The Exhausted Entrepreneur Retreat
A 3-Night, 4-Day Immersive Reset for High-Achieving Founders and Consultants
Sunday 29th November - Wednesday 2nd December
High Trenhouse, Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales National Park
Step off the hamster wheel, reset your business model with the Choose Now framework, and reclaim your authority, time, and sanity.
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You Built a Business for Freedom.
So Why Does It Feel Like a Gilded Cage?
Step away from the relentless content treadmill, the endless Zoom calls, and the quiet dread of the Sunday night sinkhole. Join bestselling author Stuart L. Morris for an exclusive, 16-person retreat at High Trenhouse, a 300-year-old Yorkshire Dales farm estate, designed to help you trade a "life well lived" for a "life lived well."
What Is This All About?
Most high-achieving entrepreneurs do not fail because they lack skill or talent. They burn out because they built a business model that requires them to be constantly "on."
You quit your corporate role or built your consultancy to take back control. Instead, you became a slave to your calendar and an algorithm you do not respect. You are doing the work of three people, trying to sound bold on LinkedIn while feeling completely hollowed out behind the scenes.
The Exhausted Entrepreneur Retreat
is a four-day sanctuary away from the digital noise. Held at High Trenhouse, a private, 300-year-old stone estate nestled five miles from the nearest town in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, this immersive retreat gives you the space, quiet, and strategic environment to restructure your working life.
Here, surrounded by the stark, dramatic beauty of Malham Moor, where skylarks sing over open limestone hills and the air is clear, operational friction disappears. You will spend your days mastering strategic clarity, walk the rolling countryside, and spend your evenings unwinding beside crackling log burners in the cozy private bar.
We will not be dancing on chairs or reciting empty affirmations. Instead, you will master the five principles of elite entrepreneurial thinking from the Choose Now framework. You will discover how to simplify your offer, leverage your existing assets, and double your authority while cutting your working hours in half.
By the time you leave, you will have a practical 3-year roadmap that excites you, rather than a 3-week schedule that exhausts you.
Is This You?
This retreat is intentionally designed for a very specific type of leader:
- The Fading Firestarter: You run a successful service business or consultancy, but the initial fire you felt when you started has turned into grey fatigue.
- The "Always On" Consultant: You feel guilty checking emails during family dinners, yet you are terrified that stepping away for a weekend will cause your business to stall.
- The AI-Alienated Expert: You are sick of generic tools that make your brand sound like a robot, but you lack the energy to produce content the old way.
- The Quiet High-Achiever: You do not want another loud, high-ticket networking event full of posturing "want-preneurs." You want honest, peer-level conversations in a secluded, distraction-free sanctuary.
This Is NOT For You If:
- You are looking for a "get-rich-quick" scheme or a cookie-cutter "10 steps to 10k" funnel.
- You want a fluffy self-care weekend consisting of bath bombs and positive thinking.
- You are not ready to look honestly at your business model and make radical decisions about your time and energy.
What Changes When You Step Off the Treadmill?
Imagine waking up on a Monday morning without that hollow ache in the pit of your stomach. Imagine looking at your calendar and seeing white space, deep work blocks, and time dedicated entirely to your family and your health.
When you leave High Trenhouse, you will walk away with:
- Quiet Certainty: A deep-seated belief in your value that no longer requires constant social media validation or endless posting to sustain.
- Indisputable Positioning: A clear repositioning strategy that shifts you from a tradeable "service provider" to an irreplaceable authority, allowing you to charge higher fees to fewer, better clients.
- The Effectual Toolkit: Mastery over the five principles of Choose Now (including Bird in Hand and Affordable Loss) so you can make strategic decisions without decision paralysis or fear of catastrophic failure.
- Content Partnering with AI: A system to turn AI into a genuine creative partner that amplifies your authentic voice, cutting your content creation time by 70%.
- Physical and Mental Restoration: Four days of chef-prepared gourmet meals, historic farmhouse comfort, fireside reflections, and fresh Yorkshire Dales air, leaving you thoroughly restored rather than depleted.
Learn From Someone Who Has Lived the Journey
Stuart L. Morris
Author of Choose Now, International Guest Lecturer, Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of the ICPC
Stuart is an award-winning Entrepreneur in Residence, a former magistrate of 18 years, and the author of the bestselling book Choose Now: The Expert Guide to Elite Entrepreneurial Living.
Labeled "thick" as a child due to undiagnosed dyslexia, autism, and ADHD, Stuart went on to earn an honors degree in Cybernetics, build multiple multi-million-pound companies, and teach entrepreneurship across the globe, from Henley Business School to institutions in Denmark, the US, and Kazakhstan. One of his start-up collaborations eventually reached a $2.5 billion valuation on the New York Stock Exchange.
Stuart does not deal in theoretical fluff. Having built and run businesses while navigating mental health crises, neurodivergence, and the realities of modern leadership, his approach is grounded in rigor, cybernetic systems, and human empathy.
As the owner and steward of High Trenhouse, he has curated this 300-year-old estate specifically to provide founders with the sensory quiet and environmental support needed for true breakthrough thinking. He will show you how to apply elite entrepreneurial thinking to your own life so you can stop drifting and start choosing.
