We wildschool, just like wild coaching, we as parents find getting outdoors, in nature and getting real world experience works well for us. Matthew's out horse riding at the moment with Emma Murphy. 🙂 This little clips explains the reasons well I thought. Knowledge is consumed...But wisdom is cultivated, by walking, dialogue, in the wilderness, … Continue reading Knowledge is consumed…But wisdom is cultivated
🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️ 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️ + Me - Murph = 9 Curious men interested in exploring hindsight, foresight and insight as a path to greater wisdom 🥾 2 Days = 2 walks 🪓 wilderness survival skills 🔪 ⛺ 👂🏻 Deep Listening and Dialogue 🚶♂️🚶♂️ 👬 Camaraderie through Community 🏞️ Staffordshire Moorlands 🏞️ 🔥 Campfire Conversations under stars 🌃 … Continue reading The Next Fellowship Retreat 25th & 26th May…
Looking back at this old photo from my military days reminds me why adventure has always been my motivation. The above was taken wandering and climbing around the Himalayas. Early on, I learned to escape hierarchy and test my own limits — eventually joining the SF world, not for prestige, but just to see if … Continue reading 💫⚡💡 Empowered People Behave Differently….And Better! 💪
Every day we pass trees, flowers, and plants. Most of us don’t truly see them. We’ve been trained to treat green things as mechanisms, objects — resources to be managed or ignored. That way of looking is the same mechanistic story that’s pushed us toward crisis. From cradle to grave we learn to put “nature” … Continue reading Walk with the Living World
That’s the problem. -When you never slow down, you lose perspective. -When you stay indoors, immersed in noise, you drift from reality. The smartest leaders know this: * You don’t find clarity by pushing harder — you find it by stepping back. * That’s where coaching and nature come in. Walking in wild spaces shifts … Continue reading Most business leaders are too busy to think!?
Watch this reel. Then ask yourself: Was it really “progress”? Now we pay for what was once freely shared— Time, care, food, stillness, freedom. Capitalism took all that and fed it you back... It sold back your worth, piece by piece. Dynamic community. Decentralised teams. Regenerative culture. The drawbridges are going up. Let’s meet at … Continue reading Can you really have Capitalism and Community?
Really? I just spent a few days in wild country with a Silver DofE group. Heatwaves, storms, dodgy kit, team tensions, tricky nav — and they faced all of it head-on. Their research project? “Does adventure improve mental wellbeing?” They didn’t just talk about it — they tested it. Tracked their moods. Reflected. Looked after … Continue reading “Kids these days are soft…”
In a small Spanish village, the power went out. They didn’t freeze. They didn’t scroll. They gathered. Someone brought music. Others brought stories, wine, firelight. The square came alive. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a glimpse. We’re heading into deep, unpredictable change—systems cracking, AI rising, the climate humming with tension. Now's the time to get fluent—not … Continue reading No electricity. No problem.
As AI accelerates and digital infrastructure expands, we're faced with critical choices. One road leads to massive data centres—energy-hungry, water-thirsty, and centralised. The other? Regenerative communities: local food systems, homeschooling support, clean water, fresh air, and real resilience. 🌍 One uses more power than the grid can supply. 🌱 The other builds people, place, and … Continue reading QUIZ: What kind of future are we really building?
Just back from a recce in Knaresborough, Yorkshire – prepping for tomorrow’s private Freshwalks netwalking event. River flowing, birdsong echoing, woodland path underfoot. It’s here – in the rhythm of nature – that real conversations happen. The kind that foster wisdom, wellbeing, and resilient leadership. At Stoic Pilgrim Adventures, we combine walking and talking with … Continue reading Adventure Based Learning Experiences
