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


 


For the past eight years, Ege Reynolds has been on a
journey to overcome hiding his social anxiety by binge-eating chocolate chip
cookies and playing League of Legends. At 225 pounds, he was constantly out of
breath, walking up to his room, continually pleasing others instead of standing
up for what he believed in, and living as a victim, thinking he was destined to
be bright but chubby and socially struggling. In these past eight years, he has
been able to lose 65 pounds, build a body that allows him to enjoy playing
basketball and lifting weights, overcome social anxiety by speaking to
strangers he was interested in, develop meaningful friendships with men he
looked up to and women he didn’t think he deserved, run a six-figure business
that 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 relatively
effortless. Ege Reynolds is a former software engineer on a mission to help men
become the best version of themselves. Ege has coached men from companies like
Google, Amazon, FB, NASA, and Blizzard, with whom he has helped create
meaningful connections and step into their higher selves.


 


Today, Ege Reynolds is the founder and CEO of Data-Driven
Actualization, a platform that uses data-driven gamification tools to make
transformation fun, easy, and sustainable for scientifically minded men. His
coaching services have proven to be highly effective, as evidenced by the
success 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. His
approach uniquely infuses Buddhist principles and social science. Ege is also
interested in discussing what it means to be a balanced man.


 


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