AGENDA SNAPSHOT
Four Days to Re-Architect Your Business
DAY 1: HELLO (Unplugging & Auditing the Hamster Wheel)
- Afternoon: Arrival at High Trenhouse. Settle into your en-suite room in this historic 300-year-old farmhouse and absorb the stark, peaceful landscape of the Dales.
- Evening: The Welcome Dinner. We lay down the masks, gather around the roaring log burners in the private bar, and establish complete identity safety for the days ahead.
DAY 2: THE CHOOSE NOW FRAMEWORK (Thinking Differently)
- Morning: Deconstructing the DIY CEO. Audit your cognitive load and discover why managing logistical details is killing your strategic genius.
- Afternoon: Mastering Effectuation. Deep dive into the Bird in Hand and Affordable Loss principles to de-risk your growth, followed by a reflective walk across Malham Moor.
- Evening: Fireplace conversations, evening refreshments in the bar, and peer-to-peer mentoring.
DAY 3: I LOVE YOU (Re-Architecting Your Brand & Boundaries)
- Morning: The Sensory Psychology of Authority. Repositioning your offer to move from transactional consultant to indispensable icon.
- Afternoon: AI as a Creative Partner. Building a system that captures your authentic voice without consuming your life.
- Evening: The Celebration Dinner. Honoring the old business model over a gourmet meal before we burn it in the hearth.
DAY 4: GOODBYE TO THE GRIND (Integration & Departure)
- Morning: Creating your 90-day integration plan. Establishing clear boundaries for your return home.
- Midday: Farewell ceremony and departure with a clear, calm strategy.
TICKET OPTIONS & PRICING
Sunday 29th November - Wednesday 2nd December
Strictly Limited to 16 Attendees
To maintain absolute privacy, deep conversation, and personalised strategic attention, we strictly limit this retreat to 16 places across the estate. Once these seats are filled, registrations will close.
EARLY BIRD PRICING (Available until 30th September)
Single Occupancy Pass
£997
(Full Price £1,997)
Sunday 29th November - Wednesday 2nd December 2026
- Private en-suite bedroom at High Trenhouse for 3 nights
- All gourmet meals, drinks, and refreshments included (including evening bar drinks by the log burner)
- Full access to all strategic sessions, workshops, materials, and private estate grounds
Co-Founder Pass
(Two People Sharing)
£1497
(Full Price £2,497)
Sunday 29th November - Wednesday 2nd December 2026
- Shared luxury bedroom in the historic estate for two founders or business partners
- All gourmet meals, drinks, and refreshments for both attendees
- Full access to all sessions and estate grounds for both attendees
BONUSES INCLUDED!
Everything You Need for Long-Term Integration
When you secure your seat, you also unlock an entire support infrastructure to ensure your retreat breakthroughs translate into real-world results:
- Signed Hardcover Copy of Choose Now (Valued at £25)
Your personal copilot manual for elite entrepreneurial decision-making, signed by Stuart L. Morris. - The 90-Day Integration Package (Valued at £1,500)
Includes a follow-up half-day virtual workshop at day 90, plus group accountability calls at 30 and 60 days to keep your momentum strong. - Private Alumni Circle Access (Valued at £997)
Lifetime access to our private, invite-only community of high-level consultants and founders for ongoing peer support and collaboration.
Total Bonus Value: £2,522 (Included free with your retreat pass)
What Others Say About Working With Stuart
"Before working with Stuart, I was working 60 hours a week and checking my emails during bedtime stories with my children. My business looked successful from the outside, but I was mentally exhausted. Stuart helped me radically simplify my offers and step into true authority. I doubled my fees, cut my hours in half, and for the first time in five years, the Sunday night anxiety is completely gone."
- Helen M., Boutique Strategy Consultant
"I was skeptical about taking four days out of my schedule. I thought I didn't have the time. The High Trenhouse retreat was the best investment I have made in ten years. Stuart has a rare gift for cutting through business noise and helping you see what actually matters. The environment, the warm fires, the food, and the clarity were extraordinary."
- David T., Managing Director
"Stuart doesn't give you generic guru advice. He gives you a rigorous framework that actually works for real life. Being tucked away in the Yorkshire Dales at High Trenhouse away from all the noise allowed me to think properly for the first time in years."
- Rachel K., Founder & Executive Coach
You Do Not Have to Keep Drifting
You have a choice right now.
You can close this tab, return to your inbox, and continue running on the content treadmill until burnout forces you to stop. You can keep trading your physical and mental health for a business model that no longer serves you.
Or you can make a congruent, committed decision today.
Step away from the noise. Spend four days in the stark beauty of the Yorkshire Dales at High Trenhouse, enjoying chef-prepared meals, quiet countryside walks, and evening conversations by the log fire with Stuart L. Morris and fifteen peers who understand your journey. Reclaim your authority, redesign your business, and build a life lived well.
The pen is in your hand. The choice is yours.
I’m Ready - Save My Spot Now