The Steps of a Good Man: Walking Out Wisdom

By George G Barnes

THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN is the final installment in the Father/Son Legacy Framework-a SoulLit Noir manual for men who build while bleeding. George "G" Barnes brings the trilogy home with a book that doesn't just talk about wisdom; it walks it out in rhythm, in ritual, and in real life.

This is not a story about perfection. It's about pattern-how a father learns to govern his days like sacred ground and how order becomes the new inheritance. The book asks the hard question: Can a man lead without losing love?

Part I (The Rule) lays the rails before you run the train-teaching quiet stewardship over spectacle, time-tithing, and presence planning.
Part II (The Calendar) converts faith into measurable rhythm-30 days of order that prove peace is a system, not a feeling.
Part III (The Table) redefines leadership as stewardship-through apology protocols, repair practices, and father-son covenants that turn tension into trust.
Part IV (The Craft) forms skill through repetition-decision ladders, boundary scripts, crisis playbooks, and recovery tools for the man who won't quit but needs new fuel.
Part V (The Road) measures the fruit-Day 30, Day 60, Day 90. From audit to adjustment to handoff, a man learns to walk beside his son, not ahead of him.

Every chapter follows the BLACKPRINT System(TM):
Invocation → Confession → Revelation Pivot → Street Parable → BLACKPRINT Breakdown → Practice & Proof (AM/MID/PM) → TPDA Tag (Did God do, hide, or permit?) → Witness Log → Recheck (30/60/90).

Core Father-Son Lessons inside:

Consistency as Language - your rhythm is their reassurance.

Stewardship Over Spectacle - quiet work builds louder legacies.

Discipline as Devotion - order is obedience with tenderness.

Legacy Maintenance - pruning keeps peace alive.

Walking Together - presence replaces performance.

Tools Embedded:

13-week Planner (Quarter System)

Weekly Family Meeting Pages

Habit Dashboards (print-ready)

Decision Ladder & Crisis Card templates

90-Day Witness Log (Verse - Counsel - Fruit)

Ethiopic/LXX Scripture Anchors (Prov 20:7; Ps 37:23; Sirach 2)

Measurable Change in 90 Days (if practiced):

Day 30: Schedule stabilizes; tone softens; son responds differently.

Day 60: Consistent boundaries; less burnout; peace feels normal.

Day 90: Systems sustained; family moves in rhythm without reminders.

Voice & Vow:
Barnes writes like a man who's been forgiven and learned to count grace in minutes, not miracles. His pen holds discipline and tenderness in the same hand. This isn't theory-it's testimony turned into template.

Order here isn't control-it's love matured into leadership.
The good man doesn't rush grace; he walks it.

Publisher
God's Vision Legacy Empire(TM)

Edition Note
BLACKPRINT Edition - Includes 13-week planner, TPDA sheets, Practice & Proof dashboards, Father-Son Agreements, and Witness Log templates.

Series Motto
"Every man must survive his son's sentence, endure love's correction, and walk out the steps that order his future."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G13GWKSM
• ISBN13: 9798273189737
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"