
// OWNERS LIKE YOU // LIFE TRANSITION COACHING
You're standing on the edge of an irreversible decision.
The Updraft Experience is a one-day, in-person coaching intensive for people whose whole life is changing at once — not one big change in a life that stays the same. For people who are hard to categorize and lost in their ideas and options.
Own your identity // Own your future // Own your options
// SELECT AN OPTION
Your options
- Trapped by status quo or social pressure
- Living other people's goals
- Wondering how you got here
- Living on autopilot
- Too many ideas, no idea where to start, so you don't
// PLAYER STATUS
You're here because the life you built doesn't exist anymore.
The thing you built your life around disappeared.
The job, the relationship, the identity. It's gone, and so is the version of you that made sense inside it. People keep asking what's next. You don't even know who's asking the question.
A diagnosis or major life event rewrote your priorities.
Everything that mattered last year looks different now. You can't go back to the old plan, but nobody handed you a new one.
You escaped something that held you captive.
A cult. An abusive situation. Years of someone else deciding who you were allowed to be. You're free now, and freedom is terrifying when you've never been allowed to choose.
You've just been released and nobody gave you the tools.
The world kept moving while you were gone. You're expected to reintegrate like it's simple. It isn't, and you know it.
Or you're about to choose it yourself: the divorce, the career exit, the move across the world. Either way, 75% or more of your life is about to change, and you don't know how to navigate it.
// CHARACTER SETTINGS
You're not an NPC.
Stop playing with preset character settings.
You're not your past identities. You are a whole person.
Sort the labyrinth of ideas and abilities in your head so your next chapter levels up and maxes out.
// current stats. Let's change that.

// NEW GAME STARTED
What happens when you hit New Game
I help you burn down everything that doesn't feel like home...
Figure out who YOU really are...
And custom build your next chapter.
Lifestyle, income, creativity, outside-the-box existence.
You join me as we chase what makes us happy and keeps us free.

// NEW QUEST UNLOCKED
The Updraft Experience
You don't need more ideas. You need a way forward.
A deep-dive, one-day, in-person experience to untangle the complexity, design your next chapter, and ship the first real step — together.
FOLLOW THE TRAIL.
FIND THE THREAD.
BURN WHAT NO LONGER FITS.
BUILD WHAT REMAINS.
01
APPLY
Complete a thoughtful application. I review each one personally to make sure it's the right fit.
02
PREPARE
You'll complete pre-work so we can hit the ground running and make the most of our time.
03
UPDRAFT
A full day together, in person. We ideate, dig deep, prioritize, and create a clear path forward. You ship the first real step while you’re still sitting next to me.
04
THE BLUEPRINT
You receive a custom Updraft Blueprint with your plan, priorities, next steps, and resources.
05
FOLLOW-THROUGH
Two weeks of email support plus one follow-up call to help you stay on track.
// LOOT ACQUIRED
You'll leave with
- A cohesive picture of your next chapter
- A clear plan that actually fits your life
- Action already taken, not just ideas
- Confidence, focus, and forward motion
- A partner who gets the big picture and the details
// INVESTMENT
Investment
$5,000
Limited to 4 clients per month.
Quality over quantity This work takes a lot out of me and I won’t give anyone less than the best.
What's included
- Application review
- Pre-work review and preparation
- One full-day, in-person intensive in Minot, North Dakota. We have an international airport. ;-)
- Custom Updraft Blueprint
- 2 weeks of email support
- 1 follow-up call
This isn't a journal, therapy, a hype session, or a cute self-care day. You leave with a plan, and proof that you're already moving through the first steps.

// PLAYER ONE
I am my own testimonial
About Me - The Bare Minimum Story
In October 2025 I sold my house, quit my corporate job, and bought an RV. Then I spent six weeks living in Seoul, writing my first novel. I didn't change one thing about my life. I changed almost everything. (I’d already ran away from an abusive homelife, left a doomsday cult, and divorced an abusive spouse a few years before.)
I also made mistakes along the way, the kind you only see clearly once you're on the other side. The Updraft Experience exists so you can make the leap with someone who's already been through the panic and mistakes, and who knows how good the freedom feels.
I've been you. I'm here for the mess.
// FAQ
FAQ

// SAVE FILE DETECTED
Continue saved file, or start a new game?
Applications are reviewed personally. Four spots per month.
// privacy
Your answers stay with me
Application answers are stored securely and read only by me, Abi. They are never sold or shared. If you want your application deleted, email abi@oneorallofme.com and I'll remove it.