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Inherent Self Podcast Episode 2: Happiness VS Purpose


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What if your purpose isn’t something you “find” — but something you grow into?

In Episode 2 of the Inherent Self Podcast, hosts Taylor Draper, Mike Regennitter and Jonathan Liebert unpack one of the biggest questions men struggle with today:

“What is my purpose… and why don’t I feel fulfilled even when I’m ‘successful’?”

This episode gets real about:

  • The difference between happiness and fulfillment
  • Why so many men feel empty even when they’re achieving and performing
  • How survival mode, upbringing, and generational trauma shape who we think we’re supposed to be
  • Why purpose is a moving target, not a final destination
  • Why men need brotherhood and community to discover who they really are
  • How to begin finding purpose when you genuinely have no idea where to start
  • Why “doing the work” doesn’t mean doing it alone
  • The truth about growth: it’s not linear, and it’s not easy
  • The myth of work-life balance — and what actually replaces it


One of the most powerful takeaways from this episode:


If you don’t know your purpose yet, you can borrow someone else’s mission until yours reveals itself.You don’t have to have it all figured out — you just have to start.


This episode is for:

  • Men who feel stuck, burnt out, or directionless
  • Entrepreneurs questioning their “why”
  • Anyone trying to untangle purpose, survival, fulfillment, and identity
  • Men who have no community and want one
  • Anyone who wants to grow — not for the sake of growth, but for meaning


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