Beau Lynn-Miller

What I Do

I practice Applied Philosophy—which means I work at closing the gap between how I want to live and how I actually live. Between values and actions. Between knowing and doing.

This isn't a job title. It's closer to a spiritual practice, though I didn't always call it that. The work is iterative: theory informs practice, practice reveals new theory, and round we go. The destination keeps moving because I keep moving. That's the point.

The Theory Side

I study patterns—specifically, dynamic balance problems where multiple forces are in tension and the "right" answer keeps shifting. This shows up everywhere: in bodies, relationships, organizations, ecosystems, attention, desire. I draw on systems thinking, game theory, and project management, but I'm ultimately interested in something older: how to align with the way things naturally want to flow. What the Taoists call wu wei.

The Practice Side

Practice is walking the talk. It's grounding. It's the acknowledgment that becoming matters more than arriving—that I'm always in process, never finished. Practice includes meditation, movement, mindful attention to what I'm feeding with my time and energy. It includes the hard work of not causing unnecessary harm.

The Service Side

I believe self-work is service. When I become more aligned, more present, more grounded—everyone around me benefits. Consciousness is contagious. My unconsciousness is too.

That said, service also takes tangible forms: I coach people on fitness, career, and life. I lead group workouts. I sit with people through difficult conversations and transitions. I help them find their own alignment—between what they say matters and what they actually do, between where they are and where they want to be.

I don't have credentials for this. I have attention, experience, and the willingness to keep practicing alongside the people I help.

Background

I taught myself to code, spent 12 years as a developer, and retired at 35. In my mid-20s I spent nearly two years traveling solo through Asia and the Middle East, sitting in silence and asking what actually matters. That journey shaped everything that came after.

Now I live in Madison, Wisconsin, where I grew up. I lead workouts, play hockey, tend plants, and try to be useful to the people around me.

What Guides Me