The Project
What this is. Why it exists. Where it is going.
The Author
The Field Notes Project is authored by a former military officer with experience in leadership, planning, and the particular demands of leading people through difficulty. That background informs the work without dominating it — these notes are not military memoirs, and they are not written only for veterans.
The three lines of work — leadership, faith, and culture — reflect a consistent set of convictions held over many years: that discipline is a prerequisite for almost everything worth doing, that faith requires rigorous engagement rather than casual attendance, and that culture is never neutral.
The project also draws from years of study in Christian theology, a long and serious relationship with college football as a lens for leadership, and a sustained commitment to building systems that produce results rather than just intentions.
The writing is intended to be honest, structured, and worth reading more than once.
Mission
There is no shortage of content. There is a shortage of content built to last — writing that holds up over time, that does not chase trends, and that treats the reader as someone capable of sitting with a hard idea.
The Field Notes Project exists to build that kind of work. Slowly, deliberately, and without concern for the metrics that drive most online content. The primary audience is the man who leads — at home, at work, in his community, or in some institutional structure — and who is serious about doing it well.
The work is organized around three convictions:
Looking Forward
The Field Notes Project is designed to accumulate. Each piece of writing, each episode, each field tool is intended to contribute to a larger body of work — one that could eventually take physical form as a series of hardcover journals, collected essays, or a structured curriculum for men serious about leadership and faith formation.
The pace is deliberate. The standard is consistent. The timeline is long.
This is not a content strategy. It is a record of a sustained effort to understand and document what it takes to live with discipline, faith, and ownership — and to leave something useful behind.
Contact
For writing inquiries, collaboration, or questions about the work.