GETTING UNLEASHED Features STORIEs ABOUT DOING TOUGH THINGS
Punch lists and pillars simply explain ideas
Stories let us experience how tough things get done
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, ambitious adventure.
As the journey unfolds, unexpected challenges force them to pay attention, adapt and respond.
But Getting Unleashed doesn’t stop with the story. It reveals ‘a process’ they discovered which helped guide them through the experience.
So the story isn’t merely fun to read.
It leaves us with something we can use.
Here’s two of our feature stories
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.
And just keep repeating the cycle, knowing 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?
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New stories will continue to find us. Some will reveal a new process. Others will deepen one we thought we already understood.
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