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 PagesHabit Dashboards (print-ready)Decision Ladder & Crisis Card templates90-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.PublisherGod's Vision Legacy Empire(TM)Edition NoteBLACKPRINT 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."