Real Journeys - Real Insights - Real Human Reset
Welcome.
Through lived experience—across military service, independent journalism, solitary expeditions, frontline humanitarian work, and ongoing cross-cultural research—I translate practical frameworks into actionable tools for the human element.
I help organizations navigate high-stakes transition, eliminate overthinking, and maintain absolute operational calm under pressure.
"I explore human behavior.
To do that, I have to experience first hand what people go through."
What Services I Provide
Keynotes & Matserclasses
Through tailored keynote presentations and interactive masterclasses, I focus on the reality of the human element under pressure. I provide your organization with clear, practical frameworks to help teams step away from overthinking, navigate deep transitions with stability, and maintain absolute operational calm when it matters most.
The ReSeT-experience - SICILY
A selective, immersive 5-day crucible designed for leaders, executives, and high-performers seeking a profound mental decompression.
Set against the quiet, historic backdrop of Sicily, this experience removes you entirely from modern noise. Blending deep psychological reflection, cross-cultural insights, and quiet isolation, I guide you through a structured personal audit to stop chronic overthinking, process deep professional stress, and fundamentally reset your internal baseline.
Bespoke Expeditions
Custom-designed, off-grid journeys into extreme, isolated terrain for visionary leaders and selective teams who want to understand their true boundaries.
Leveraging my years of solitary expeditions and cross-cultural research in regions like rural Mongolia, I curate environments where everyday modern distractions are completely stripped away. This is a deliberate, profound journey into deep isolation that allows teams to disconnect from the noise, find absolute strategic alignment, and build unshakeable mutual trust.
Films
Books
Stuck Between War and Conviction
Becoming a Nomad
Becoming a Nomad
Rick Jens
Release Upcoming
An unpolished, deeply personal documentary looking at what it means to support wounded soldiers on active frontlines. Moving completely past standard military spectacle, this film documents the raw mechanics of stress decompression, genuine human connection, and the bittersweet reality of navigating paths that eventually diverge.
A journey into the quiet, unforgiving reality of rural Mongolia. This book explores cross-cultural human behavior when all modern noise is entirely stripped away, offering a practical roadmap for cutting through Western overthinking, managing high-stakes isolation, and finding absolute personal clarity.
Ronny Hermans,
Director of local Dutch news network
Pending
Mitchel Gorissen,
Royal Netherlands Army
"Rick was a constant source of inspiration, always ready for the next adventure. I learned something new from him every day and admired his enthusiasm and determination."
Jordan Leow,
Business owner from Singapore
"There is no better guy I would choose to have along my side in the middle of the vast Mongolian wilderness. Rick is a dependable person, extremely trustworthy, makes good company and a great storyteller to boot."
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