Most people don’t need more motivation. They need a mirror they can’t look away from.

In Episode 93 of the Old Man Energy Podcast, Flint Anderson breaks down why brutal honesty is a daily discipline, not a one-time breakthrough. If your results don’t match your story, the story is the lie. “I’m overwhelmed” usually means you haven’t decided. “I’m waiting on clarity” usually means you’re avoiding responsibility. And the longer you avoid it, the more it starts to feel inevitable.

Then we go into Part Two: audacity. Brutal honesty without audacity becomes self-flagellation. Audacity is the willingness to act before you feel ready, take up space without permission, price higher than your comfort level, and move while it’s still ugly. Confidence isn’t imagined. It’s built through action and feedback.

If you’ve been stuck in the same cycles, same money stress, same conversations, same promises you quietly break to yourself, this is your wake-up call.

Hit pause and do the one thing you already know you’ve been avoiding.

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Most men never fail because they lack talent.

They stall because nobody ever taught them how to talk to themselves, how to anticipate the hard, or how to stay accountable when motivation dies.

In this episode of Old Man Energy, Flint Anderson sits down with Anthony “Ant” Nelson Jr. for a real conversation about growth, pressure, leadership, and why most men stay stuck even when they know better.

Ant shares what changed for him over the last year, how accountability forced action, why pressure is not a punishment but a signal, and how leadership is not a title but a skill that can be grown at any age. From fatherhood and coaching to speaking, discipline, and cutting distractions, this episode hits the reality most men avoid.

If you feel busy but unproductive, called to something but procrastinating, or surrounded by people who never tell you the truth, this conversation will hit close to home.

Listen through the end if you care about legacy, leadership, and becoming the man your family needs next year, not someday.

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Most people don’t fail their New Year’s goals because they lack discipline.They fail because they keep trying to power their life with motivation.In this Christmas Day episode of Old Man Energy, Flint Anderson starts with what actually matters: family, presence, gratitude, and the memories we never get back. Then he shifts into the real work.January guilt. Broken resolutions. Motivation that burns hot for two weeks and dies.This episode introduces Mechanical Discipline, a system for deciding once, removing daily negotiation, and executing without emotion. Not to become a different person, but to build a structure your current self can actually run.Flint breaks down why discipline is not a personality trait, why willpower always fails under real life pressure, and how to install simple daily systems that survive stress, sickness, holidays, and bad days.This is not hype. This is structure.In this episode:Why Christmas presence matters more than presentsThe January guilt cycle that sabotages most people every yearWhy motivation is unreliable and discipline is misunderstoodWhat Mechanical Discipline actually isHow to stop renegotiating with yourself dailyWhy missing one day is not failureHow systems quietly change your identity over timeA free Mechanical Discipline checklist to install one real change👇 Ready to stop drifting and start building?I laid out the first steps in Any Idiot With a Hammer. Download it now, link’s below.What you can do to stay connected:👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share if this helped shift your mindset📥 Check the description for OMEMurch + new programs📲 Follow Flint on all platforms for daily mindset content Also check out two of my books for free!https://www.anyidiotwithahammer.flintanderson.com/https://www.momentummatters.flintanderson.com/Old Man Energy's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theoldmanenergyEntreprenual growth | https://750kmastermind.comFlint's Website | https://flintanderson.com/Flint's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/phlintrock/Flint's Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PhlintRock/Flint's Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@phlint_rockFlint's Twitter | https://twitter.com/PhlintRockOfficial Merchandise | https://shop.flintanderson.com/

