Barrett Brooks

Hey Reader, Whether you’re already a founder, might be a founder one day, or simply want to learn about the founder path for the sake of learning, thank you for reading my work. I’m grateful for you. I’m running a little experiment this week by putting the mini essay first. Let me know what you […]

Hey Reader, Hit reply and tell me the hardest problem you’re dealing with in your business right now. I’d love to chat about it (it’ll also fuel new ideas for mini-essays in the weeks to come). Let’s get to it… A quote to make you think from a book podcast worth listening to “When you […]

Hey Reader, Shout out to Avaleen, Jason, Cory, Christian, and Dan for thoughtful replies over these past couple weeks. I’m thankful to be in conversation with talented, ambitious people like you. I won’t hit you over the head with another “podcast coming soon” message. You know what it is on that front. This was a week of […]

Hey Reader, Shout out to the 21 new folks who joined us this past week. We’re now a community of 690 folks using our careers to take big swings at hard problems to help humans and nature flourish. I’d love your help growing to 1,000 good people by the end of March. Please send this […]

I spent the latter half of this week at an incredible retreat center called 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, California (the sunrise photo this week is from the trip). My friend and the co-founder of New Story, Brett Hagler, hosted a small event called Camp Redwood for social impact founders and senior leaders. I served as emcee […]

Hey Reader! ​I’ve been heads down this past week recording new podcast episodes and that’s about it, so we’ll get right to the good stuff. One new feature this week is a question to consider as you read each article I share. Send me feedback on whether it improves the reading experience! A quote to […]

Hey Reader! Happy Sunday! I’m giving Sunday a shot this week under the same premise that has led me to send on Saturday. I want you to have the space and energy to sit calmly, perhaps with a cup of coffee or tea, and read whatever interests you. In my life, Sundays often have more […]

Hey Reader! This week brought the first major external adversity of the year here in Portland (and in much of the country). We had a day of snow last Saturday. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday we had freezing rain that coated everything in .4” of ice. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that all of our […]

We’re officially into the year and I’m feeling myself settle into my new routines and goals. I recorded a wonderful podcast episode this week (coming soon). I also completed my second full week of living up to the morning rituals I’ve always wanted: As I’ve lived into my long-held intent, I’ve noticed how present I […]

I’ve yet to publish any kind of review of 2023 (I might not at all), but here’s my quick take on what last year was about: establish my coaching business with enough revenue to give me infinite runway for future creative work. And that’s exactly what I did. I now have a healthy client base […]