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What the Desert Asks
It’s dark still.
Jul 25 • Brent LaJeunesse
Stubborn Belly fat?
It’s a hormone nobody talks about
Jul 21 • Brent LaJeunesse
I Let Myself Slide
The opening of Forged After 50 — out now on Kindle and paperback.
Jul 14 • Brent LaJeunesse
The Quiet Ones.
Ancient rulers didn’t hide.
Jul 9 • Brent LaJeunesse
After 50, Nothing Makes You Do It Anymore
Nobody is coming to test you anymore. That is the danger
Jul 1 • Brent LaJeunesse

June 2026

The Book I Never Read
I went looking for where my leadership began. It kept pulling further back than I expected.
Jun 24 • Brent LaJeunesse
The contradiction of a well lived life
Three things every man must do. They do not fit together. Most men quit two of them.
Jun 16 • Brent LaJeunesse
The Number You're Afraid to Check
The foundation isn't your mindset. It's your body. Start here
Jun 12 • Brent LaJeunesse
The Loudest Man Isn't the Leader
Authority is granted by the team, not the org chart
Jun 10 • Brent LaJeunesse
Why I Stay Strong at 58 (It's Not About the Mirror)
Strength is the Foundation everything else is built on. Here's what it actually buys you.
Jun 5 • Brent LaJeunesse
You Will Break. Everyone Does.
Nobody tells you that part.
Jun 2 • Brent LaJeunesse

May 2026

Foundation: Strength for the Long Haul – Why Your Body Is the First Pillar of Real Leadership
You can’t lead from the front if your vessel is cracked.
May 28 • Brent LaJeunesse
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