One part Fitness, one part Intellectual, mix in some Fellowship and you have a calorie burn for the body that fuels the soul. Throw some weight in a ruck sack, head off on a 2-3 mile hike while your mind is led through Q source material straight from the creators of F3 and other leadership development programs.
Leadership Ruck: Burning the Wax
DATE: 08/22/2026
AO: The Fortress
Q: Binford
PAX: Bindford
Poh
Tarnished
Comeback Kid
Meatloaf
Montoya
Photon
Carmen Sandiago (6)
Intro/Mission/COT
THE THANG:
Stepped off into the gloom this morning with heavy rucks and a heavier topic: Q-Source’s concept of “The Wax.”
We tackled the reality that every man’s life is a continuously burning candle, and our energy is completely finite. We hit three main stops along the route to audit where our wax is melting the fastest:
1. The Burn Rate: We audited the last 48 hours. Most of us realized we hyper-manage our work efficiency but give our M and 2.0s the exhausted fumes of our energy.
2. The Myth of “Later”: Pulled some wisdom from Seneca. We discussed how driven men fall for the Jester’s lie that we will be present later once a project launches or work slows down. The reality is that our kids’ foundations are being poured right now; they cannot be paused.
3. Reclaiming the Wax: We challenged each other to build structural boundaries this weekend to mentally drop the ruck of work before walking through the front door.
COT:
Reminded the PAX that the companies we work for would replace us in a heartbeat, but to our families, we are entirely irreplaceable. The challenge for the week: Stop letting the Third Circle steal the brightest part of your flame. Go home and lead.
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LDP3
Prayers
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