I want to discuss men's social responsibility to beemotionally vulnerable and how it can help them succeed professionally andpersonally. According to Zurich Insurance Group, 38 percent of men do not talkto others about their feelings, and almost three in 10 have never shown emotionor cried in front of others to maintain the appearance of manliness.

For the past eight years, Ege Reynolds has been on ajourney to overcome hiding his social anxiety by binge-eating chocolate chipcookies and playing League of Legends. At 225 pounds, he was constantly out ofbreath, walking up to his room, continually pleasing others instead of standingup for what he believed in, and living as a victim, thinking he was destined tobe bright but chubby and socially struggling. In these past eight years, he hasbeen able to lose 65 pounds, build a body that allows him to enjoy playingbasketball and lifting weights, overcome social anxiety by speaking tostrangers he was interested in, develop meaningful friendships with men helooked up to and women he didn’t think he deserved, run a six-figure businessthat genuinely helps clients, working from countries like Colombia, Mexico,Georgia, and the Philippines. And most importantly, he has created a peaceful,abundant, aligned inner reality that makes navigating life relativelyeffortless. Ege Reynolds is a former software engineer on a mission to help menbecome the best version of themselves. Ege has coached men from companies likeGoogle, Amazon, FB, NASA, and Blizzard, with whom he has helped createmeaningful connections and step into their higher selves.

Today, Ege Reynolds is the founder and CEO of Data-DrivenActualization, a platform that uses data-driven gamification tools to maketransformation fun, easy, and sustainable for scientifically minded men. Hiscoaching services have proven to be highly effective, as evidenced by thesuccess stories of professionals from various industries.

He joined me this week to discuss how to be a balanced man,step into our higher self, and foster authentic relationships with others. Hisapproach uniquely infuses Buddhist principles and social science. Ege is alsointerested in discussing what it means to be a balanced man.

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