A 10-Week Initiation for Young Men

Stop drifting.
Start building.

The Forge is a coaching program for ambitious young men ready to stop going through the motions and build a life that's genuinely theirs — not the one they were handed.

10 Weeks 16 Men Real Work
If we're being honest

You know this ain't quite it.

The same cycles of partying that you know you're over. The friendships full of unspoken words that eat at you. And maybe the relationship that — if you stopped lying to yourself — you'd admit there's a laundry list of things you're not being honest about.

Let me ask you something. Are you actually excited about where your life is going? If you let yourself dream for a moment, does the life you're living and where it's headed light you the fuck up?

You and I both know the answer is no. It's not that it's bad or destructive. But it's not great either.

A neutral, mediocre okay-ness.

You see someone walk into a room and wonder what they have that you don't. Why they seem alive while you feel dead on the inside. Why they radiate purpose while you're one of them who doesn't have that.

Bullshit. You're scared. I get it. You're scared of who you could become and all the change waiting on the other side of admitting what you actually feel.

Let me let you in on a secret: the voice whispering that you're broken, that you're destined for a life of okay-ness — that voice is a liar. And it wants to keep you stuck.

Be honest with yourself

Who this is for —
and who it isn't.

This is for you if…

  • You're ambitious but unclear — you feel the fire but don't know where to point it.
  • You're tired of pretending you have it figured out.
  • You want depth, real friendships, and a direction you actually trust.
  • You're willing to do the work — not just listen to a podcast about it.
  • Part of you is nervous reading this. Good. That part is right.

This isn't for you if…

  • You want hacks, shortcuts, or a quick fix.
  • You're looking for another podcast to half-listen to.
  • You're not willing to be honest with yourself.
  • You think you'll find clarity by thinking harder.
  • You want someone to hand you a script. We're tearing the old one up.
The Program

Ten weeks. One transformation.

This isn't a lecture series. This is a room — physical or virtual — where you show up, do the work, and leave changed. We strip away the noise and get to what's actually true about who you are and what you're here to do.

Map the Territory

We start by understanding who you actually are underneath the pressure, performance, and expectations. The first step out of the maze is naming where you're standing.

Confront the Lies

Then we go after the lies you've believed about yourself — the ones quietly running the show and keeping you stuck. They don't survive the light.

Find Your Wiring

We explore your natural strengths — what makes you come alive, what lights you up, what you're built for. Direction follows aliveness, not the other way around.

Move Through Fear

Most men don't lack direction — they lack the courage to trust what they already feel. We build the muscle to act on what's true even when it's terrifying.

Build the Blueprint

We finish by building your blueprint — a real, actionable vision for the next chapter of your life. Not a fantasy. A plan you can walk into on Monday.

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Who's running this

I built this because
it's what I needed.

For the first 19 years of my life I was completely stuck going through the motions. Party boy, athlete, sat with the cool kids, had the girlfriend — and had no idea what else was out there.

My first "what the fuck am I doing with my life" moment came at 19. I saw the cycle I was stuck in, how shallow my friendships were, how lost I was. I dropped the fraternity, changed friend groups, started getting my shit together. But I was alone. So I transferred schools.

The next year — same pattern. Still partying too much. Still craving something I couldn't name. Second wake-up. Sober January, broke up with my girlfriend, moved across the country.

No guide. No roadmap. No one in my life who had walked a different path. Figuring it out completely alone — and that was the hardest part.

The Forge is the room I wish I'd walked into at 19.

Credentials BS in Psychology, CIIS · Certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy · 500+ hours of 1:1 work with young men.
Where to start

Pick the door you're ready to walk through.

Four ways to begin — from a community you can drop into tonight to three months of one-on-one work.

The Village
A community of men doing the work.
$70
/ month
  • Online community of ambitious men
  • Live calls and group conversation
  • Find your people. You were never meant to do this alone.
Join the Village
Journal Course
Unlock the skill that changed my life.
$100
one-time
  • 30 days of journaling prompts
  • A real technique for free-writing
  • Guided meditations included
Threshold
Three months. One-on-one. The deep work.
$3,300
3 months 1:1
  • 3 months of 1:1 work with Blake
  • Village membership included
  • For men ready to go all the way in
Inquire
If you've been waiting for a sign

The next ten weeks
are going to pass either way.

The question is who you want to be on the other side of them.

The Promise

Show up to every call, do the homework, and if you're still asking whether this is the best it gets — full refund. No questions asked. I can make that promise because I've lived what I'm offering. I know what happens when someone actually shows up for this work. — I got you.