The grind you've been grinding still works. It's just giving you less every time. You're probably at a place where you're putting in more and getting back less. So you push harder. You've started to wonder if the problem is your discipline, effort, or even your calling.
It's not. It's the skill set.
02
Every high has a crash.
The 2am moment. The milestone birthday that felt empty. The big win that landed flat. Most men have already felt it. They just don't have words for it yet.
A man who did everything right shouldn't feel this hollow.
03
There are two skill sets in life. You were only taught one.
Skill set one
Performance
This is everything self-reliance and self-securing. The crazy thing is, it works. It built what you have. But it always has a ceiling. If left alone, it will break you.
Skill set two
Sonship
This is your heart's true desire. Intimacy with Jesus and a walk with God that makes you unstoppable. It's a part of His Kingdom and Bigger Story. This is much harder to learn, deeper and the only one that lasts.
Any driven 25-year-old can master performance. Sonship is the harder climb.
04
What size story are you living in?
Step 1
Small Story
Control.
You're running it all yourself.
Step 2
Big Story
Surrender.
You hand it over to God.
Step 3
Bigger Story
Union.
He hands it back, and you build it together.
05
I've stood in the gap you're feeling.
I'm Ben Weaver. I've lived the high of performance and the crash that comes after. I've spent years helping driven men find what's really underneath the stall they're experiencing. Not theory. A proven way to see it.
My mission is to create space for men to become deep wells in a shallow world.
I hold a Master's degree in spiritual formation and wrote Relationships Are Everything. I live with my wife and daughters in St. Louis, MO.
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Here's how it works.
1
Take the Assessment.
Find out which ceiling is capping you.
2
Get your result.
See your pattern, get your next steps & hop on a formation call.
3
Go deeper.
Trade the grind for the harder skill that actually lasts.
90 days with Ben. We establish new identities, direction and strategy for what's ahead.
Stop 4
The Grove
A community of men building from union, not performance.
08
You built a life that outperformed your soul.
You can absolutely stay in the loop you've been in. You will just keep chasing a life you can secure yourself into. You'll stay isolated. You'll stay tired. And you'll always wonder why the wins never land.
09
Your path forward is not softer. It's harder. And higher.
Oh you'll still be driven. You'll still want to build. But you won't build because you have to, only because you want to. This time, you'll be working in union with God. The anxious performance won't be a factor and you'll pull from a capacity that lasts. You'll be present with your family. Your wins will actually land.
Find your ceiling.
Five minutes. Free. You'll know exactly what's holding you back.