Welcome to the Knowledge for Men podcast where strong men come to rise as grounded leaders,

lovers, and creators of their world. This is the next level.

There's a quiet kind of death that comes from always saying yes. Most men don't realize

it's happening until they're completely hollow. Whether you're chasing women who don't respect

you or lying next to a partner who doesn't really know you anymore, the root is the same.

You've been trading your truth for peace, your edge for approval, and your power for permission.

This is your wake-up call, and I'm Andrew Fairby, your guide today.

You see, most people pleasers don't lack confidence.

They've just never met the real version of themselves.

They lost him many years ago, when they traded truth for approval, when they

swallowed their voice just to stay liked, when they decided being needed was more important

than being known. And here's the twist no one wants to admit. Nice guys aren't kind, they're just

scared men in disguise. Let's make something clear. People pleasing isn't kindness. It's fear in a polite costume.

It's manipulation dressed up as empathy. It's a slow motion betrayal of your own soul.

And let's talk about the real price of playing small. Every time you shrink to be accepted,

whether it's in your bedroom or at the bar, you teach the world to ignore you.

Every fake smile, a self-inflicted cut.

Every silent, yes, another brick ceiling off your edge.

And every time you ignore your truth just to keep the peace, you burrow yourself one inch deeper.

So if you're done living for scraps of validation, if you're done chasing connection while cutting off

your truth, if you're done editing yourself to avoid conflict in your home or on a date,

then this is your wake-up call. Let's rip it wide open because the real you isn't weak. He's

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