Participants
UP QUOTES
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.”
Individual UPs
Let’s examine six sample individual client scenarios.
INDIVIDUAL #1
Elijah the philanthropist
Elijah is extremely busy and has been neglecting his personal needs, health, and family for years. He deeply wants to make a change, but feels strangely stuck. Elijah does an UP focused on workload delegation, a rigorous fitness program, nutrition automation, anti-aging, and non-negotiable time for family and self.
INDIVIDUAL #2
Audrey the CEO
Audrey is a victim of her own success. As her company grows, she feels as if she’s losing her creative spark–she’s no longer as energized as she used to be. Audrey does an UP focused on personal renewal through retreats, yoga, and trips with friends. She also plans an exit from her company to start a high-impact charity.
INDIVIDUAL #3
Nils the researcher
Nils has dedicated himself to research into reducing existential risks. It’s his passion and life’s work. He has recently found himself under immense pressure to stay abreast of the rapid developments of AI. Nils does an UP that provides immediate coaching, therapy, and personal and research assistance tailored to his day-to-day needs.
INDIVIDUAL #4
Rima the policymaker
Rima is a senior member of an international agency tasked with encouraging global coordination between member states. This is rewarding, but complicated work. Rima does an UP that serves primarily as her personal advisory board to talk through issues. She also occasionally outsources sensitive tasks to her UP Team that her current assistant can’t handle.
INDIVIDUAL #5
Ben the biohacker
Ben has tried everything possible to enhance himself–legal or otherwise. He’s seen some good results, but most things don’t stick and half of what he tries has unclear outcomes. He occasionally takes risks he wished he hadn’t. He knows he needs reliable support to maximize his growth. Ben does an UP focused on a systematic optimization of his entire life.
INDIVIDUAL #6
Mia the change agent
Mia is a straight A student, but silently suffering. She’s running ragged trying to keep up with her social enterprise, classes, extracurriculars, family, and partner. She took on more than she can handle and doesn’t see a way out. Mia does an UP focused on time and energy management, effective studying, and task outsourcing.
