Atlas was the greek titan condemned to hold the weight of the world on his shoulders for all eternity. Ask any man and he can tell you he’s felt this way, but sometimes it’s too much. Unlike Atlas you have a choice. Let me show you that choice.
You decide how the story goes.
The Story Behind Atlas Rise
For too long, I carried the weight of the world on my shoulders—just like the Titan Atlas, condemned to bear an impossible burden. I worked relentlessly, sacrificed endlessly, and poured everything into providing for those I loved, believing that my worth was measured solely by what I could carry. But somewhere in the struggle, I lost myself completely. The man I once was disappeared beneath the weight of endless responsibility, and I forgot that I mattered too. Unlike Atlas, whose punishment was eternal, I discovered something the ancient myth never tells us: we have a choice. We can choose to rise—not by abandoning responsibility, but by reclaiming our power, setting down what was never truly ours to carry, and standing tall on our own terms.
Atlas Rise was born from my own transformation—from a man exhausted by endless sacrifice and lost in the daily grind, to someone who remembered his own strength and rediscovered himself. I learned that being a provider doesn't mean disappearing into the role, that holding up others shouldn't mean forgetting who you are, and that the truest act of courage is choosing to rebuild yourself when you've been worn down to nothing. This is for every man who's worked himself to the bone and lost himself in the process, who's given everything while his own needs went unmet. Atlas didn't choose his burden—but we can choose to rise above ours, to remember who we are, and to become the men we were always meant to be.
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Are you a good listener? You might be an empath and you may be in trouble.
You might be an empath
If your whole life, complete strangers have been routinely sharing their innermost secrets with you. Panhandlers single you out in a group and energy vampires like narcissists are attracted to you like catnip. You are probably highly empathic.
If you don’t know what an empath is, it’s someone who is highly sensitive to the emotions and energy of others. They tend to be very intuitive, compassionate, and people sense that they are good listeners, non-judgmental, and have a calming presence. This is what makes them feel safe opening up to It’s like they instinctively know you’ll understand them, even if you don’t say much.
Being empathic is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand you’ll have deeper richer relationships, understand and get along with people better personally and professionally….but there’s literally a target on your back. People with Narcissist personality disorder crave attention and feed on attention energy, to them you’re a limitless supply and they will suck you dry if you allow it. If you pair up with a Narc, you’ll find a few things.
The conversation always seems to be about them.
Your turn to talk never comes.
If you try to turn the conversation away from the Narc, they get angry or passive aggressive.
If you do get to speak (usually in the lovebombing phase) you sense they aren’t really listening.
If you find this going on, it’s best you cut ties and run the other way. The longer you stay in a relationship with a Narc the uglier it gets.