Most people don’t fail because they aim too high.They fail because they never start.In this episode, Flint Anderson dismantles the lie of perfect timing and exposes why overthinking quietly kills dreams. Drawing from Peter Thiel’s Zero to One, Jordan Peterson’s work on competence and readiness, and Isaiah 6:8, this is a direct confrontation with your Impossible Task.The thing you know you are called to do.The thing you keep delaying.The thing that starts ugly.This is about action before clarity, courage before confidence, and movement before competence.Key takeaways:Why a bad plan executed beats a perfect plan never startedHow waiting to feel ready guarantees stagnationWhy high performers are not smarter, they just implement fasterThe quiet danger of pretending to startHow regret follows you when potential stays unusedWhy scheduling will never be easy and timing will never be rightThe paradox of growth: once you do more, you know you can do moreNobody is coming to give you permission.Here am I. Send me.What about you?👇 Ready to stop drifting and start building?I laid out the first steps in Any Idiot With a Hammer. Download it now. Link’s below.What you can do to stay connected:👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share if this helped shift your mindset💬 Drop a comment: What’s your impossible task?📥 Check the description for OMEMurch + new programs📲 Follow Flint on all platforms for daily mindset content Also check out two of my books for free!https://www.anyidiotwithahammer.flintanderson.com/https://www.momentummatters.flintanderson.com/Old Man Energy's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theoldmanenergyEntreprenual growth | https://750kmastermind.comFlint's Website | https://flintanderson.com/Flint's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/phlintrock/Flint's Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PhlintRock/Flint's Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@phlint_rockFlint's Twitter | https://twitter.com/PhlintRockOfficial Merchandise | https://shop.flintanderson.com/

This is not a parenting tips episode.This is an indictment.The average teenager is on screens close to 9 hours a day.Most kids see hardcore porn by 12. Some by 10. A few by 8.They are anxious, overstimulated, sexually confused, and emotionally numb.And no, they did not do this to themselves.Parents did.Parents glued to their own phones.Parents using screens as digital benzos to sedate their kids.Parents handing a glowing rectangle to a child and calling it “bonding” or “quiet time.”In this episode of Old Man Energy, I am not talking about abstract culture.I am talking about you, your house, your habits, and your kids.We go straight at:How “lazy parenting” hides behind busyness, exhaustion, and distractionWhy handing your kid a screen is no different than handing them a sedativeThe porn exposure nobody wants to talk about, and what it does to a developing brainHow you are training your kid to leave you the hell aloneWhy your child trusts strangers on the internet more than they trust youThe exact ways your phone is stealing your authority as a parentWhat happens when your “good kid” is just a quiet kid who gave up on youThis is not comfortable. It is not gentle.It is necessary.You will hear:Why your child is more connected to algorithms than to youHow addiction patterns in kids mirror your own scrolling and gamingWhat disassociation looks like when a whole family sits in one room and mentally disappearsWhy banning all tech is not the answer, and how that approach failed in my own houseHow to start clawing your family back from the digital pit, one decision at a timeIf you feel attacked, good.That means you still care.You are the adult. That means this is your responsibility.This episode is a line in the sand:Stop sedating your kids.Stop outsourcing their identity to strangers.Stand up. Step in. Raise your children on purpose.If this punches you in the gut, share it with someone who needs the wake-up call.👇 Grab the “Be The Father You Needed” shirt before it is retired.It is a reminder of the standard, not the excuse.Official Merchandise | https://shop.flintanderson.com/👇 Want the first steps to rebuilding your own standards so you can lead better at home and in your work?Your starting point is Any Idiot With A Hammer.I wrote it so you have no excuse left. Link is in the comments.https://www.anyidiotwithahammer.flintanderson.com/What you can do to stay connected:👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share if this helped shift your mindset📥 Check the description for OMEMurch + new programs📲 Follow Flint on all platforms for daily mindset content After you finish with AIWAH, go here:https://www.momentummatters.flintanderson.com/Old Man Energy's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theoldmanenergyEntreprenual growth | https://750kmastermind.comFlint's Website | https://flintanderson.com/Flint's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/phlintrock/Flint's Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PhlintRock/Flint's Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@phlint_rockFlint's Twitter | https://twitter.com/PhlintRock

When adults go to war, children take the hits.

In this episode of Old Man Energy, Flint Anderson pulls apart the emotional injuries kids carry when parents choose anger, ego, and avoidance over maturity.

This is not a gender war.

It is a war on children, and most adults don’t even realize they’re causing the damage.

Inside this episode, Flint opens up raw stories from his own childhood and from raising seven children in a blended, foster, and adoptive family.

