Category: Affairs

This section contains blogs to help men recover from their wife’s affair.

  • 3 Signs You Can’t Trust Your Wife Around Other Men

    3 Signs You Can’t Trust Your Wife Around Other Men

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    If you go looking for reasons you can’t trust your wife, you will find them.
    If you go looking for reasons you can trust her, you’ll find those too.

    We see what we look for.
    We hear what we listen for.

    But, if you just walked in on your wife with another man, you’re facing a breach of trust you can’t ignore.

    That’s why I’m giving you 3 red flags to watch for when you’re left wondering if you can really trust your wife.

    The Stress Of Uncertainty

    My ‘99 F450 truck had a glitch.

    All the gauges would randomly go to zero while driving.

    It was probably a bad ground wire, but I never found it.

    Road trips were extra stressful.

    Is the engine overheating?

    Is the gas tank empty?

    Hard to know when you can’t trust the gauges!

    In your marriage, trust takes years to build and can be shattered in seconds.

    Once trust is broken, you’ll stress about things you never used to stress about.

    Ask me how I know…

    But here’s the thing—

    Most men use their own insecurity, jealousy, or need for validation as the yardstick for deciding what’s ok and whats not ok.

    That’s like using a gauge with a bad wire to decide if the engine is overheating.

    Before you can decide if your wife is trustable, you need to get your guages grounded.

    Having a fancy car, a big bank account, or sacrificing your life for the family doesn’t mean your wife owes you loyalty or respect.

    Making money and remodeling the kitchen are things a great man can DO.

    But your wife is wired to respond to who you are BEING while you do those great things.

    If you’re full of fear, anger, or resentment, who you’re being is pushing her away.

    Until you can BE a man who stays calm and can listen when your wife is emotional, she won’t respect you enough to act trustworthy to your standards.

    But maybe you’ve grounded your guages.

    Your non-reactive presence is creating a safe container for her to be open and honest with you.

    Yet you’re still wondering if you can trust her.

    If that’s you, here are 3 red flags to watch out for:

    1. She never complains or vents to you

    A woman experiences intense emotions ranging from bliss to horror throughout her day.

    These feelings make up what she calls her heart.

    If you defend, argue, or try to shut down her feelings, she will stop sharing her heart with you.

    Guys think their marriage is making progress when things get smooth.

    The opposite is true.

    She’s keeping part of herself hidden when she never complains or vents to you.

    When she can’t share her entire heart with you, it’s easy to start keeping secrets.

    The good news is you can learn to be a safe place for her, inviting her to be a woman who shares everything with you.

    2. She freaks out if people talk behind her back

    An open and honest person has nothing to hide.

    They don’t have one Facebook for friends, another for family.

    They don’t delete their browser history.

    If your partner has a meltdown anytime she discovers others have talked about her behind her back, it can be a red flag.

    Who cares what others say about you unless you have parts of your life you’re trying to hide?

    By the way, If you are not leading by example with this, you are in no position to expect different from her.

    Many men are deleting their browser history, then expecting their wives to not keep secrets.

    Double standards don’t create trust.

    Until you can be open and honest, you can’t expect that from her.

    3. She never says sorry

    A person can get so wrapped up in themselves that they lose all awareness of how they’re affecting others.

    This can be a red flag.

    At the same time, She doesn’t need to change how she lives her life just because you have triggers.

    But if your wife cares about you, she will be understanding of how you feel and show remorse if her actions violate your shared values.

    If You Can’t Trust Your Wife, Clarify Your Values

    How can you be successful at a game with no rules?

    You can’t.

    There is no universal set of rules that creates fidelity or trust.

    YOU get to decide them.

    But most guys use their FEAR, INSECURITY, and JEALOUSY to decide their boundaries.

    Acting on negative feelings will never create the life you want.

    A chicken running around with it’s head cut off makes poor choices.

    You have to get crystal clear on the life you want to build, the experiences you want to create, and your behaviors that will make that happen.

    Until you do, there is no way to know your boundaries.

    Giving Trust Is Required

    If you wait to trust her until she is “trustable,” you’re preventing a vital half of the equation.

    Yes, trust can be broken if you trust.

    Your heart can be broken if you love.

    That’s the risk in relationships.

    One thing you can always trust with your woman is that she will be loyal to her feelings.

