The University of Alabama

Associate Professor

The Long Schoolroom

Founder

Malone University

Associate Professor, Director of Creative Writing

I direct the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, and am founder of The Long Schoolroom, a learning community devoted to creative exploration and personal development. 

I am author of several books and a certified holistic arts coach with over 30 years of experience guiding others to write well, think deeply, and enact spirited transformation in their lives and work. 

Everything is invention and revision.  

You might not read poetry (I won't judge!), but we all need the poetic (a word which in Greek simply means “making”): beauty, connection, inspiration, wit. 

I team with high-performing creators, founders, leaders, and groups to spur them to new levels of clarity and direction, to workshop ideas and innovations, to integrate the personal with the professional. 

Wonder is at the heart of all artistic enterprises—and everything is an art!—so let’s court more of it in all we do. The imagination is our highest faculty, and dreams are the heart of reality. 

Let me know if I can help.

John Estes⚕

George Monty

TrueLife Media

Creative Director

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)

Consultant

The Octopus Movement

Founding Member

TrueLife Podcast

Podcaster

I believe in building strong communities, that relationships are the true currency, and that integrity is always fashionable. 

I  am the Founder of TrueLife Media, a platform where I create and share engaging content that explores the themes of entrepreneurship, uncertainty, suffering, psychedelics, and evolution in the modern world. I leverage my background in experimental psychology and my passion for storytelling to inspire and empower my audience to live a life worth living.

With over 650 podcast episodes, over 30k YouTube subscribers, and 3 published books (one international best seller) on Amazon, I have built an intelligent, strong, and loyal community. I also strive to create opportunities, build relationships, and solve problems for everyone who comes on my podcast. 

Additionally, I am a Founding Member of The Octopus Movement, a global network of entrepreneurs, innovators, and thinkers who are committed to creating positive change in the world. I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to expand my reach and impact, and to continue learning and growing as a creator and a communicator.

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John Estes⚕

George Monty

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