This conversation hits everything so many parents avoid:• Why deadbeat behavior is not gendered•

How emotional abandonment impacts a child instantly•

What “defensive child reflex” really is•

Why kids protect the parent who hurts them•

How keeping a child from the other parent backfires•

The invisible trauma created by adult conflict•

The real cost of weaponizing kids in a breakup•

How to provide emotional safety, stability, and truth•

Why some parents need guardrails and how to set them•

How children rewrite reality to survive their parents•

Why protecting them often turns you into the villain

Flint also shares painful stories he’s never told publicly:

Growing up without a father, the erector set moment, the mother who showed up high, the father who never showed up at visitation, and the abduction of two of their children for eight months.

This episode is blunt, emotional, and necessary.

It will challenge you to examine your own behavior, your wounds, and the way you show up for your children.

If this message pisses you off, it might be about you.

Sit with it, then fix it.

Your kids deserve better than the war you inherited.

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Your kids are not your redemption story. And your grandkids are not your second chance at life.This episode is blunt, emotional, and necessary. Flint dives into the reality of breaking generational cycles... and the ugly truth most parents never admit:we project our fears, failures, and fantasies onto our kids, then punish them when they choose a life that is actually their own.Through raw stories of parenting, grandparenting, blended families, and the pain of alienation, Flint tears into the habits that ruin relationships and teaches the mindset that rebuilds them.This is the episode every parent, adult child, co-parent, step-parent, grandparent, and estranged family member needs to hear.What You’ll Learn• Why memories matter more than perfect schedules• What “breaking generational cycles” actually looks like• Why most parents secretly treat their children as do-over versions of themselves• The emotional cost adult children pay when they chase their dream instead of yours• The difference between guidance and control• How fear disguises itself as anger in fathers• Why two-present-parent structures matter, even after divorce• The truth about weaponizing children and parental alienation• How to support kids even when you disagree with their choices• How to stop losing your identity inside your child’s activities• How to repair relationships with adult children you’ve drifted fromIf this episode hits you anywhere in the heart, take action.Reach out to your kid, your grandkid, or that person you’ve drifted from.

Send them a memory and tell them why you’re proud of who they’re becoming.Ready to stop drifting and start building your best life? Your first steps are in Any Idiot With A Hammer.Download it here: https://www.anyidiotwithahammer.flintanderson.com/What you can do to stay connected:👉 Like, Subscribe, and Share if this helped shift your mindset📥 Check the description for OMEMurch + new programs📲 Follow Flint on all platforms for daily mindset content Also check out another of my books for free!https://www.momentummatters.flintanderson.com/Old Man Energy's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theoldmanenergyEntreprenual growth | https://750kmastermind.comFlint's Website | https://flintanderson.com/Flint's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/phlintrock/Flint's Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PhlintRock/Flint's Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@phlint_rockFlint's Twitter | https://twitter.com/PhlintRockOfficial Merchandise | https://shop.flintanderson.com/

Most people chase money, titles, and hustle culture until they burn themselves out.

This conversation cuts through all of that.

Dustin Lunde returns to Old Man Energy after several years, and the man has changed.

He sold a business, rebuilt his priorities, rebuilt himself, and discovered what real fulfillment actually looks like.

We go deep into identity, discipline, 75 Hard, authenticity, fatherhood, AI, building a business that supports your life instead of consuming it, and the turning point where you realize you are no longer fighting the world, you're fighting the man in the mirror.

This episode packs wisdom earned the hard way.

What You’ll Learn

• The moment Dustin realized success needed a new definition

• The trap of “doing more” and why it leaves high performers empty

• How 75 Hard evolves as you evolve

• The hidden cost of needing to be right

• Using AI as a tool without letting it steal your authenticity

• Why inner peace hits harder than any external win

• How to build a business that actually gives you time freedom

• The truth about call centers, digital marketing, and industry change

• The power of presence, connection, and doing life on purpose

• Why being in the arena matters more than being perfect

No more theory.

No more waiting.

Your moves are in Any Idiot With a Hammer. Link is below!

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