    No vows will keep your woman true to a specific set of standards.

    She doesn’t get a feeling of honor by holding true to her words like men do.

    At the end of the day, she will always make her choices based on how she feels.

    That’s ok.

    It brings balance to an otherwise robotic, masculine world.

    You get to choose how you will respond to her choices.

    Since women’s feelings are easily influenced, the tone and vibe you bring to the room has a large effect on how she feels.

    She doesn’t need you to make her happy.

    She needs to feel that you have a soft front and a strong spine.

    Your Next Step If You Can’t Trust Your Wife

    My Masculine Confidence Framework gives YOU the spine she needs to feel safe with you.

    You’ll learn how to have a soft front, so that she feels like she can share her delicate heart with you.

    You’ll grow a strong spine so she feels protected and safe.

    That’s the best recipe for a trusting relationship between a man and woman!

    Are you ready to have a man in your corner to show you how?

  • 4 Critical Steps To Healing A Broken Heart After Your Wife Walks Away

    4 Critical Steps To Healing A Broken Heart After Your Wife Walks Away

    Healing a broken heart after your wife walks away happens in stages. Men are affected by heartbreak differently than women, so the steps to heal are a little different. This article and video below will help you take the right steps to feeling better.

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    The Pain Of Heartbreak


    Loss of appetite.

    Tears. 

    Inability to sleep.

    Feeling like a used rag flushed down the toilet. 

    Nausea.

    Shortness of breath. 

    What a man goes through when the woman he loves divorces him is no joke. 

    Healing a broken heart after your wife walks away is possible if you follow time-proven steps.

    Why Should Healing A Broken Heart After Your Wife Walks Away Be The Focus?

    When we’re suffering from the loss of our marriage, we men tend to hyper-focus on ONE thing…Getting our wife back!

    We think if we could get our wife back, all our suffering would end and the world would feel like a happy place again.

    However, making our wife want to be with us is out of our control.

    We will get stuck in grief for years if we focus on things we can’t control.

    The other problem with focusing on getting our runaway wife back, is it leaves us feeling like a powerless victim.

    You know a man feels like a powerless victim when he…

    • Complains about his situation
    • Blames others for the choices he “had” to make
    • Defends why his pain is “different” from what other men face
    • Argues and raises his voice
    • Focuses on all the negative things that make his situation seem “unchangeable.”
    • Always brings up his ex in conversation to point out that she left him and why the relationship could’ve been fixed


    Many songs have been written about men who pined for a woman who stopped loving him until he died.

    Misery puts a dark cloud over life itself.

    Healing a broken heart after your wife walks away is 100% in our control, and that is why we must focus on it.

    You know a man is staying focused on what’s 100% in his control when he…

    • Sees the cup as half full instead of half empty
    • Can clearly describe what his bright, amazing, love-filled future will look like
    • Stops acting urgent
    • No longer holds others responsible to change for his life to be amazing
    • Bravely makes BIG, BOLD choices to create what he wants (even if nobody else approves)
    • Doesn’t allow fear, loneliness, or desperation to dictate the choices he makes
    • Takes full responsibility for how he feels without holding others liable

    4 Steps To Healing A Broken Heart After Your Wife Walks Away

    1. Come to terms with your denial of reality.

    During a marriage, it’s best if we focus on the positives of our partner. However, after divorce, it’s time to notice what was not positive about our wife. We can easily romanticize her which perpetuates our suffering. Coming to terms with reality means accepting that she isn’t all the amazing things we thought she was and we deserve better. A self-respecting man will not throw himself at a woman who clearly does not love him. The reality we must accept is that she no longer loves us, and clinging to her prevents the love we want from coming into our lives.

    2. Go alone in nature and unload all your anger.

    We will not be able to heal if we try to suppress our emotions. Go out in nature (far away from people) and fully unload all your anger about the relationship ending. Feel the anger from your head to your toes. An emotion that isn’t fully experienced can fester for decades, keep us stuck, and lead to PTSD. You might find the anger shifts to grief, regret, or resentfulness. Whatever emerges, get it all out. The goal is to let our body naturally heal by progressing through a whole range of emotions.

