The sound of authenticity
For a month, I’ve been advertising my walkabout transition almost everywhere. The most common reaction from those who know the story: “You must be excited!” That’s an understandable assumption, which is why I’m puzzled that I don’t actually feel excited. I know how the energy of excitement feels in my body. This ain’t it. The […]
Burn your house down integrity
Some of you know I started using the term “walkabout” to describe my dream after I got laid off from my corporate overlord job in 2015. My children were younger and slightly more impressionable. It occurred to me the most valuable modeling I could provide as a father was to respond to my job loss […]
Done waiting for the stars to align
In August 2015, I attended a five-day retreat on a sprawling Colorado ranch. On day four, participants were invited to spend 10 hours by themselves in nature. We were to devise a ritual based on a line from a David Whyte poem: “Out of the silence/you can make a promise/it will kill you to break.” […]
The New Brett Project
I’m just back from staffing a New Warrior Training Adventure in Southern Minnesota, my 23rd men’s weekend. The training was beautiful and messy and humbling and glorious. A perfect microcosm. Now I shift back to the New Brett Project. One big milestone is approaching fast. My house will go on the market on Wednesday. (Here […]