Jeff Grant

Coach. Guide. Author.

I plan and guide private adventure trips, I coach a small number of people one-on-one, and I write.

I'm Jeff Grant. I've been coaching and guiding for over twenty years.

I've run ultramarathons across deserts and mountains and finished Ironman races. For five years I was a civilian coach at SEALFIT Kokoro, working alongside Navy SEALs.

I've written six books so far. Five are about running, training and mindset. The sixth is a thriller.

What I Do

Private Guiding

I plan custom adventures for private parties and I take them on it myself. A single day or a short trip, somewhere interesting in the world. Sometimes that's hiking. It could be sea kayaking, cycling, or a multisport trip.

Private Guiding →

Coaching

Most people who come to me have already done the obvious stuff. The plan exists, the effort is there, and something underneath still isn't moving.

Coaching →

Books & Tools

My books, plus Color Flow, my course on using color as a mental performance tool. It's all in the store.

Books & Tools →

Where I've Worked

I've coached in more than 25 countries, from the Swiss Alps to the Sahara, from Kyrgyzstan to Tokyo.

On the speaking and team-event side I've worked with UBS, BCG, Mercedes, Roche, Syngenta, Swiss Re, Novo Nordisk, Vontobel, Nike, SABMiller, JTI and Carlsberg. That work lives at jeffgrant.ch.

I also write fiction as J.S. Grant. Black Circuit: Thread 72 is a thriller I'm releasing a chapter at a time. jsgrantauthor.com

Coach's Notes

Things I’m thinking about.

Lone man staring at mountains and clouds

What the Ultra-Wealthy Struggle With — And What You Can Learn

What the Ultra-Wealthy Struggle With — And What You Can

Jeff Grant flying inverted in a fighter jet over the Swiss Alps – Moonshot Moment

Moonshot Moment: Fighter Jet Over the Alps

Flying inverted over the Alps in a fighter jet changed everything. It sparked my moonshot. What if your moment is next?

Career Change Without Breaking Yourself — Lessons from 20+ Years of Reinvention

How to avoid burnout and overload when changing careers — and how to build something sustainable from the ingredients that matter most.

It Sticks.

I just played Tristan und Isolde at the Met EIGHT TIMES. The opera is 5 hours long. By the end I was sooooo done. Like seriously, I had to play a series of whole notes, then hold a long decrescendo to a pianissimo at the end of the Liebestod. Every time I wasn’t sure I could hold on! But I remembered your advice about finding a color to focus on. The inside of my music folder had a little tab of blue and my eyes found that color and I held on!! Sometimes I needed even more and I found a bright white violin case in the bit, then a red luggage tag. WHEW.

Joy — French Horn, New York

She picked up the idea from a Dispatches sneak peek. She’s never seen the full system.

“He could never run more than half an hour without experiencing knee pain and now we love running together! He did his first half-marathon with me in March!”

Sophie M. — Paris, France

“I did a running workshop with you more than 10 years ago in Richterswil and I’m still using the techniques you explained there.”

H.P. — United Kingdom / Zürich

Jeff’s newsletter Dispatches goes out every two weeks. Readers reply. Join them.

Books

Endurance, resilience, and the flow cycle — on and off the trail.

Run overweight or with a weight vest — safely and powerfully.

The coach’s handbook for going ultra — on trails and in life.

A 10-week plan to climb stronger and descend smarter.

Speed training for those who push through, not around.