Getting Unleashed
Tough things aren’t done with pillars or formulas.
Don’t follow mine. Find yours.
Now let’s share some stories—and get unleashed!
Doing them requires a process—one that reveals itself along the way.
Stories do what pillars and formulas cannot.
They let us recognize ourselves in someone else’s experience.
A story draws us in before asking anything of us. We feel the uncertainty, confront the unexpected, and discover meaning alongside the person living it.
Each Getting Unleashed story begins with a tough thing. As it unfolds, the challenge forces us to pay attention, adapt, and respond.
From those moments, a process unique to the experience emerges—not one imposed afterward as a formula.
That process turns what the experience was trying to teach into something usable—without pretending the same process will work for everyone.
The Dolomites: Reaching the Summit Was Never the Point
The tough thing:
The process it revealed:
BE PRESENT.
See every detail in the panorama, not just the subject in the picture.
MAKE MEMORIES.
Galvanize experiences that may become resources later.
FIND MEANING.
Understand what those experiences reveal about you and what matters.
DON’T STOP. REPEAT.
NOTHING IS WASTED.
Read Summit →
Arguably our most profound, universal process
Machu Impossible
The tough thing: Getting Tom and Twinkles to Machu Picchu.
The process it revealed: WANT. CAN. DO.
A story about the distance between wanting something, believing it is possible, and finally doing it.
Read Machu Impossible →
Machu Impossible process distinctly different!
The stories find us.
We don’t go looking for them. They have a sinister way of finding us—usually before we’re ready and rarely in ways we could predict.
The process keeps evolving.
Every story reveals a process. Some uncover a new one. Others reveal something new about a process we thought we already understood.
Become the architect.
Getting Unleashed doesn’t give you a vague architecture for life. It challenges you to recognize what your experience demands—and become the architect of your own way through.
You don’t need my mountain.
You need a way through yours.
Rescued not yet saved
“Rescued” = The moment circumstances shift
“Saved” = The moment identity does
"The journey between being rescued and achieving self-salvation is crucial. Your effort determines your path."
Twinkles, the rescued 4-pound chihuahua story unfolds in moments, not milestones — from confinement to summits, from survival to belonging.
“Rescued” often comes from someone else’s hand; “saved'‘
comes from your own effort.
That gap — between relief and renewal — is where people either relapse, stall, or rise.
The journey to sucess can be slipperier than Peruvian Trail during rainy season.
“Dont LOOK DOWN Twinkles!! 2,000 drop from ‘Dead Woman’s Pass, pup.’”
From Fear to Belonging
A tiny dog’s journey to belonging in three acts
Chihuahua terrrified by the even Tinier Baby Shi-tzus???
When I carried her out of ‘confinement,’she barely weighed four pounds. People said I’d saved her. Truth? We were both still trembling, both waiting to be saved.
“My Park Now, Big Fella!”
The little victories had built a big presence. Twinkles confronted her biggest challenges — part Ella Jefa, part La Princesa. She had already claimed her ground.
From trembling rescue to fearless trailblazer
Twinkles had proven herself. She no longer needed to sneak or ask permission — she belonged.
“Rescued, Not Yet Saved” is a category creator
“‘it challenges the linear, Hollywood-style redemption arc.
It’s not ‘before and after, ‘It’s “during.’”
Essays / memoir: personal reinvention and belonging
Talks / lectures: leadership, recovery, resilience
Brand ethos: Getting Unleashed → “The journey from rescued to saved”
Community platform: A space for people in the in-between—not broken, but rebuilding
I Rescued Your Life, You transformed mine
“Y tambien Dad”
Thomas Corr
Storyteller | Dog Dad | Accidental Adventurer
📍 Based in: Chicago, Medellin, Festivas
🌐 Website: www.getting-unleashed.com
📧 Email: tom@getting-unleashed.com
I’m Tom — Stanford engineer, Duke MBA, and former Fortune-150 exec. My four-pound co-pilot Twinkles went to Rescue U.
Together we create at the intersection of culture, humor, and transformation — turning lived moments into universal lessons of courage, clarity, and belonging.
getting unleashed can wash away flaws.
you’ll notice the change.
summary of a recently published article
‘Tiny Dog, HUGE Pawprint’
“A heartwarming story based in Latin America of a man and his new bestie sharing an immersive experience, embracing discomfort and relishing the unpredictability of a foreign culture.”
“They continuously sought challenges, experiences that would inspire them to ‘THINK DIFFERENT, THINK BETTER.’”
Publisher of Daily Inspired Life
In response, Community Members Reacted
“The way Mr. Corr Navigated His Journey Shows the Power Of A Postive Mindset”
”Change is Never Easy. But It’s Always Better When You Have a Trusted Friend By Your Side”
“ I Smiled the Whole Time While Reading This Story. It’s Truly Inspirational!”
The summit, Piedra del Penol, Guatape, Colombia
This was only the beginning
The real adventures came after — when rivals found harmony in a yellow shirt, when a tiny dog conquered the impossible at Machu Picchu, when language itself bent and reshaped what loyalty means.
These aren’t just stories about a man and his dog. They’re stories about what it takes to rise, to trust, to belong.
→ Explore a few of the Aventuras
Machu Miracle - Validation day! Proves she belongs (pictures support articles)
Yellow Shirt - How America Continues to Divide (pictires support articles)
Benedikta Arnold - Furry Traitor (Academic Case Study)
Street Smarts - (Humor)