The Enlightened Pilot

08/16/2026

08/12/2026

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I piloted towboats on the Mississippi River system for over forty-five years. I have written several short stories about the river, and a book entitled “Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain.". Click to read Lee Hendrix, a Substack with hundreds of subscribers.

03/15/2026

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Handle Your Boat With ConfidenceDownload the Nine Steps to Mastery Study GuideA FREE workbook showing the path to boat handling mastery. What’s Inside the Study GuideThis workbook presents nine steps in three phases: how pilots think, how boats move, and how to handle them smoothly.DiscoveryConfid...

03/05/2026

We're obsessed with "what do I want?" The only reason that matters is the answer to the bigger, more important question: "How to I want to be?" We think that if we get what we want, we'll be the way we wish. There are a couple of problems with that. The first one is that we don't know what we want. The second is unintended consequences.
The beauty of just being the the way we want is that it requires no external conditions. Just be that way. I want to be at peace and in love. I want to be generous and kind. I'll bet you do, too.

03/01/2026

Steer On Purpose