GETTING UNLEASHED Features STORIEs ABOUT DOING TOUGH THINGS
Lectures and pillars don’t get tough things done
They define ideas. Stories let us experience them
Doing tough things requires a process—one that reveals itself along the way
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Why are Stories so powerful?
Every Getting Unleashed story begins with unlikely characters setting off on a fun, usually frivolous adventure—until it becomes tougher than anyone imagined.
As the journey unfolds, unexpected challenges force them to pay attention, adapt and respond.
Readers find themselves progressively engaged. They begin to recognize themselves in someone else’s experience.
But Getting Unleashed doesn’t stop with the story. It reveals the larger pattern hidden within the experience—the big picture that had been there all along, hiding in plain sight.
So the story isn’t merely fun to read.
It leaves us with something we can use.
The Dolomites: Reaching the Summit Was Never the Point
The Tough Thing: Can an old man and his tiny puppy navigate the demands and uncertainty of an ambitious mountain adventure?
Being present helps us notice what we would otherwise miss. Making memories allows us to carry and share what happened. Discovering what matters lets those experiences guide us. Then we keep going—knowing that however it works out …
Nothing was wasted
Machu Impossible
The Tough Thing: Can a once confined tiny dog reach Machu Picchu—and be accepted once she gets there?
‘Want’ makes the goal ours. ‘Can’ builds the evidence that we’re ready through productive discomfort. ‘Do’ is the culmination—when accumulated confidence finally becomes action.
WHAT COMES NEXT?
ONGOING STORIES
New stories will continue to find us. Some will reveal a new process. Others will deepen one we thought we already understood.
LIVE EXPERIENCES
Getting Unleashed brings the stories and their battle-tested processes to life through keynotes, conversations, and workshops designed for audiences doing tough things of their own.
USEFUL TOOLS
Quizzes, discussion guides, and other interactive tools will help readers and audiences examine the stories against their own experiences—and discover what matters to them.
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