    3. Grab a journal and vent all your “if onlys” and all the things you wish you could have made your wife understand.

    When our wife leaves us, our brain will stew and stew on it, analyzing every angle, desperate to find a fix.. Mental exhaustion ensues leaving us dazed where we can hardly function at our normal capacity. Use your laptop or journal to unload everything in your brain. Write out all your “if onlys”, “what ifs”, and everything you want to explain to your ex. Do not send her any of your epiphanies! Our subconscious can’t tell if we’re using paper or her as a sounding board. Using paper provides relief as if she was there to listen & understand our perspective.

    4. Let yourself grieve the loss

    Letting go and grieving the loss of the relationship is the hardest part. Some call this stage “the lament” A lament is to mourn what we lost, grieve what will never be, and let go of the story we’ve been clinging to. Hanging onto our suffering does not prove our love for her! I’ve found self-love meditations to be very healing during this stage along with doing shadow work. It’s important to build a support system during this time, preferably with men who understand your pain and can empathize with how it feels.

    Your Personal Guide To Heal A Broken Heart

    Acceptance is the only path to having a meaningful, happy life even when life hands us lemons.

    Once we reach acceptance, we can look forward and create a new chapter that’s BETTER than the one we just closed.

    In my book, “A Man’s Vital Guide To Healing Grief” I give a blueprint you can follow to put your broken heart back together and reach acceptance.

    I’ve had my heart broken more than once.

    In my book, I wrote down every step I took to recover so you can have a clear path to follow.

    You know this book will help you if…

    • You wake up at night in a panic that your wife is gone
    • Feel miserable when you see other couples kiss or hold hands
    • Cannot imagine yourself ever attending a wedding again
    • Have lost your will to keep going
    • Everything (even your job) feels pointless

    Chapter 9 provides a link to get a FREE copy of my “healing loneliness” meditations along with videos and digital resources.

    Healing a broken heart after your wife walks away can be hindered if we keep holding onto the pain.

    It’s paradoxical, but letting go of the pain feels like letting go of her.

    Part of us never wants to let go, because it feels like we’re giving up.

    I help you overcome problems like this (and many more) in my book.  

    Click HERE to get a copy.

    Much love brother,

    Garrett Prettyman

  • She Wants Divorce …3 Steps to Reduce The Pain

    She Wants Divorce …3 Steps to Reduce The Pain

    One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was accept the “Death” of a relationship when the other person was very much alive. This article explains 3 ways we can reduce our pain when our wife wants separation, or if she wants divorce, by having a healthy ego.

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    She Wants Divorce: 3 Steps to Reduce The Pain

    The Role Of Ego In An Intimate Relationship

    In general, the term “ego” seems to have a negative connotation.

    We tend to think of ego as a narcissistic ass-hole with an over-inflated self-image.

    However, a relationship is the joining of two (or more) lives into one interdependent family unit. 

    We cannot be “joined” to another emotionally, physically, mentally, or spiritually unless we are first separate from it. 

    What makes a co-dependant relationship toxic is both are seeking completion through the other. 

    What makes an independent relationship toxic is both are living like ghosts in passing with zero overlap in life experiences. 

    In an interdependent relationship, both have a healthy sense of self (ego) so that neither needs the other to provide basic elements of well-being. 

    Things like happiness, security, and confidence are not things to get from someone, they are things to share with them. 

    An ego that’s not fractured will feel safe, secure, confident, happy, and complete! 

    What’s A Fractured Ego?

    Our ego was born the first time the thought, “I am” popped into our brain as a child… 

    • I am fast
    • I am funny
    • I am smart

    Knowing who we are created our sense of ego. 

    Our ego fractures when we abandon part of ourselves to minimize the risk of being shunned by a person or group. Our ego also fractures when we become enmeshed with someone but then they back out of our life. 

    Human tendency is to replace the fracture with something…Anything! so that we can regain a sense of balance, safety, and routine in life. 

    This desperation to fill the void can be dangerous since human nature gravitates towards what’s familiar over something new or unknown. 

    Think Of Our Ego Like An Orange 

    An orange is made up of many slices. 

    Your identity as a couple, your position of being a spouse, your daily routine and household activities – those all became who your ego knew you to be. 

    But what if our partner was emotionally abusive?

    What if she was unkind, unfaithful, unwilling to emotionally connect or to be intimate?

    Our fractured ego will gravitate towards what’s familiar over what’s healthy.

    for example, If we grew up with a father who would never hear us out we will gravitate towards people who don’t listen to us. 

