Psychological
What if strength is actually the mask?
Not physically protected. Emotionally armored. Lewis Howes spent years performing strength while hiding pain, and he noticed the same pattern everywhere: the louder someone projects toughness, the more they're usually guarding.
I wore the mask of the athlete, the tough guy, the guy who had it all together. And underneath, I was falling apart.— Lewis Howes
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The thinker
Performance Coach & Vulnerability Advocate
Lewis Howes is a former professional football player turned lifestyle entrepreneur, bestselling author of The Mask of Masculinity, and host of The School of Greatness podcast.
Based on The Mask of Masculinity | Lewis Howes | TEDxIndianaUniversity, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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