Writing by Brian Hexem
Ascent Journal
Field notes on leadership, operations, hospitality, and the ideas behind Living Ascent.
Featured · Leadership & Operations
Leadership Begins Where the Need Is
Leadership begins by understanding what people genuinely need, telling the truth about what you can offer, and becoming useful without manipulation.
Personal writing
Essays on Living Ascent, meaning, and the climb itself. Separate from the operations work above.
Spirituality & Meaning
The Way Back to Center
Maybe perfection is not never drifting. Maybe sanctification is learning how to return to alignment without turning growth into another extreme.
Living Ascent
Prune the Branches, Not the Fruit
Growth turns destructive when we cut away what is good while protecting the patterns that keep us divided, distracted, and stuck.
Spirituality & Meaning
The Impossibility of You
Why the improbability of your existence should make us slower to condemn, quicker to love, and more willing to respect the journey.