For men
You have plenty of maps.
What you need is a compass.
You’re capable, productive, and people count on you. But your work has started to define you, and you’re no longer sure where all of it is leading or whether you’re on the right path. Most men try to answer that by gathering more options. We help you build a compass from who you are, so the decisions in front of you get made from solid ground.
What we see in men
The question underneath
the direction question
Most men come to us asking which way to go next. Underneath it, most are carrying another question: am I the kind of man who can do this well? It tends to show up in one of four ways.
Doubt about the path
He wonders whether this is what he is meant to do, or whether he has been stubborn, afraid, or missing it entirely.
Wanting a life that counts
He wants to be known for something real and to leave something behind for the people he loves.
Identity tied to the role
His work has defined him for years, which raises a hard question about who he is if the role changes or goes away.
Moving without knowing the destination
He is productive and busy and still cannot say where all of it is going.
Hear it from them
Men who sat where you are
A map or a compass
You don’t need more tools.
You need a framework.
| Working from a map | Working from a compass |
|---|---|
| Weighs options on salary, title, and what looks good | Weighs options against your gifts, values, and purpose |
| Asks the people around you what they think | Gives you a filter you can trust yourself |
| Answers the question of which direction | Answers whether the direction is built on who you are |
| Has to be redrawn with every new decision | Works on every decision after this one |
The Life Strategy Session
One day to build your compass
Clarity
We walk through your story and the pivot points that shaped it, then name your talents, your core values, and the way you are wired, including your Thinking Zone, so you can see what matters most to you in this season.
Alignment
We answer the question of how it all fits together, and it comes together in a specific purpose and vision for your life across every area: personal, family, career, and community.
Momentum
We build a filter for the decisions in front of you, then a personal life plan organized into quarterly focus areas, so you leave with clear priorities for the next 90 days.
Talk it through with Adiel
A Discovery Call is a real conversation, just you and Adiel, to look at where you are and whether a Life Strategy Session is the right next step. No pressure and no pitch.
In their words
What men walk away with
This process gives me teeth to take on tasks and the world. I’m excited and confident. This is what I needed.
Leaving this process, I feel excited, relieved, and satisfied. I can answer people with confidence.
For the first time, I’ve ever felt affirmed for the different components of myself.
I feel like I have permission to move towards the creative and strategic parts of me.
Your Guides
The men who guide this work
A former philosophy teacher, an educator who built a life overseas, a social entrepreneur, and a pastor of twenty-five years, each trained in the same Life Strategy process.
Adiel Brasov
Co-founder and Guide
Adiel leads our men’s Life Strategy Sessions and our strategic planning work with organizations. He taught philosophy, worked in commercial real estate and wealth management, and earned his MBA from the University of Colorado.
Happiest learning, traveling, or laughing with friends around a fire with a good cold beer.
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Duke Dillard
Guide
Washington and Lee graduate who taught with Teach For America, then lived and worked in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkey, where he earned his MBA. A certified life coach based in Texas.
An avid reader who lives in Texas with his wife and several of their seven children.
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Jeff Jewett
Guide
Psychology graduate, community developer, and co-founder of Spring Back Utah Mattress Recycling. Jeff is a certified Maxwell Leadership Coach.
Can be found mountain biking, skiing, or roasting his own coffee in Utah.
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Kevin Hughes
Guide
Master of Divinity from Talbot and more than twenty-five years as a pastor in California and Missouri. Kevin has walked with people through life transitions for decades.
Married over forty years, a grandfather of five, and a police chaplain in St. Louis County.
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A good fit, and when it isn’t
This is for you if
- A real decision about your work or life is in front of you
- You are capable and moving, and unsure where it all leads
- You want clarity you can act on the next morning
It may not be right yet if
- You want someone to make the call for you
- You are in crisis, where a counselor is the right first step
- You are not willing to give it one full day
Stop guessing. You were built for more than that.
Start with the five-minute Thinking Zone. When you are ready, a Discovery Call is thirty minutes with no pitch.