So you helped out one of our viewers
who was ready to go bald, right?
This person,
you guys have been working together, Eddie and you,
and where was Eddie at when you first spoke with him?
Yeah, so Eddie, you know, a prime example
of the type of guy who would usually get in touch with me
in a position where young, you know, hungry,
Eddie himself is looking to join the Navy.
And he's had this period of about three years
where he's just kind of felt stuck and really didn't know
where to go with it, lost his confidence,
and it was time for him to just get back on track.
As you said there yourself, lean in to it,
embrace the bold look, and move on to better things.
Let's get to know Eddie a little bit more
and then we'll bring him on in, watch.
A lot of people know me by this hat
and a lot of people see me with this hat all the time.
Hi, I'm Eddie, I'm 21 years old
and I'm ready to go bald.
I'm a college student studying law in North Carolina
and I'm preparing to enter the military.
Three years ago I moved to North Carolina
and I drove cross country
and I decided to reinvent myself and shaved my hair off,
and little did I know it wasn't gonna grow back after that.
With bad genetics, it kind of just started to fall out.
It more or less affects my confidence.
I'm a social butterfly, I talk to anyone and everyone
but more personally when it comes to relationships
it's harder to get a foot in the door.
It just kind of digs deep.
I wear hats all the time.
This is my more casual hat.
And if I wanna dress up
and look nice, this hat.
So in preparation of joining the Navy,
I've been working out a lot trying to get ready.
And due to that, I have gained a lot of confidence in myself
but the last piece of the puzzle is my hair.
Trying to get over that full hurdle.
I'm excited to work with Harry.
It sounds like a fun time.
I just hope to be able to look at myself in a new light
and know that I can overcome this insecurity that I have
and find confidence and just shaving it all off.
Eddie, how's it going, man?
I'm doing good, how you doing?
Good, I'm doing really well.
I'm sure you're excited to kind of go for it.
Oh yeah, for sure, I've been looking forward to this.
You said you like to work out
and develop yourself in those ways.
Like that's who Eddie is, you know?
Eddie isn't just, oh, I have less hair
than the guy sat next to me, you know.
But the kind of shaving it off and stuff
it's a really good catalyst to change that narrative
that you've gotten yourself into, you know.
Because when you just decide for yourself
like I'm tired of being drained by this,
I wanna lean into that insecurity and really own it,
that's when you really notice and things will take off.
And I think you're in a great position to go for it.
Yes, sir, thank you.
I really do wanna embrace this.
Okay, I've sent you everything you need, right?
You've got the mirror there.
Listen, it's not gonna be pretty, you know,
everyone knows that, it's not even pretty.
You're probably gonna have to go over it a fair few times.
Just go for it.
I never shaved my head before so this is gonna be fun.
(shaver buzzing)
Oh, that's my hair gone.
Wow (laughs).
It takes some getting used to, that's for sure.
I mean, it's a different look, you know?
Just go for it down the middle
and then just like overlap all the way around.
I mean, how are you feeling?
This is so weird.
Like I'm feeling so many emotions.
So let's take a look at the before photos
just one more time.
And now here he is,
Eddie, bring it.
Oh. Hi.
Hi Eddie, how are you?
How are you feeling?
I'm wonderful, I'm wonderful.
I'm glad to be here.
Are you feeling strong?
I am, I'm feeling very confident.
I am feeling like a lot of weight
has been lifted off my shoulders.
Do you think that this is a path for you moving forward
to keep that feeling of lightening up a burden
of worrying about something like this
in your day-to-day life and just keeping on top of it
and moving forward in other directions?
Oh, 100%.
Harry said it best, this is,
it's a difficult thing for a lot of guys
because we can't control it and we feel very judged by it,
or at least I did in my experience.
It was hard to go throughout my days feeling confident
or just not feeling self-conscious all the time,
but now I have nothing to worry about.
I have gotten so much positive feedback
from everyone around me
and it feels great to finally be free
and to take this first step on this journey
to being confident and being able to live with myself
and be happy with how I look.
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