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Articles, books, and assessments for the hero's journey — organized in one place.
- 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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Workplace Hope
What's actually working — the teams, the bosses, the companies where people leave better.
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Hero Moms
Not the filtered version. The real thing — what it actually costs to show up.
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Are You Robin Hood or the Sheriff?
The Sheriff is running 'how do I look?' Robin Hood is running 'what does this person need?' That's the whole difference.
5 min read→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→The Conversation You’re Avoiding Is Costing You Everything
The person sitting in a leadership seat who shouldn’t be there anymore. You thought of them before you finished that sentence.
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Isn’t the Acting Exhausting?
The Subversive Guide to Being a Hero in a Performer System. The book version of everything Dennis learned.
→The Hero Boss Guide
How to Lead by Getting Out of the Way. For leaders who won but feel empty.
→The Life Frequency Book
Your life has a frequency. This helps you hear it. Take the quiz, get the book.
→This is My Cheese — Not Yours
The book "Who Moved My Cheese" should have been. Why "just adapt" is bad advice.
→The Service Paradox
The Service Paradox explained and applied. For families on the hero’s journey.
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Hero or PerformerMost Popular
18 forced-choice pairs. No right answers -- just which orientation drives your decisions under pressure.
4 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.
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