The Reboot Quest (Postponed!)

Dates TBD
“It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.” - Wendell Berry

Know you're not alone. Join us for our The Reboot Quest (Postponed!).

  • "The two words that best capture my Reboot Quest experience are clarity and connection. The exercises and ceremonies helped me feel emotionally clear and the fasting surprisingly helped me feel physically clear. In that state, I was able to "clear my pipes" of remnants from my past that were still holding me back today. And then, I was able to clearly envision what I genuinely want out of my life, now and in the future. This was the clarity I sought from my quest and it was only possible through connection. Throughout the week, I felt deep connection with our wise and skillful guides, Jim and Jade, with the other questers, who all fully showed up with openness and vulnerability, and with Mother Nature, who supported us in a way I can only describe as energetic. I am very grateful for this life-changing and life-affirming experience and would recommend Reboot Quest to anyone who is seeking the support and connection to have clarity in their lives."

    Greg Tseng

    Greg Tseng

    Co-founder and CEO of Tagged

  • "As a lifelong skeptic of touchy-feely methods to answer complex questions, I wasn’t sure the Vision Quest was going to do anything for me. I gave it a shot because I wasn’t making progress any other way. I found that just like computers resort to heuristics for computationally intractable problems, people can tap into emotional and physical heuristics to help solve complex personal challenges. The Vision Quest provided a structure for employing these unfamiliar tools, and (despite my skepticism) I came home with a much clearer vision of what was truly important to me, as well as the tools to make that vision actionable into a more joyful and fulfilling life. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone stuck in a life challenge that resists rational solution - for this engineer, the Vision Quest was transformational."

    Tom Shields

    Entrepreneur

  • "Once I began to realize how valuable this work is, I went all in...And I came back with some pretty deep insights that I predict will help me be more joyful, more fulfilled, and more successful. I have a lot of work still to do, but I know the way forward, and I’m no longer stuck in a rut. I think a Vision Quest can be a deeply rational structure for addressing life challenges, and a path to becoming more joyful and fulfilled."

    Tom Shields

    Tom Shields

    Programmer and Entrepreneur

The Reboot Quest is truly a one-of-a-kind experience to support startup CEO’s, founders and other leaders who are confronted with personal and professional questions that won’t go away. Questions like “What’s next for me?” “What am I really here to do?” “Who am I really beyond my business identity?” “What if I really lived the life that is mine to live?”

Designed for members of the startup community who are in the midst of change or sense it coming.  If you are experiencing that maybe you long to enrich your personal life as much as your business world but don’t know where to turn. This life-changing experience is based on the arc of a journey of transformation in which we acknowledge what is ending, dying or being shed so that we can more clearly see and welcome what is coming forth.  In our return, we will recognize a more authentic self-emerging and will see more of our true work to do in the world.

This quest has its roots in a traditional pan-cultural rite of passage sometimes called a Vision Quest; a remarkable ceremony that people have turned to for support in difficult times throughout history. It is a return to nature as teacher and as a mirror for our truest selves. It’s a journey that supports our wholeness as human beings, helping us to better understand and embrace parts of ourselves we may have ignored, misunderstood, hidden or judged, and the unique artistry, gifts, and authentic voice we have to bring forth in our lives and in our work. Humans who have embraced this wholeness make better leaders.

The impact that can come from this journey can be understood in the shifts in our own identity and self-awareness for who we are and who we’re becoming, how we show up in our relationships, how we are to lead the work we are a part of and living a unique and authentic life.

Do you love yourself enough to listen with the ears of your heart to the other voices of yourself speaking? – Beno Kennedy

We know the transformative power of the wilderness intrinsically here at Reboot. Jerry’s Vision Quest, led by our own Jim Marsden and Jade Sherer, whom you’ll meet on this special episode of the podcast, was a pivotal moment for him. (In fact, it’s Jerry who cries in this episode.)

So when our heart started beating fast and our palms got sweaty as we talked about designing a Vision-Quest-type-Bootcamp for startup leaders, we leaned.

This is your opportunity. Are you hearing the call?

Ready to learn more? Read a letter from guides Jim and Jade below.

