When you see yourself in the mirror, do you like who you are looking at? Are you currently in your best or worst state? Do you feel lost or trapped? What kind of man do you want to become?

These questions and more were tackled by our podcast guest, Mr. Johnny Elsasser. He is a former Army Ranger, a men’s leadership coach, and the host of The Art of Masculinity podcast. His journey of becoming a men’s leadership coach began when he joined the army at 17 years old. He spent 10 years of his life in the Middle East. He has been put in the toughest situations and harshest environments and had to persevere. Things went downwards though when he came back to the US. Feeling a loss of sense of purpose, he became depressed and alone. He started to struggle with his own masculinity of who he is showing up as. During these dark times, he realized what he should have done, and that’s to become more vulnerable and honest with what he feels. He also came to understand that this does not mean he is less of a man, on the opposite, this is what real men look like.

Today, he is helping other men to figure out how they can be more empathetic, how vulnerability and honestly actually boosts confidence, and how they could show up in a certain way, every single day, to be able to empower the next generation. Johnny has given out really interesting perspectives and actionable things of what people can do to start to understand who they are and become the person they want to be. I can not wait for you, our dear tribe, to put into perspective the huge nuggets shared in this fire episode!