Sharpen the Mind. Strengthen the Soul.

A place to refine character, embrace discipline, and forge a life of meaning through challenge, faith, and unwavering purpose.

What is the Forge?

The Forge is a place of transformation.

Ideas are tested and beliefs are challenged.

Weakness is exposed and removed.

This is where discipline replaces drift. Where truth replaces illusion. A place where men and women are shaped into something stronger than they were before.

The Forge is not a one-time fix. Lasting transformation requires you to return to the Forge repeatedly, enduring and advancing through all seven major stages of the forging process for every part of your life that must be shaped, hardened, and strengthened.

Embrace it. Repeat it. Thrive.

What to Expect

Every meaningful transformation begins with preparation. Before you enter The Forge, you will receive the tools, guidance, and personalized support to understand where you are starting and where you want to go. This is where we establish the "Raw Materials" for the first stage in the Forging Process, allowing us to generate a robust action plan.

First, you will be provided two (2) primary assessments and one (1) primary questionnaire to complete.

1. APS Temperament Assessment (< 6 minutes)
2. Dr. Amen Brain Health Assessment (< 6 minutes)
3. Liberty & Courage Personal Needs Questionnaire (~20 minutes)

Additional assessments or questionnaires may be provided based on the results of the first three. We are building a profile. We are looking for patterns and contradictions. The interconnections between temperament, brain health, and personal history are all important to review and map.

Please review each of the basic assessment details and program structure below.

Personal Needs Evaluation

A set of quick and easy questionnaires to help communicate your needs, stimulate your mind and prepare for the first meeting.

(Duration: ~20 mins)

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APS Temperament Assessment

54 questions using the Arno Profile System (APS) that help determine your inborn temperament with ~96% accuracy.

(Duration: < 6 mins)

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Dr. Amen Brain Health Assessment

Let’s identify your brain type and assess your current brain health so we can build an action plan tailored to your goals.

(Duration: < 6 mins)

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Personalized Action Plan

Your coach will develop a personalized plan with clear steps, practical recommendations, supporting guidance, and measurable milestones to help track your progress.

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Daily Support & Follow Ups

You will have daily access to your coach by phone and email, so you can request support or clarification without an appointment.

(Longer discussions will require an appointment)

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Liberty & Courage Promise

A comprehensive promise that puts you first.

Our Promise

Please scroll down to review the stages of the Forging Process.

Here you will see the progression plan, and how each stage is designed to incrementally refine your strengths, address the areas holding you back, and harden your resolve with greater clarity, discipline, and purpose.

The Forging Process

Raw Material

This is your starting point. Know what you're made of.

Be brutally honest and establish your baseline to measure success.

We'll document your baseline in areas that interest you. Simple forms will be provided and stored to analyze progress.

Two assessments will be taken:

1. Temperament via Arno Profile System (APS)
2. Brain Type via Amen Clinics Brain Type Quiz

Into the Fire

This is the first step forward where you challenge your beliefs, consider bad habits, identify fears, seek discipline, and begin to take a new form. You formulate your strategy and develop an action plan.

During this stage we'll apply your Temperament and Brain Type results to the areas you are looking to improve, or wish to increase your understanding. This will serve as the basis for creating an action plan that is personalized, realistic, and achievable

Things may get uncomfortable or challenging here, but this is a judgment-free zone built on positivity, support, and encouragement.

The Hammer

Put your action plan to the test. Apply new knowledge and new understanding to form your new self and start to conquer your fears and break habits. The foundation of discipline begins to form.

Your action plan will provide the guidance and instructions to help you get started. Getting started is not always pretty and you may experience challenges. Just like the hammer striking the iron, it may take many strikes (attempts) to get the results you want.

This is where our follow-up sessions and daily correspondence comes in. You will always be supported.

Shaping and Forming

During this stage, we compare the action plan with real life outcomes and start to adapt. We iterate on our approach by refining the action plan to counteract real life challenges. Even with challenges, your discipline and habits have brought you hope in completing your objectives.

You are truly enjoying your new mindset.

Quenching

Quenching involves rapidly cooling heated steel in water or oil to produce a hard martensitic structure. This is often followed by tempering to reduce brittleness and improve toughness, which is crucial for steel used in applications like construction or automotive manufacturing.

During this stage, like a baptism, you are immersed fully in your discipline habits. You have committed to a new way of life, never returning to your old form.

This stage is a personal realization. Only you know when you have reached your desired end.

Tempering

Tempering is used to reduce brittleness and improve toughness, which is crucial for steel used in applications like construction or automotive manufacturing.

Strength

When high levels of strength is the main goal, the tempering temperature is kept low. During your strength tempering process, you will gradually grow in strength and contentment.

Toughness

When toughness is the primary goal, and strength is secondary, a relatively high temperature is used. During your toughness tempering process, you won’t slow down. You’ll increase in intensity, and you’ll be gritty and steadfast.

New Confidence

At this stage, not every challenge discourages you. You embrace "the suck" and are confident that you will overcome. Now, every difficulty you experience only hardens your resolve and reminds you of the unwavering discipline that you possess.

You sleep well at night.

Sharpening

Sharpening your sword is what you do before life demands something from you:

- Discipline without despair
- Effort without applause
- Readiness without guarantee of action

You are preparing for moments that haven’t arrived yet.

Mindset

Your new, everyday mindset:

- I will master my skills
- I will increase my knowledge
- I will seek understanding
- I will find areas of weakness and re-enter The Forge

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