\nHave you ever achieved something huge, only to feel let down soon after the triumph?
\nHave you ever lived the life you wanted, only to wake up one day feeling disillusioned by it?
\nDo you consistently share the raw truth of your experiences with other men?
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\nIn this episode, my guest, Sean Hotchkiss, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life.
\nFor nearly a decade, Sean Hotchkiss worked as a journalist filing stories and personal essays for some of the most iconic men\u2019s publications in the world: GQ, Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, and Men\u2019s Health.\xa0
\nSean was a young man living his boyhood dream, immersed in a world of luxury, fashion, celebrity, status, money, and drug-fueled parties with gorgeous women, until one day he began to wake up to an emptiness that his fast-paced and flashy lifestyle could no longer cover over. No matter how much he achieved in that world, it just wasn\u2019t making him happy, and he was finally realizing it would never make him happy.\xa0
\nToday, Sean is a men\u2019s coach, and a writer living tucked away in a quiet desert canyon just outside of Los Angeles. His new writing project, The Naked Man, a 12-part series that you can find at nakedman.substack.com, explores the male inward journey through a deeply personal lens.\xa0
\nSean is also one of the courageous men participating in my year-long men\u2019s coaching experience, ELEVATE 2022.\xa0
\nIn today\u2019s episode, we talk about the sometimes painful disappointment and disillusionment that often lives just on the other side of the successes we think we most want. We talk about what a man\u2019s journey can look like when he starts to make major shifts towards living a life more in alignment with his authentic heart, and the courage it takes to make that shift. We talk about the fear and hesitation many men feel when they first step into men\u2019s work and start having real conversations with other men. We also talk about Sean\u2019s experience in ELEVATE 2022, why he was the first person to sign up for this year\u2019s cohort, why he then tried to bail out when things got uncomfortable.. what brought him back, and what he\u2019s since gotten out of ELEVATE 2022.
\nHighlights/Keypoints:
\n(03:42) Knowing Sean Hotchkiss
\n(11:31) Sean\u2019s impetus for finding a way out of his old life
\n(12:22) What was the stepping stone that cleaved Sean\u2019s path and gave him new possibilities?
\n(18:05) Sean\u2019s journey in Men Coaching
\n(29:53) The reason why Sean bailed out on Elevate
\n(35:34) The Naked Man: Road Map to Freedom
\n(36:49) How did Sean\u2019s projects inspire him into working with men?\xa0
\n(40:32) Sean\u2019s advice for someone considering stepping into men’s work
\n(42:50) Five Emotions Speed Round
\nRESOURCES
\nConnect with Sean:
\nWebsite: The Naked Man
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\nConnect with Bryan:
\n****JOIN MY YEAR-LONG ELEVATE 2023 COACHING ADVENTURE & ELEVATE YOUR LIFE***\xa0
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