    Why?

    IF FEELS FAMILIAR.

    New is scary. 

    Familiar feels safe. 

    Part of our self-development as men is to get clear on who we are and how we will self-reliantly fill the slices in our ego with new, healthy affirmations, routines, and people. 

    This means we’ll also get clear on what toxic traits or people we’ve been enduring because it feels familiar. 

    It’s good to focus on the good about our wife while in the marriage but when she wants divorce, we need to reckon with her negative traits.

    Coming to terms with what WASN’T right about our partner helps us see reality and not put our wife on a pedestal.

    If we keep telling ourselves that we’re losing Mrs. Perfect, we’re only delaying the healing of our heart

    3 Steps To Reduce The Pain When She Wants Divorce

    1.0 Stop holding other people responsible for your happiness. 

    You are not responsible for your wife’s happiness and she isn’t responsible for yours. Let her off the hook! By definition, love is to ACCEPT something for what it is. If you really love your wife, you will not try to change her into the wife you think she should be. The saying is really true, “If you love her, let her go”. Again, though, a lot of nice guys are tolerating behaviors that are not just annoying or exaggerated, they are tolerating straight-up abuse. Accepting your wife for who she is means you have clarity about if she should be placed inside or outside the “wife” category in your life. 

    2.0 Establish a new, exciting routine that’s sustainable even if she never returns. 

    This one is easy to overthink. Our routine is made up of many small things like when to run the dishwasher and whether we’ll store the toilet paper in the bathroom or the closet. Many of the small things our partner handled created a rhythm in our life we took for granted. Our ego feels lost when there isn’t a consistent routine in our daily lives.   

    3.0 Find new sources of identification. 

    This will usually be in a social setting. Humans need to feel like they belong to a group or cause bigger than themselves or we feel isolated and disconnected. Whatever is vital to your life mission or purpose will clue you into what group, club, or membership is going to be “your tribe”.

    How Else Can I Reduce The Pain When She Wants Divorce?

    When I take men through my Masculine Confidence Framework, We dive deep into 14 essential layers for you to be a happy, confident, masculine man. 

    Most of what we want in life cannot be gained by pursuing it directly. 

    Things like charisma, being emotionally grounded, and having a strong and happy ego are byproducts of addressing deeper issues like shame, fear, and low self-esteem. 

    Marriages are not saved or created by trying to save or create them! 

    Relationships are a natural byproduct of two people being mature, happy, committed, responsible, and secure. 

    If you’re ready to stop trying to put out fires and face the deeper problems, reach out for a free consultation

    I was speaking recently with a client who finished working with me a few months back. 

    When we had our first conversation over a year ago, he was completely gutted and at the end of his rope. 

    Over the last year, he’s made massive growth in his confidence as a man!

    The spark has returned to his eyes. 

    He holds his head high. 

    He can tease, flirt, and laugh again. 

    Most amazingly, his clear boundaries are enabling him to have a level of love and empathy towards others he never had before.

    A lot of this work is paradoxical!

    Who would have thought a person can’t be deeply empathetic or loving unless they have strong boundaries?? 

    If your wife is cold or if she wants divorce, Follow the path many men have used to regain their mojo and confidence by reaching out so we can get clear on what your next steps should be. 

    Much Love Brother, 

    Garrett Prettyman

  • Surviving Her Affair – 3 Steps To Restore Trust

    Surviving Her Affair – 3 Steps To Restore Trust

    This article is for the man who is hoping to restore trust with his wife after there’s been a breach of fidelity in the relationship. One of the hardest parts of surviving her affair is the massive breach of trust. When genuine remorse is present, there is a path back to having trust again!

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    Surviving Her Affair – 3 Steps To Restore Trust

    Surviving Her Affair

    An emotional affair is the most detrimental form of cheating for a woman.

    A physical affair is the most detrimental for men.

    Our bodies react with panic when trust is shattered.

    We feel like we’re on a sinking ship with no shoreline in sight.

    Every fiber of our being wants to make our panic STOP by patching the holes in our boat.

    We really need to check our motives for WHY we want to patch the holes in this sinking boat.

    If our underlying drive to “fix” the relationship is to settle OUR fear, OUR insecurity, OUR panic, then we’re doing damage control, not relationship creation.

