Welcome to Every Good Gentleman. This newsletter is dedicated to exploring the structures that foster prosperity in life. Here, I delve into four interconnected pillars:
ᚨ Fatherhood: Leadership, provision, and protection define fatherhood. The true roles of fathers, how influence creates authority and serves the family structure.
ᚢ Wellness: Physical and mental well-being are the foundations of strength. Insights and practices to maintain and enhance your health that provides vitality.
ᚠ Entrepreneurship: Success in business isn't just about financial gain but about creating a legacy. Strategies and tools to structure your entrepreneurial efforts for lasting prosperity.
ᛏ Masculinity: Healthy masculinity embodies integrity, courage, and leadership. Cultivating these qualities, integrating them into every aspect of life.
I'm Ryan Nelson, an architect turned entrepreneur.
For over two decades, I pursued purpose through education and employment, only to realize that true fulfillment lay not in following others' dreams, but in designing my own.
The turning point came with the realization that family and entrepreneurship were my true north.
Through trial and error, I've learned that structure is the key to serving both my family and my ambitions. I've learned to create prosperity and freedom within the responsibilities of family life, understanding how these elements compound into success.
Writing this newsletter is my way of tracing the path I've walked and focusing on the journey ahead.
Every Good Gentleman represents the ideal within us all: a man of foresight, benevolence, and action, capable of designing the life he desires. Here, we embrace the potential for creation and transformation.
Join me in building a life that is strong + balanced, driven by purpose, and rooted in meaning. I publish on Thursdays.
Ryan.
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future."
- Steve Jobs