The Neptune Warrior

There’s a moment no one really prepares you for — the moment you realize that the ladder you’ve spent years climbing is leaning against the wrong wall.

I’ve been building this since 1988. Decades of training, delivery, coaching, facilitation, leadership development — across industries, across audiences, across miles. I wasn’t just good at it — I was trusted. I had the experience, the credibility, the scars and the wins. But deep down, something kept tugging at me: This chapter’s done. It’s time to build something new.

Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art talks about Resistance — that shape-shifting force that shows up the second we get close to our real work. I used to think Resistance meant fear. Turns out, it can also mean staying in something just because you’re good at it, even if your heart’s already moved on.

So I’m not climbing higher on the same ladder. I’m stepping off. Not empty-handed — I’m bringing every hard lesson, every skill, every insight, every ounce of grit I’ve earned over 30+ years. This isn’t erasing what I’ve done — it’s honoring it by finally putting it to use for something that’s mine.

It reminds me of diving. Sometimes you descend expecting one kind of dive — a wreck, a reef, a training scenario. But the current shifts. The viz changes. You look around and realize the plan doesn’t match the reality. In that moment, you don’t double down on the old plan. You adapt. You adjust your trim, check your air, and trust your training as you make your way forward — even if it’s into something completely unknown.

That’s where I am now. Not at the bottom, but back at the surface — taking a breath, checking my gear, and making a deliberate descent into something that feels far more aligned.

I’m building something different now. Coaching men through real transitions. Creating spaces where resilience, purpose, and identity get rebuilt from the inside out. Helping people find strength in the middle of uncertainty.

This is a new chapter. One I’ve been preparing for my whole life. And it starts by putting my ass where my heart is — even when that means starting over.