Unsolicited Reader Testimonials

“I loved the chapters about Toughness. No doubt, the series on Uncommon Virtues are the best of all. Life changing, really. Wittgenstein's Greatness? Wow. Carlyle, Longinus, incredibly ​insightful on an existential level. That’s what I meant. Upstream Effects is very pragmatic, but Toughness and Uncommon Virtues are satisfying in a much deeper level. You, somehow, have shifted the way I look at life.”

— Pablo Matilla, Pharmaceuticals Project Manager and Historian

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“Every time I finish one of these, I feel like I've been sparring with someone better than me — out of breath and not quite knowing what just happened. 

Then I reread it.

Thank you for putting this together. It really pulls everything that I have started noticing together into a grand unified theory. Invaluable.”

— Ben Shearon, Entrepreneur and Advisor on Education to the Japanese Government

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“In a word - Bravo! Anyone who can blend Moltke, Togukawa Japan, and Nate Fick into a thought piece on mission intent as a wellspring to toughness deserves considerable respect.” 

— Gregg Jones, Georgetown Professor, Crisis Management Expert, retired U.S. Army Officer

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“Man.

Some of the best writing I've read.

Truly stellar.

This resonates so deeply.“

— Ted Gonder, Executive Director of Moneythink, an award-winning financial literacy nonprofit out of Chicago, honored at the White House by President Obama and 

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“It is extremely well written. This is not a one-off event. Read anything Marshall has written and you will see the same care and intentionality. It contains simple suggestions that you can understand and actually, y'know, do. These things can you make your life better. Highly recommended. ”

— Philip D.W. Hodgen, International Tax Lawyer, Principal of HodgenLaw PC