Expeditionary Leadership Experiences with Outward Bound

Mark M Brown is the author of Outward Bound: Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership: To Serve, to Strive, and Not To Yield. How did it all start? At the age of 25, Mark decided to attend a 23-day trip to an Outward Bound course in Utah. After this, he was asked to become an instructor which began a 22-year working relationship with the organization. He accrued over 1,000 days in the wilderness as an instructor. He currently lives in Waimea, Hawaii and works as a master organizational guide, executive coach and consultant, leading people and organizations through Expeditionary Leadership principles to transform culture.

Top Takeaways: Expeditionary Leadership Experiences with Outward Bound and Mark M Brown

A lifetime pursuit of experiential leadership
Concerned with the rapid change in the country
Educate the entire human being
The grit and determination to survive any adversity
Experience through adversity
Alignment of values with the organization itself
Human development in community experiences
Trust your feet, change the trajectory of your life
Have a passion for caring for others in your community
To Serve, to Strive and Not to Yield
When your company has a higher purpose, people show up who have a higher sense of purpose
A knowledge that you can lead through difficult times
Deep curiosity- the goal to not be needed
Watching and waiting for learning moments throughout the day
Continuing the process of learning
Reliance is not yielding, a critical component to be a strong team member
Fear and doubt don’t need to stop me
Is this a real cattleguard?
Stay responsible to your values even if the headwinds of society push against it
Be tough yet gentle, humble yet bold, swayed always by beauty and truth