    Self-care to alleviate our painful symptoms needs to be our main focus when surviving her affair.

    3 Steps To Restore Trust When She Shows Remorse

    Here are 3 steps to take:

    1. Create an amazing life to the same standards you expect from her
    2. Resolve your own insecurities so you can SHOW trust
    3. Create a temporary framework for her to show her trustability

    Couples have built better, stronger relationships despite an affair.

    An affair doesn’t necessarily mean you had a bad relationship.

    Esther Perel has spent decades studying infidelity.

    I’m paraphrasing, but Esther says, “Happy women cheat when she becomes unhappy with who she has allowed herself to become in the relationship”

    Version 1.0 of your relationship ended the moment she cheated.

    If trust is restored, a new version 2.0 can be created.

    Setting Standards For The Relationship

    I’ll say it crystal clear right now.

    If you’re secretly using porn you are in no position to expect trust from your wife.

    Men get from porn what women get from attention.

    The adrenaline, the dopamine, the sedative effect on the mind – those same juices that keep you addicted to porn are what keep her addicted to attention from other guys.

    Hold all your behaviors to the bar you want her to also hold herself to.

    This includes behaviors like honesty, vulnerability, and a mature demeanor.

    Resolving Our Insecurities While Surviving Her Affair

    Our wife could be totally trustable for the rest of our life but if we don’t SHOW trust, there will be no trust.

    We don’t get to use our triggers or traumatic past as a cop-out.

    Were you abandoned before?

    Are you terrified of being alone?

    That’s YOUR stuff to work on!

    Delving into this kind of personal development isn’t a matter of reading a few articles or watching a few YouTube videos.

    Reach out to a coach, mentor, or therapist to get your stuff resolved before addressing her stuff.

    Creating A Temporary Framework

    If your wife has no interest in re-building trust then DO NOT try to impose this step onto her!

    If she wants to build a relationship 2.0 with you, it’s ok to have a temporary season for her to prove her trustability.

    This could look like her having a curfew, or allowing you see her phone records, or keeping you posted on her whereabouts.

    Make it clear to her when this framework starts and when it ends.

    The point isn’t to be a control freak.

    This is a temporary season for her to prove she’s serious about being trustable.

    Being A Confident, Attractive Man

    Insecurity, distrust, being a helicopter husband – those traits must end for there to be improvement!

    My Masculine Confidence Framework is being used by men all over the world to gain attractive mojo.

    Book a “Get Grounded Now” free consultation to see if this coaching package is right for you.

    Much Love Brother,

    Garrett Prettyman

  • How I Got My Happiness Back After My Wife’s Affair

    How I Got My Happiness Back After My Wife’s Affair

    Below is a video from a recent conversation I had with master coach Sven Masterson. I highly recommend Sven’s community and mentorship. Click his name to see the content he has about men, marriage, sex, and relationships. This article will outline exactly how I got my happiness back after my wife’s affair. I promise you’ll find value in listening to my discussion with Sven as well. 

    My Wife’s Affair:

    My August Saturday started off as usual.

    Stacks of book work needed my attention.

    Being self-employed required me to do the job description of 5 employees.

    It had been this way for years

    My wife and I were ghosts in passing.

    This summer was different though.

    The few times we were home together, she acted like I didn’t exist.

    She hadn’t wanted sex in weeks.

    Most weekends she would go out with friends and not come home for days. 

    On this Saturday, my wife was home.

    I was being mopey.

    I dropped a few comments about how nice it would be if she would stay home more.

    Since we both had the day off, I hoped we could at least spend the morning together.

    I sat down at my desk to do the bookwork.

    What happened next changed my entire life.  

    She sat down on the couch beside me and said “I have feelings for someone else“.

    I died that day. My heart was ripped out. I cried for days. I stopped eating. I couldn’t get out of bed. My will to live was gone. My wife’s affair tore me apart.  

