I Had No Father, So I Made My Work My Identity. It Almost Killed Me.

What happens when the one thing you've built your entire identity around collapses? For founder and designer Taylor Draper, that collapse wasn't just a business failure, it was a life-threatening crisis that pushed him to the brink of suicide. Growing up without a father, Taylor programmed himself to believe that his worth was directly tied to his achievements, a dangerous mindset that led him to build a successful brand but a fragile sense of self.In this raw and deeply vulnerable conversation, Taylor Draper, the founder of the men's mental health movement Inherent Self, reveals the inside story of how losing a $20 million investment deal forced him to confront the lie he had been living. This is a story about the dangerous link between a man's work and his worth, and the difficult journey to find who you are when everything you've built is taken away.Follow Taylor Draper & Inherent Self:Website: InherentSelf.orgCONNECT WITH US:► Website: https://cosbizpodcast.com/► Instagram: instagram.com/cos.bizpodcast ► Facebook: facebook.com/cosbusinesspodcast ✅ SUBSCRIBE TO THE COS BUSINESS PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOOJjezhA6fI-3RhohZ6w9A