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 »When family comes first, how does a man deal with postponing his passions and dreams, sometimes for years? And, are there occasions which family doesn’t come first and a man needs to take care of his own needs?
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What can planting pecan trees teach us about thinking generationally? We live in a society that is so focused on the next and the new that we tend to forget about how the now affects the future, particularly the future of our children and grandchildren.
Key Ideas
Thoughts from an artist on thinking …
Read more »In today’s episode Mike talks with Garrett Jonsson from Fight The New Drug (FTND). They discuss the science behind porn and what it does to our subconscious mind and why it is now called “The New Drug”.
What is Fight The New Drug?
It’s a non-profit based out of Salt Lake …
Read more »Often, when we consider the man we are or our place in life in light of where we want to be, the journey to the other side seems far too long and impossibly out of reach. However, growth as a man happens faster than you might think, because we don’t grow linearly or …
Read more »The concept of free will and the questioning of whether or not it exists is something that theologians and naturalists have debated for centuries. The God-fearing and the godless argue this point both within and without their circles. In this episode I throw the question out there and give a scene from the …
Read more »Men are waiting longer and longer to get married, and with the rate of divorce it’s easy to see why. How can a man know if he has met the girl of his dreams and that the dream won’t turn into a nightmare once he ties the knot? Mike and Brandon, both successfully …
Read more »As a man grows, he acquires knowledge and an understanding of the value of said knowledge. He also becomes aware of the value of people and wants to give of what he has so that it may be of benefit to them. This may come in the form of a new product, an …
Read more »So, my friend Brandon put me on the spot to come up with a date for our “Gathering”, but I don’t have one yet. However, we’re working on something so stay tuned. The best way to be notified when we do have The Gathering all figured out is to join our email list …
Read more »In our modern day with our strong independence, the lack of neighborliness, and so many distractions, can men still form deep, lasting friendships? This is the question Mike and Brandon tackle in this Ask a Man Episode.
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Read more »As an introvert who does a good job of playing an extrovert, I have some inside information as to how introverts work. In this episode I introduce a concept that I think helps introverts understand themselves and extroverts understand introverts.
Key Ideas
A concept on how introverts experience interactions with other people
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Read more »Does size matter? Should it? How does a man feel get confident in the size of his member, or better yet, how can he make it a non-issue? In this episode, Mike and Brandon do their best to offer some advice while remembering they are adults.
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Read more »What do cattle ranchers have to do with branding? Continuing on the entrepreneur theme, I talk about how “branding” got started and how the businesses that are really making it have evolved…and how the other businesses have not.
Key Ideas
How branding got started
The proper way we should think about our business brands
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Read more »Ask a Man is back! Brandon McConnell and Mike Yarbrough answer your questions. One listener asks “How can a man still be proud to be an American, considering the state of things?” We also ask the question “Is Nationalism dead?” and get into some ‘Merica stuff.
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The return of Ask a …
Read more »Entrepreneurs, listen up! Marketing is key, but it doesn’t have to be an impossible task or something that prevents you from moving forward in your business. In this episode I share some tips that have helped me grow my businesses.
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I talk about some of the businesses work in terms of …
Read more »While you’re waiting for the right time to get hitched, life is passing you by. There are lessons about being a man that can only come from raising and leading a family. So, it’s time to drop the excuses that keep you from “settling down” and make the commitment.
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Some of …
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 »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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