The Ordinary World
Comfort zone. And a loneliness you can't quite name.
Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?
A free treasure map of your life, and a 50-page companion book to help you find where you are standing on it right now.
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Watch the film first
3 minutes. Turn the sound on.
Sound familiar?
Nothing is wrong enough to change.
Nothing is right enough to feel alive.
You have the job, the house, the routine. From the outside, it all looks fine. On the inside, something went quiet a long time ago. That is the Ordinary World, the first island on the map. Most people never leave it. Not because they can't. Because nobody ever showed them there was a map.
The destination of fear is regret.
Ten islands. One journey. Yours.
Based on Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey. Sail it counter-clockwise, starting in the Ordinary World.
The Call to Adventure
Something asks you to move. You hear it. You pretend you didn't.
Refusal of the Call
Doubt, denial, and very good reasons to stay put.
Meeting with the Mentor
Someone, or something, shows you it can be done.
Crossing the First Threshold
You leave the comfort zone. There is no map for the next part. Except this one.
Tests, Allies & Enemies
New rules, new friends, new enemies. You find out what you are made of.
The Approach & the Ordeal
Fear, betrayal, darkness. The dragon you have been avoiding.
The Reward
The turning point. You realise what you came for.
The Road Back & the Resurrection
The final test, and the person who comes out the other side.
Return with the Elixir
You come home changed, and you share what you found.
Your free map and companion book
- The full treasure map, in high resolution, to print or keep on your screen
- A 50-page companion book: one chapter for every island
- The question I had to ask myself on every island, so you can ask it too
- Where are you? A way to find the island you are standing on right now
If one page makes you feel like you're staring into someone's soul and seeing the reflection of your own, then it did its job.
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Who is sailing with you?
For 25 years I sold people financial security, and I had plenty of it myself. In 2018 I sold the company, the house and the car, and went looking for what was missing; I found darkness first, then my story. Now I help other people find theirs, and no, I haven't arrived. I'm still sailing.
You are not alone.
The Journey Of Your Life: The Event
One evening. One room. Strangers who stop being strangers. Film scenes, stories, and questions you answer in pairs. No phones. Everyone goes home with their own treasure map.
People come for the stories. They stay for the people.
The first international event, in Lisbon
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