There’s no stage of life at which we’ve finished growing. No final revelation, no certificate confirming we’ve got ourselves entirely figured out. There are always new questions worth asking and people who can help us ask better ones.

At Strive, we believe building a meaningful life is an ongoing endeavour. As our lives change, it’s worth checking whether the way we spend our time still reflects what matters to us. How are we showing up for our families, our friends, our workplaces and communities? What deserves more attention? What might we need to let go? Those questions can struggle to get a look-in between meetings.

As our lives change, it’s worth checking whether the way we spend our time still reflects what matters to us.

That’s a big part of why we bring people together. Time away from the desk, phones put aside, shared challenges in nature and conversations with people willing to be open can give us room to notice what everyday life crowds out. Someone else’s experience might challenge an assumption, offer reassurance or help us act on something we’ve known for a while.

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Scott Mant’s experience in Iceland is a good example. A Whistler local, Scott was quick to accept his friend Paul Deutsch’s invitation to an 80km trek. Hiking and mountain biking were familiar territory, opening up to new people was more outside the comfort zone.  

In Iceland, there was time explore. He helped less confident hikers across an exposed ridge, then learned from people whose experience of growing businesses went far beyond his own. Different terrain, different guides. Those conversations sharpened his thinking about a familiar habit: squeezing another project, acquisition or opportunity onto an already full plate.  

Scott came home considering opportunities against a longer horizon. What would they add to his life and his family’s? Would they support where he wanted to be in ten years? And if he cleared something from his plate, did he need to refill it? According to Scott, “It’s okay to say no and not feel that you have to chase every single opportunity.”

He’s begun taking steps to reduce some commitments and while the questions weren’t entirely new, the clarity and confidence to act on them matters. Growth can look like that: a more considered decision, a little more attention for someone we love, room to contribute to something we care about. Small changes in how we live can reach the people around us.

Growth can look like that: a more considered decision, a little more attention for someone we love, room to contribute to something we care about. Small changes in how we live can reach the people around us.

That’s why we're obsessed with making space for reflection and connection throughout the Strive journey. We keep learning about ourselves through one another, and then take those discoveries back into the lives we’re still building.