WHO

Startup CEOs, business leaders, or founders experiencing significant change in their life or the sense of impending and momentous personal shifts. 8-12 participants will be led by Reboot’s Jim Marsden and Jade Sherer, who’ve been guiding quests for more than 30 years combined, through a rigorous yet restorative nine-day adventure. This program is limited to 12 participants.

Included in this experience are 2 group calls to prepare you facilitated by Jim and Jade, and 3 group council calls to help you integrate the experience once you’ve returned.

WHEN

Stay tuned for future dates!

WHERE

Dharma Treasure Retreat Center in the Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona

HOW MUCH

Cost is $6000* and includes the following:

  • All meals from arrival to departure
  • Camping at the Retreat center (if you want an upgrade in accommodations it will be an additional cost to you as there are a variety of options at various costs)
  • Guide fees, insurance, and permits

*If you feel this is the right time and the right experience for you this year and are finding that financial concerns are getting in the way, please reach out to Jim and Jade to have a conversation about what might be possible.

A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 is due upon acceptance to the program.

Dear friend,

This note seeks those of you who are opening up to a deeper inquiry to who you are, what matters now in your life, and how to live and lead from this place within you that yearns to live in alignment with whom you’re discovering yourself to be.

We’re asking you to place day-to-day obligations and busyness to the side, and instead, bring all of yourself to the wilderness. We’re inviting you to a journey that is individual in nature but consists of work that you can’t do alone. This is a centuries-old experience to help you see and engage your life to be lived.

We’ll support you, and a small group of others (no more than 12 total) in a journey that has helped many over the years who carry an awareness that there is a significant life transition underway, and a life beyond that is calling. Perhaps you, too, recognize that what you’re going through can’t be “thought through” or “problem solved” but rather it is direct, experienced-based, inquiry that holds the keys. An experience where Nature is both guide and support for you. Read More

Dear friend,

This note seeks those of you who are opening up to a deeper inquiry to who you are, what matters now in your life, and how to live and lead from this place within you that yearns to live in alignment with whom you’re discovering yourself to be.

We’re inviting you to an 8 day Vision Fast. Here, you’ll have access to amazing landscapes, beautiful scenery, abundant wildlife, and plenty of space to hold you in the journey ahead.

We’re asking you to place day-to-day obligations and busyness to the side, and instead, bring all of yourself to the wilderness. We’re inviting you to a journey that is individual in nature but consists of work that you can’t do alone. This is a centuries-old experience to help you see and engage your life to be lived.

We’ll support you, and a small group of others (no more than 12 total) in a journey that has helped many over the years who carry an awareness that there is a significant life transition underway, and a life beyond that is calling. Perhaps you, too, recognize that what you’re going through can’t be “thought through” or “problem solved” but rather it is direct, experienced-based, inquiry that holds the keys. An experience where Nature is both guide and support for you.

This journey begins upstream of our physical time together. It starts the moment you say “yes!”. We’ll have some time before we meet in Arizona to prepare and help you make the most of our time together. When we meet as a group in the Cochise, we’ll have 8 days during which we’ll dive more deeply into what’s stirring within you, prepare you for your solo time, and fast – a 4 day fast that includes a 3 days (and nights!) solo. We’ll take time after your solo to help you integrate what you’ve experienced and what you are learning, and continue to support you after our time together. Perhaps the most critical part of the journey is how you bring to your life that which you’ve learned and gained from the southeast Arizona wilderness.

Jade and I have been guiding this work together for about 20 years now. This work is land-based; it is a return to our roots in wild nature. In the last years, we brought groups to varying magnificent wild landscapes, and we are always met with fierce beauty that draws the participants deeply into their own interior landscape. A Quest is different from a Reboot Bootcamp in that the work is companioned primarily by the land and its inhabitants, and that you have the unique experience of time in solitude and reflection that has the possibility of shaking your foundations in crucial and vital ways.

If as you read this, you notice a response in your body that pulls you towards it and catches your attention, we know that you may be full of questions, and might like to talk about this!

If so, feel free to reach out. Jade and I are happy to speak with you and can support you as you make a decision that is right for you.

We are always thrilled to open this door for folks and feel honored to be witness and guide for this astounding process!

Warmly,

Jim Marsden

DISCLAIMER:

Participants will be invoiced $1,000 upon acceptance into the program. If you have questions about the Quest, reach out to jim@reboot.io and jade@reboot.io.