Have you ever achieved something huge, only to feel let down soon after the triumph? Have you ever lived the life you wanted, only to wake up one day feeling disillusioned by it? Do you consistently share the raw truth of your experiences with other men? In this episode, my guest, Sean Hotchkiss, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. For nearly a decade, Sean Hotchkiss worked as a journalist filing stories and personal essays for some of the most iconic men’s publications in the world: GQ, Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, and Men’s Health.  Sean 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’t making him happy, and he was finally realizing it would never make him happy.  Today, Sean is a men’s 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.  Sean is also one of the courageous men participating in my year-long men’s coaching experience, ELEVATE 2022.  In today’s 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’s 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’s work and start having real conversations with other men. We also talk about Sean’s experience in ELEVATE 2022, why he was the first person to sign up for this year’s cohort, why he then tried to bail out when things got uncomfortable.. what brought him back, and what he’s since gotten out of ELEVATE 2022. Highlights/Keypoints: (03:42) Knowing Sean Hotchkiss (11:31) Sean’s impetus for finding a way out of his old life (12:22) What was the stepping stone that cleaved Sean’s path and gave him new possibilities? (18:05) Sean’s journey in Men Coaching (29:53) The reason why Sean bailed out on Elevate (35:34) The Naked Man: Road Map to Freedom (36:49) How did Sean’s projects inspire him into working with men?  (40:32) Sean’s advice for someone considering stepping into men’s work (42:50) Five Emotions Speed Round RESOURCES Connect with Sean: Website: The Naked Man                    Sean Hotchkiss Connect with Bryan: ****JOIN MY YEAR-LONG ELEVATE 2023 COACHING ADVENTURE & ELEVATE YOUR LIFE***  Link to join: Elevate 2023 – Bryan Reeves Website: Bryan Reeves Twitter: Bryan Reeves (@TheBryanReeves) / Twitter Instagram: Bryan Reeves | Men, This Way (@bryanreevesinsight) • Instagram photos and videos Links: https://lnk.bio/bryanreeves Youtube: a href="https://www.youtube.