by Shane | Jul 13, 2025 | Field Notes
We were taught to be strong. To hold it together. To push through. To never let them see you shake. And it worked, for a while. You became the reliable one. The one who shows up. The one who doesn’t flinch when shit hits the fan. Strength without Softness is just...
by Shane | Jul 5, 2025 | Field Notes
There’s a moment that comes for every high-performing man, usually in silence, often alone, always undeniable. When the deals are done. The milestones hit. The bank account full(ish). And yet… Wake Up from the drug of ‘success’ You still feel restless. You...
by Shane | Jun 27, 2025 | Field Notes
There are things on your back that were never meant to be yours. Ideas. Expectations. Patterns. Wounds. We carry them like bricks, stacked in silence across our spine, convincing ourselves it’s strength, when really… it’s inheritance. Some Things were never meant to...
by Shane | Jun 19, 2025 | Field Notes
There’s a point in a man’s life, usually after he’s conquered, won, built, and burned, where the fight doesn’t feel noble anymore. It just feels… heavy. He’s still strong. Still capable. Still sharp. “I don’t want to fight anymore” But somewhere...
by Shane | Jun 11, 2025 | Field Notes
There was a time I walked into rooms needing to be known. To be the loudest. The sharpest. The one with the answers. And sometimes, I was. But it came at a cost, Not to my income, But to my integrity. Because what I learned, through burnout, success, and a full-blown...