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Wolf & Iron Podcast #27 – Author Eric Barker on Why What You Think About Success is Probably Wrong
If I could suggest to you all, one book to read this year on success, it would be Eric Barker’s excellent book Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. This is a great book and I am really honored to speak to ...
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Sep 25, 2017
Wolf & Iron Podcast #26 – Man to Man: Get out of the weeds!
Men, do you ever feel that you’re stuck in the weeds and muck of life, unable to move forward? We need to be in a position where we can see the road ahead, make strategic decisions, and live the life we feel the ought. I give a quick talk on what’s keeping us ...
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Sep 19, 2017
Ask a Man: Get (mostly) solid answers to life’s hard questions!
Hey fellas! I’m excited to introduce something called Ask a Man. It’s an opportunity for you to get some answers to the questions in life that every man is asking. Simply email me with the form below and, if your question makes the cut, my co-host and I will answer it to the ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #24 – Man to Man – On Planning: Why I hate it, & why I do it anyhow
If I had my druthers, my day would flow from intuition rather than a well thought-out plan. My default, as a creative individual, is to mosey through the day with a general idea of what I need to get done, allowing for plenty of time to get diverted with creative endeavors, and not ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #23 – Joel Salatin on Regenerative Farming, Eating, & What We’re Doing Wrong
Interview with Joel Salatin
My wife and I picked up Mr. Salatin’s book Folks this ain’t normal a few years ago, and we still reference it as a must read for those frustrated with everything related to food: how it gets to our table, how it is raised, why my lettuce only last ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #022 – 4th Manniversary Special! Mike talks about the last year, new stuff, and the future of Wolf & Iron
The last year for Wolf & Iron has been pretty incredible. I started Rustic and Main, wrote a book, repaired my marriage, sent one kid off to college, quit my job, grew Wolf & Iron by the thousands, and still have most of my hair.
In this Manniversary episode ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #021 – Author and Historian Mark Lee Gardner on Theodore Roosevelt, The Rough Riders, Writing, and History
You guys know I’m a big fan of Theodore Roosevelt and have studied and written about his life on a number of occasions. I had been following Mr. Gardner for a while primarily based on the titles of a few of his books (I hadn’t read them yet!): To Hell on a Fast ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #019 – Author Warren Peterson on Success, Failure, Writing, and Living Significantly
My pal Warren Peterson has experienced the ups and downs of life. He chased after success in the way most men do, and lost it all. That experience was a wake up call that he desperately needed, and now he is using it as a catalyst to help men get on the right ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #017 – Kyle Blessing (aka Blessious) on Gaming and Manliness
I have two sons, both teens, and of course they love their game time. Heck, I was raised the Nintendo, so I completely understand. However, I can’t help but feel that it’s a waste of time. But should I? Is there something answered in playing video games that we are not getting from ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #15: Aaron Walker on Entrepreneurship, and Living a Life of Success and Significance
The first time I heard Aaron Walker (known as “Big A”) speak I knew I had to have him on the podcast. I didn’t know anything about him, I just loved his enthusiasm. Before I read his book or had really taken a look at his site, I reached out to him and asked ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #014: Jason MacKenzie on Being a Better Man Through Authenticity and Vulnerability
I don’t know when it happened, but at some point we denigrated the enlightened, renaissance man and esteemed the stoic, ridged, emotionally detached man instead. Introspection and a genuine understanding of our gifts and our failings, can lead a man to be better. It requires a good deal of humility for a man ...
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Wolf & Iron Podcast #013: 3rd Manniversary, What’s in Store for 2017, and Family Issues
Hey gents! Wolf and Iron has finished up its 3rd year of manliness and I wanted to talk a little about what’s coming up in 2017, but more importantly, I wanted to give an update on what’s going on with my family life. As some of you may remember, I posted on Facebook ...
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