Man On FIRE Podcast with David Mehler

The Hidden Cost Of Success


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~[00:00] Why top performers feel empty at the peak; welcoming Luke back.

~[02:00] Early signs of burnout: irritability, sleeplessness, numbing with alcohol; ‘checked all the boxes.’

~[04:30] Living crosswise with yourself: purpose as external validation vs intimate, relationship‑driven life.

~[06:30] The isolation of image: ‘calm, cool, collected’ becomes a prison; fear of burdening your wife.

~[10:00] Burnout as bound energy: repression → depression; cultural conditioning for men.

~[13:00] Bathroom-floor moment; mirror as leverage; stepping away from the role to heal.

~[14:30] Don’t wait for the default crisis; how brotherhood dissolves isolation and restores energy.

~[20:00] On-ramp to men’s work; pathways that now exist; proactive life design like business.

~[25:00] Having it all at work, starving at home; redefining ‘balance’ as a surfer, not a scale.

~[27:00] Closing invitation: identify where you’re burnt out, empty, unfulfilled—and ask for support.

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