Power isn’t the problem.

Strength isn’t the problem.

Masculinity isn’t the problem.

Purpose is.

In this episode of the First in Manhood series, Jay Awal breaks down why power without assignment doesn’t disappear... it leaks and how that leakage is showing up across society through declining marriages, rising loneliness, mental health crises, and widespread confusion around identity and roles.

Grounded in real-world data, design principles, and timeless truth (not politics or outrage), this episode explores why men disengage when purpose is removed, why women are forced to carry weight they were never meant to carry alone, and why confusion replaces order when design is ignored.

This episode explains how strength without direction turns into anger, apathy, or self-destruction and why restoring purpose stabilizes families, relationships, and leadership.

This episode is a mirror.

Because when power is aligned, everything else begins to make sense.

FIRST IN MANHOOD — CONTINUING THE SERIES

First in Manhood is a series about responsibility, discipline, purpose, and leadership.

Structure first.

Strength next.

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Lead or follow.

Build or consume.

Obey or delay.

You’ll either grow first or finish last.