Summer has gone and the Harvest is in
It's also the time to prepare your Second Spring
If you’re a man in midlife, working a job you can’t (or won’t) walk away from, wondering how the hell you ended up here—you’re not alone.
You used to be sharper. Hungrier. More certain. You made decisions quickly. You had a point to prove.
Now?
You wake up tired. You second-guess yourself. You look around at younger colleagues climbing the ladder while you’re stuck on the same rung, wondering when your fire got turned down to a flicker.
You might not hate your life—but something vital has gone missing.
This is not your decline. This is your turning point.
A 48-week interactive coaching journey, delivered privately by email. No group calls. No public vulnerability hangovers. Just one short, powerful message each Friday—with personal coaching feedback to keep you sharp and on track.
This is for men who want to get their edge back—without quitting their job or blowing up their life.
You'll move through 12 structured stages. Each one helps you rebuild a part of yourself you may have lost touch with: confidence, clarity, decisiveness, courage, purpose, power.
The process is designed to fit around a demanding career and a full life. The work is deep, but the rhythm is simple:
One short, powerful email every Friday. No fluff. Just a focused prompt to provoke reflection and shift your trajectory.
Three questions:
What fuelled me this week?
What drained me?
What’s my next move?
Answer honestly. Hit reply.
Tailored coaching response from me by Monday. Every week, you get direct written feedback to help you think, act, and move forward.
Twelve stages over forty-eight weeks. A quiet rebuild of your inner foundations—one conversation at a time.
You can do this from anywhere. All you need is an email address and the willingness to answer three questions a week.
I’m Stephen, 64, a man who’s lived, lost, and learned.
Over 45 and stuck in the corporate grind? I get it. I’ve survived the fire—wrote a book on increasing ROI on organisational change programmes, built a home in a semi-trailer, and nursed my wife to her last breath.
Now, I live rootless, train Muay Thai, and play bass and drums (for myself only).
Through Autumnal Man’s The Second Spring, a 48-week email coaching program, I help you rediscover your fire. Join The Grove, ditch the cubicle mindset, and forge a life of purpose with me.
You’re 45+ and working in a job that feels stable, but stale
You’re in middle management or a leadership role, but often feel like an imposter
You used to be ambitious, but now you mostly feel numb
You don’t want to burn your life down, but you can’t keep going like this
You want change—real change—without the self-help fluff or performative group work
A clearer sense of who you are and what you want
Stronger personal leadership, even if your job title never changes
Emotional resilience that doesn’t depend on external validation
A renewed sense of power, direction, and self-respect
Each stage of the journey focuses on a different area of transformation. Every four weeks, you’ll explore one of these core capacities, and begin to integrate it back into your life with clarity, courage, and momentum:
Establish stability amidst chaos. Reclaim control, plant your feet firmly, and build the emotional resilience to stop spinning your wheels.
Break out of ruts. Reignite your creativity. Rediscover flexibility in thought and movement—and learn to pivot with purpose.
Create structure where you've been coasting. Strengthen your personal standards. Lead yourself with clarity and intention.
Step outside the known. Reintroduce adventure, curiosity, and possibility. Choose growth over comfort, again and again.
Initiate real change. Reconnect with vitality, energy, and bold self-direction. This is where stagnation ends.
Stabilise your energy across work, relationships, and health. Learn to recalibrate before you're forced to.
Sharpen your mind. Cut through the fog. Make decisions with precision and act with purpose.
Lead with heart. Rebuild confidence. Take the bold actions you’ve been avoiding, and reconnect with the people who matter.
Develop deeper emotional resilience. Lead with empathy—not weakness—and foster trust in your personal and professional life.
Speak with clarity. Listen with purpose. Build stronger relationships at work and at home through meaningful connection.
Own your story. Set boundaries. Express yourself with authority and calm.
See where you’re going. Integrate everything you've learned and step into the next season of your life with purpose, dignity, and drive.
$950 for the full 48-week coaching journey. Or 6 monthly payments of $160.
You’ll have a direct line to me: a seasoned coach who’s lived through the same questions you’re asking now.
This isn’t therapy. It’s not a course. It’s structured, private coaching. Through the written word. Over time.
That’s where the transformation happens.
Ready to begin?
You've got questions. We've got answers.
Because it works. Writing builds clarity. Reflection builds change. And asynchronous coaching means you go deep without the performative pressure of group calls.
You can always catch up. Life happens. But the work meets you where you are. One email a week. Three questions. No rush.
Yes. I read and reply to every email personally. Many men find this format more powerful than live sessions—precisely because it's private, paced, and pressure-free.
The 12-stage structure is adapted from a symbolic body-based framework called Zodiac Man. The esoteric origins aren’t necessary to benefit, but if you're curious, I can explain more once you’re inside.
Completely. Only I see your replies. There is no group. No public sharing. Just you and me, making progress at your pace.
Yes. That's exactly what it is built for.
So, there you have it. 48 weeks of guided journaling, something you can refer back to whenever you wish, passive accountability if you will. If it feels right to you, then hit the sign-up button. If it’s not quite the thing you’re looking for, no problem. Equally, I’d be interested in hearing what doesn’t fit for you.
Take care out there.