In late 2021, I was living the double life. A father of three and tech executive on Vancouver Island, BC—outwardly successful, quietly running myself into the ground. Then my body called the bluff: an ambulance, organs failing, five surgeries, the most aggressive immunosuppressants they had. Doctors were baffled for months. At one point, I was told I might have six months to live.

What followed was a two-year rebuild. I was forced to reexamine everything—how I worked, led, ate, rested, related. I built a protocol around eight fundamentals, and my recovery stunned the same doctors who'd written the timeline. But the real transformation wasn't medical. It was discovering that the body is the door, and the man is the house.

Today I use that system to help burned-out executives rebuild the same way I did: body first, then the life around it. Not motivation. A map.

“When I realized I’d created a life I would trade for anything, I realized I’d built it wrong. ”
— Jared Shaw Founder of Atlas Rise

Body — "The machine you live in. Strong, mobile, energized.

Fuel — "Food is information, not entertainment. Eat like your recovery depends on it—because it does."

Recovery — "Sleep is the cheat code. Guard it with everything you have"

Stress Load — "You don't have to carry everything at full capacity every day. Load, then unload."

Boundaries — "Every yes you don't mean is a no to your own life."

Identity — "Stop performing the man you're supposed to be. Start building the one you actually are."

Relationships — "The people closest to you get your leftovers, or your first fruits. Choose."

Purpose — "If you're building a life you'd trade for anything, you built it wrong."

My experience.

  • National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Trainer

  • 1000’s of hours coaching executives and managers.

  • 25 years in technology in the US & Canada.

  • Multiple businesses created and sold.

  • Certified Nutritional Coac

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Hiker in a pink shirt with a backpack and trekking poles overlooking a mountain lake under a partly cloudy sky.
Man standing under a Red Bull arch at an outdoor event, with people in the background, some wearing hats, and a dry, canyon landscape under a clear blue sky.
A person practicing rock climbing on a vertical rock face outdoors, secured with climbing gear and a rope, with some trees visible at the top and near the bottom of the rock.
A man working out with dumbbells in a gym, wearing a blue sleeveless shirt, neon yellow shorts, and orange athletic shoes.
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This is how I measure wellness.

The 8 foundations of my rebuild program.

  1. Body/Strength

  2. Fuel

  3. Recovery/Sleep

  4. Stress vs. Capacity

  5. Boundaries

  6. Identity

  7. Relationships

  8. Purpose

This is the map I used to come back from the brink. Let’s build yours together and tailor a program that aligns the man your are with the man you want to be.

MEASURE YOUR WELLNESS

  • I now see I've been making excuses for my partners behaviour for years.

    - M.B.

  • Your understanding of the human body is impressively advanced.

    -S.M. Rkin, MS, MBA

  • Your wisdom and point of view have really helped open my eyes.

    - C.K.