    Fast Forward To Now:

    •  I’ve created a life I love!
    •  Live location independent
    •  Spend part of the season deep in the mountains
    •  Ceder trees, creeks, fireplaces, and coffee are all normal parts of my day
    •  I create connection anytime I want it
    •  Have several homes in different states
    •  Have the deep love, sex, intimacy, and relationships I want
    •  No longer dependent on women to feel good or “get lucky”
    •  No longer addicted to porn
    •  Experience the things I love everyday

    Watch this video to hear about 10 key attributes I had to develop as a man to create a life that attracts what I love after my wife’s affair:

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    How I Got My Happiness Back After My Wife’s Affair

    How I Created Happiness In Spite Of My Wife’s Affair 

    Step 1: STOP old behaviors

    Step 2: Grieve the loss (go through all 5 stages)

    Step 3: Develop new mindsets

    Step 4: Develop new behaviors

    Step 5. Develop new ways of communicating

    Step 6. Look forward, then invite

    STOP…

    In my Ebook The Devastated Man’s Marriage 1st Aid Revival Pack I list 26.5 things to immediately STOP doing when your wife cheats or has an affair. Continuing these behaviors pretty much guarantees your life will be miserable. These behaviors also increase the odds of divorce.

    STOP things like:

    •  Checking her phone.
    •  Tracking her location.
    •  Begging, bargaining, pleading.
    •  Trying to win her back with flowers and love notes.

      Chasing = Loosing


    Develop New Mindsets

    •  Your FEAR of divorce (not divorce itself) will PREVENT a new, better relationship from growing. Understand divorce papers don’t keep you apart any better than the marriage certificate kept you together. 
    •  Realize she didn’t cheat because you’re a bad husband. She cheated because she’s unhappy with who she’s allowed herself to become in the relationship. Even if you’re the worst husband in the world, cheating was her choice.
    •  See her as doing the best she can with the brain she has. In her mind, everything she’s done is justifiable based on how she perceives things. You can’t expect more than that from anyone. 
    •  Understand your pain comes from your perceptions, not her actions. 
    •  Get crystal clear about your values and boundaries. Write down the consequences for those boundaries. Your boundaries are NOT meant to control her. They should NOT be created out of fearanxiety or insecurity. They are intended to define the borders of what YOU want to experience and what YOU will continue to give YOUR energy to. 
    •  Let her feel the sting of her choices.

    Develop New Ways Of Communicating

    •  Use statements, not questions with her.
    •  Listen for emotion words when she talks. Connect with those emotion words. 
    •  Don’t defend, explain, justify, or get defensive about your intentions.
    •  Do more listening than talking…Drop the mic. 
    •  Talk your frustrations out with your man support group, not her family or friends.

    Look Forward, Then Invite

    •  Get laser-focused on your life mission beyond your wife and family.
    •  Face your uncomfortable edges where you’ve been playing small.
    •  Know exactly what your amazing future smells, tastes, feels and sounds like. 
    •  Say “hell yes” to what aligns to your amazing future and “hell no” to what doesn’t.

    TRUST IS THE CORE ISSUE TO ADDRESS WHEN SHE CHEATS OR HAS AN AFFAIR

    •  First, trust in yourself has to be developed before engaging her. Trust in your intentions. Trust in your ability to create a happy day. Trust you can manage your own emotions. Trust in your ability to detach from her moods.
    •  Second, She must show trustablity through consistency.  
    •  Third, she has to show true remorse for her affair.
    • Fourth, YOU must extend trust to her.

    Frame How She Can Gain Your Trust

    Trust is a mutual experience between one person being trustable and the other extending trust. Masculine energy establishes “frames” so she knows exactly how to gain your trust.

    1. “Frame” what you need from her to regain trust.

    2. “Frame” How long you need her to do this

    3. “Frame” the course of action you will take to manage your own insecurities, fears, and anxiety.

    Once I got clear on my boundaries and values, I lovingly removed myself from my wife’s life. I went from being willing to chop my arm off to save my marriage to boldly standing on my operating principles to ensure my happiness.

    If I had found a mentor before my wife’s affair, would my marriage have turned out differently?

    There is no way to know.  

    What I can tell you is everything I’ve created since then is because I had a man by my side coaching me along the way.

    This is what I offer men.

    I can show you exactly how to use the tools you need to create the relationships you want. 

    Some things only “click” when another man gives it to you straight. 

    Get Your Happiness Back Today

    Rather than waiting for my wife to change so I could have an amazing life, I created an amazing life not dependent on her. My new life has attracted what I want!

    Are you ready to have a man in your corner to show you the ropes? Fill out my Contact Form and lets have a talk. It’s free. No strings, no snake oil. See how coaching can make you into the man you want to be.