GoodGuys2GreatMen Video Podcast

Are You Afraid Of Your Sexual Power?

Dan Dore & Steve Horsmon • 5m 33s • 27 August 2020

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Are You Afraid Of Your Sexual Power?
Video overview: If you were taught that being a good man means putting everyone else first, you may have mistaken being tentative for being respectful. I’m talking about why that belief creates frustration, fear, and uncertainty with women — and why real connection starts when you finally believe in yourself.

A lot of men learned very early that being a good man means taking care of everyone else first.

Make sure she’s happy.

Make sure the kids are okay.

Make sure nobody is upset.

Make sure you don’t ask for too much.

Make sure you don’t come across as selfish, needy, demanding, arrogant, or difficult.

And on the surface, that sounds noble.

It sounds kind. It sounds respectful. It sounds like the kind of man you were supposed to become.

But there’s a problem.

Many men took that lesson and turned it into a way of disappearing.

You stopped asking clearly for what you wanted. You stopped trusting your desires. You stopped moving toward women with confidence. You started checking, measuring, reading the room, and trying to make sure everyone else was okay before you allowed yourself to be okay.

You became tentative.

And because you’re a decent man, you probably called it polite.

You called it respectful.

You called it being considerate.

But underneath that so-called respect was often fear.

Fear of being rejected.

Fear of being judged.

Fear of being too much.

Fear of being seen as needy.

Fear of wanting something and not getting it.

Fear of finding out that your desire, your presence, your direction, and your masculine energy were not welcome.

That fear changes everything.

It changes the way you speak. It changes the way you touch. It changes the way you initiate. It changes the way you lead. It changes the way you stand in front of your wife or partner and ask for what you want.

Instead of coming from self-belief, you come from permission-seeking.

You don’t say what you mean. You hint.

You don’t lead. You wait.

You don’t invite. You test.

You don’t express desire cleanly. You wrap it in apology, awkwardness, resentment, or careful little questions designed to protect you from a no.

And then you wonder why the connection feels flat.

You wonder why intimacy feels awkward.

You wonder why you’re frustrated with women, frustrated with yourself, and frustrated with the whole dance of closeness, sex, affection, and emotional connection.

Brother, this is not because you’re broken.

It’s because you were taught a lie.

You were taught that putting yourself last makes you loving.

You were taught that needing nothing makes you strong.

You were taught that being easy to live with means being quiet about your own wants.

You were taught that a woman’s comfort should always matter more than your own truth.

And I’m telling you, that is not what creates trust, respect, or attraction.

A woman does not usually feel deeply connected to a man who is constantly asking for invisible permission to exist. She does not relax into a man who is always checking if he’s allowed to want her. She does not feel led by a man who is secretly terrified of being seen as selfish.

She may appreciate your helpfulness.

She may rely on your dependability.

She may value your loyalty.

But attraction needs something more alive than accommodation.

Connection needs honesty.

Intimacy needs presence.

Passion needs a man who can stand in his own desire without collapsing into shame or pressure.

That’s the key difference.

I’m not talking about becoming selfish. I’m not talking about becoming some careless, arrogant guy who only thinks about himself. I’m not talking about ignoring her feelings or bulldozing your way through the relationship.

That’s not strength.

That’s just another form of insecurity.

I’m talking about becoming a man who values himself enough to be real.

A man who can want what he wants without apologising for being alive.

A man who can say yes and no cleanly.

A man who can care about her experience without abandoning his own.

A man who can lead, invite, desire, listen, and love without turning himself into a nervous little servant hoping to be rewarded with affection.

That is what many men are missing.

Not more tactics.

Not more perfect words.

Not more ways to avoid rejection.

Self-belief.

If you don’t believe in yourself, every interaction with a woman becomes loaded. Her mood becomes your weather report. Her hesitation becomes a threat. Her no becomes proof that you’re unattractive. Her silence becomes evidence that you’ve failed.

Then you become needy in the very way you were trying so hard to avoid.

Because neediness is not simply wanting connection.

Neediness is needing her response to tell you whether you’re okay.

That’s what makes a man tentative. He’s not standing in himself. He’s waiting to see if she will give him permission to stand.

This video is about breaking that pattern.

It’s about understanding that being a good man does not mean being harmless, hesitant, and emotionally dependent on everyone else being happy with you.

A good man can be bold.

A good man can be clear.

A good man can have desire.

A good man can make himself a priority without making everyone else unimportant.

That is the inside game.

And this is why men need other men to do this work. Because your wife cannot be the one who teaches you how to believe in yourself as a man. She cannot be the source of your self-worth and then also relax into you as a leader, lover, and partner.

You have to build that somewhere else.

You have to build it inside yourself.

And you build it faster with men who understand this exact struggle.

Men who will challenge the nice-guy story that says your job is to keep everyone happy.

Men who will remind you that confidence is not selfish.

Men who will help you stop being tentative and start being honest.

Because the quality of connection and intimacy in your life will never rise higher than the level of belief you have in yourself.

That is what I want you to see.

You don’t need to become less caring.

You need to stop using caring as an excuse to hide.

Stop hiding behind being nice

If you’ve spent years putting everyone else first and calling it love, we can help you build the self-belief underneath real connection. You don’t have to become selfish — you can become clearer, stronger, and more honest about the man you are and what you want.

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About the Hosts

Steve Horsmon & Dan Dore | Certified Professional Men’s Coach

Steve Horsmon and Dan Dore have spent over a decade supporting good men who are confused, frustrated, and afraid that their marriages and families are falling apart with no idea what to do about it. We've both experienced the same emotions that you're going through now. We know what it feels like to try all the mainstream try harder, be nicer advice while watching things continue to get worse. And that's exactly why Goodguys2Greatmen exists. Since 2012, we've coached thousands of men through some of the hardest periods of their lives; marriage breakdown, emotional distance, sexless relationships, fears of divorce or separation. We focus on practical solutions to help you survive some of the most challenging and painful experiences that a man can go through. This podcast is for men who are done waiting for their life and relationships to improve and are ready to make some bold decisions so that you become more calm and confident and start moving toward what you really want.