Day 5: Define Your First Season

Instructions

This is where talk becomes commitment.

Part 1: Choose your role

Based on everything you've learned, which role are you taking RIGHT NOW?

• Scout (G6): Finding and connecting people
• Architect (G3+G4): Designing and testing games
• Guide (G2+G5): Helping others navigate

Don't list all three. Pick ONE for your first season.

Part 2: Define your season

• Duration: When does this season start and end? (Be specific: dates)
• Core commitment: What are you committing to do during this season?
• Observable outcome: What artifact/result will prove you did it?
• Time budget: How many hours per week, realistically?
• Support needed: What do you need from others to make this work?

Part 3: Design your game

If you're a Scout:

• Which 10 people are you connecting in the next 30 days?
• What territory are you mapping?
• What waystations are you marking?

If you're an Architect:

• Which game are you designing and testing?
• Who are the 5–10 people who'll play the first season?
• What's the observable outcome of your test?

If you're a Guide:

• Who are the 10 people you're helping navigate?
• What framework/tool are you creating to help them?
• How will you know if it worked?

Part 4: The constraints

• What could make you quit early? Be honest.
• What's the minimum viable version? If you had to 10x reduce scope, what's left?
• Who's going to hold you accountable? Name a specific person.
• What are you NOT doing to make room for this? What stops?

Part 5: The commitment

Write a public statement (2–3 paragraphs):

• This is the role I'm playing
• This is the season I'm committing to
• This is the outcome I'm producing
• This is how you'll know if I did it
• This is when I'm starting

Submission format

• Complete document with all 5 parts
• Part 5 must be written as if it will be public (because it might be)
• Specific enough that someone could verify your commitment and hold you accountable

What we're looking for

• Actual commitment, not aspiration
• Realistic scope (this is one season, not your life's work)
• Observable outcomes (not vague "I'll learn" or "I'll explore")
• Honest constraint analysis
• Willingness to make it public

What happens after submission

• If you completed all 5 exercises: workshop invitation with 50% discount
• Your Day 5 commitment becomes your accountability anchor
• We'll check in at the season end to see if you did what you said
• Your performance becomes part of your reputation in this network