🌴261. The Wizardly Walk
This one is less about “what I learned” and more about the process of an experience I just had in Melbourne — a Wizardly Walk designed by Dr. Jason Fox and Michael Bungay Stanier.
Across pubs, cafés, buses, bushland, trains, and communal dinners, the whole thing unfolded like a story. What stood out to me wasn’t just the 20km walk (that got cut short thanks to wild winds and falling branches!) but the way the experience was curated to spark reflection.
Jason and Michael opened with five powerful questions, including:
- What crossroads are you at?
- What advice would a close friend give you right now?
- What lesson do you need to keep learning?
- What are you holding onto?
- And my favourite… what would it take to earn your name?
That last one has really stayed with me. It’s about defining your own metrics instead of chasing external ones.
In this episode, I share the flow of the experience, why it mattered that no one introduced themselves by their job title, and why sometimes the best gatherings are the ones where curiosity, conversation, and nature lead the way.
And, as you’ll hear at the end, I share the poem Lost by David Wagner, which was read to us in the forest and hit completely differently in that setting.
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