and Iron is to be a voice and a light to the way of Manliness.
- Mike Yarbrough
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