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Articles, books, and assessments for the hero's journey — organized in one place.

Articles
  • 14-part series

    Hero or Zero: Leadership Unmasked

    You've been in rooms with both. One leaves you drained. One leaves you better.

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  • 50-part series

    Workplace Hope

    What's actually working — the teams, the bosses, the companies where people leave better.

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  • Series

    Hero Moms

    Not the filtered version. The real thing — what it actually costs to show up.

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  • Fishing for Heroes

    He sits somewhere and pretends he needs help. Then he waits. Heroes show up fast, almost every time.

    8 min read→
  • Quiet Cracking: Why the Solution Is Killing You

    The premise of every leadership training is the same: let’s look more closely at what you’re not doing right.

    6 min read→
  • EQ and Fear: The Tool, The Irrelevance, and The Weapon

    Everyone’s investing in emotional intelligence. Nobody’s asking why the fear is there in the first place.

    7 min read→
  • Moms Are Heroes

    Twenty years of studying what makes people great led back to the same place. Mothers already live the hero’s journey.

    3 min read→
  • Doubling Down at Grinding Yourself Up

    Fear creates the thing it fears. Service creates the thing it needs.

    10 min read→
  • Stop Calling It Burnout. You Are Being Harvested.

    What if the battery isn’t broken? What if something is simply draining it faster than physics allows?

    5 min read→
  • Are You Building a Hero Business or a Performer Business?

    Service and extraction wear the same face. One question tells you which one you’re actually running.

    6 min read→
  • Are You a Hero or a Performer?

    You’ve been working hard and getting more exhausted, not less. That’s what happens when you’re built one way and living another.

    4 min read→
  • The Boss You’ll Thank in Ten Years

    One made you better and you hated them for it. One felt supportive but nothing grew.

    5 min read→
  • The Company That’s Actually On Your Side

    The company that fights for you when it costs them something. You’ve worked for both. Only one of them is real.

    6 min read→
  • The Job You’ll Regret in Two Years

    Some workplaces build you. Some use you. The interview won’t tell you which.

    5 min read→
Books
  • Isn’t the Acting Exhausting?

    The Subversive Guide to Being a Hero in a Performer System. The book version of everything Dennis learned.

    EPUB + PDF + Kindle · 6 chapters · 66 pages→
  • The Hero Boss Guide

    How to Lead by Getting Out of the Way. For leaders who won but feel empty.

    EPUB + PDF + Kindle · 8 chapters · 123 pages→
  • The Life Frequency Book

    Your life has a frequency. This helps you hear it. Take the quiz, get the book.

    EPUB + PDF + Kindle · 8 sections · 25 pages→
  • The Service Paradox

    The Service Paradox explained and applied. For families on the hero’s journey.

    EPUB + PDF + Kindle · 11 chapters · 174 pages→
Downloadable PDF Kits
  • Hero Me Kit

    Digital guides, practices, and AI coaching. Everything you need to start the hero’s journey.

    10 guides · 159 pages→
  • Hero Boss Kit

    9 leadership guides, 10-day practice, and AI coaching for the professional path.

    9 guides · ~100 pages→
Assessments
  • Hero or PerformerMost Popular

    The core diagnostic. Find out whether you're leading like a hero or performing like one.

    2 min→
  • DISC Assessment

    Discover your personality style and how it shapes your leadership.

    5 min→
  • What Would a Hero Do?

    Scenario-based. How do you actually lead when it matters?

    3 min→
  • Sunday Night Anxiety

    Measure your work dread. Understand why Sunday nights feel heavy.

    3 min→
  • Successfully Unfulfilled

    You've won by every measure. So why does it feel empty?

    2 min→
  • Midlife Transition

    Is it a crisis or an awakening? Find out which of the four types you are.

    4 min→
  • Next Level Ready

    You're not broken. You're ready for more.

    3 min→
  • Is Your Boss a Hero or Performer?

    Is your boss invested in your growth or their image?

    2 min→
  • Rate Your Workplace Culture

    Hero or Performer culture? Know what you're walking into.

    2 min→
  • Rate Any Company

    Is this company building something real or playing a part?

    2 min→
  • Hero Business or Performer Business?

    Are you building a business that serves or one that extracts?

    2 min→
  • Family Communication Style

    How your family talks to each other — and what it's costing you.

    5 min→
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