The Odyssey of Intent

A seven-day retreat on a Greek island. Six months to put it into practice.

This is for accomplished professionals who have achieved a great deal and sense that a new chapter is approaching, but aren’t yet sure what it should be. It isn’t self-help, and nothing about you needs fixing. It’s a deliberate pause to look again at your life and decide what comes next.

It comes in two parts:

01 – The Island Odyssey
Seven days in a mountain villa on Aegina, forty minutes by fast boat from Athens. A small group of six, with coaching, philosophy, adventure, movement and breathwork, long meals, and enough empty space for unexpected things to happen.

02 – The Next Chapter
Six months of monthly coaching sessions in a group of three of your peers from the retreat. Each lasts ninety minutes and is facilitated by Aaron. Your group is matched at the end of the retreat. A private community keeps the conversation going in between, so that what you discover on the island survives contact with Monday morning.

You’ll step away from the demands of work and make room for the questions that rarely survive a crowded diary:

What do I want to build now? What am I no longer willing to sacrifice? What would make the next chapter genuinely worthwhile?

You won’t leave with a five-year plan. You’ll leave with a personal compass, a handful of experiments to try, and two fellow travellers who know where you started.

Who will be there?

Six participants: founders, executives, partners, people between roles, people who have recently sold something or quietly lost interest in it. Different industries and countries, and one shared suspicion that the next chapter shouldn’t simply be more of the last.

No trust-falls, no drum circles, no motivational speaker. What’s shared in the group stays in the group.

We speak to everyone before they book, partly so you can decide whether it’s for you, and partly because the group matters as much as the island.

Next Odyssey: 22 – 29 May 2027. Six places (a deliberate number: small enough for everyone to be known, large enough to surprise you)

Led by Aaron Quinn, with Manolis and Virginie as your hosts.

For Aristotle, eudaimonia, the good life, wasn’t a reward for success. That was the point of it.

To apply, get in touch and we’ll arrange a short conversation. If it feels right on both sides, we’ll send you a private link to reserve your place.