Robert at a table beside a singing bowl outdoors
Robert at a table beside a singing bowl outdoors

TRUE NORTH · THE 180-DAY LEAD-IN

True North. Six months. Set your heading.

True North. Six months. Set your heading.

True North. Six months. Set your heading.

The lead-in to Ronin Forged. Same method, half the distance. On your own.

$697 paid in full, or $127/month for 6 months

Complete True North and every dollar applies toward Ronin Forged. The six months you just ran become the first half of the year.

Who this is for

You’ve built the career. The title. The performance everyone believes. Underneath it, a quiet knowing that the man you show isn’t the whole man. You’ve tried the retreat, the book, the coach. You felt it for a week and slid back by the ninetieth day. That’s not a character flaw. It’s a lack of reps. True North is six months of them, on your own, at your pace. Set your heading before you commit to a year of holding it.

Five cards a week. The recovery is built in.

Five cards a week. The recovery is built in.

Five cards a week. The recovery is built in.

A prompt each of those mornings. Read it when you wake and carry it into the day. A Temper check-in each evening: three questions, and you rate the day Forged, Solid, or Resisted. The week works one thing and deepens it. On Day 5 you Quench, where the week’s work sets. If you want more, carry it into Days 6 and 7. That’s your call. Rest is where training takes hold, not where it stops.

The structure

  • Five cards a week. A morning prompt on each.

  • A Temper evening on each of those days.

  • The Quench on Day 5, where the week’s work sets. Optional through Days 6 and 7, your choice.

  • Six monthly themes. One truth worked all month.

  • Deep Work Checkpoints to step back and measure.

  • Day 180: your heading is set.

The six months

01

Commanding the Inner Game

02

The Ground Above

03

Emotional Command

04

Boundaries That Protect

05

Lead Without the Mask

06

The Proving

Driftwood logs along a shoreline with mountains in the distance

What you get

The complete True North deck, five cards a week for six months

A Temper evening on every card day

The weekly Quench, with the Days 6–7 option built in

The Participant Manual and the Integration Journal

The “why this works” behind every practice

The Resistance Library

Access to the Ronin community

Start True North

$697 paid in full, or $127/mo for six months.

Complete True North and every dollar applies toward Ronin Forged. The six months you just ran become the first half of the year.

Questions

What if I miss a day?

You pick it up the next morning. The work doesn’t expire. Missing a rep isn’t failure. Quitting is.

Do I have to do Ronin Forged after?

No. True North stands on its own, six months, start to finish. If you want the full year, your payments carry over.

Why six months and not the year?

Because a year is a big first ask, and it should be. True North lets you prove the method on yourself before you commit to holding the line for twelve months with a cohort.

Only five cards a week?

On purpose. Five days of work, then the Quench. Rest is part of the rep, not a break from it. If you want to carry a week into Days 6 and 7, the room is there. Recovery is where the change locks in.

Refunds?

14 days.