Introduction to ICBM Mid-Week Workshops
It’s time to stop surviving and start designing.
The JumpStart Midweek Workshop on Wednesday, December 3 is your introduction to ICBM — a space where Black men (and women) come together to reimagine how we live, love, and show up in the world. This isn’t therapy. This isn’t a lecture. This is a community of individuals choosing to build something new.
What Is ICBM?
ICBM stands for a framework, a philosophy, and a practice all at once. It’s about taking the engineering mindset — the ability to create what doesn’t yet exist — and applying it to your life. Engineering isn’t just about machines. It’s about systems, design, intention, and building toward a vision. And right now, Black men have a unique opportunity to re-engineer how we think, how we relate, how we heal, and how we lead. This workshop is where you’ll understand what ICBM offers and why this work matters right now.
Why Build Now?
Because we’re at a crossroads. The old blueprints for Black masculinity — while they helped us survive — are no longer serving us in the ways we need. The paradigms we inherited were forged in survival mode: be strong, be silent, be invincible, be twice as good. Those strategies kept our ancestors alive. But they’re also killing us — through stress, isolation, untreated trauma, broken relationships, and the weight of carrying everything alone. The question isn’t whether we honor what came before. The question is: What do we craft next?
What You'll Discover
In this introductory session, we’ll explore: The ICBM Framework: Understanding the core philosophy — moving from survival mode to strategy mode, from inherited roles to self-defined identity, from emotional silence to authentic expression.
Your Current Blueprint:
Before you can build something new, you need to see what you’re working with. We’ll help you identify the patterns, beliefs, and behaviors you’re currently running.
The Cost of the Status Quo:
What is it actually costing you to keep living the way you’ve been living? Your health? Your relationships? Your peace? Your purpose?
The Possibility of Redesign:
What becomes possible when you give yourself permission to design your own life, define your own masculinity, and build your own future?
Why This Moment Matters
Right now — December 2025 — is a pivotal time. You’re approaching the end of one year and the beginning of another. You’re feeling the weight of unmet goals, unresolved pain, and the nagging sense that something needs to change. What if instead of making another resolution you won’t keep, you made a different choice? What if you joined a community of brothers doing the hard work of actually transforming their lives?
Who This Is For
This workshop is for Black men (and their allies) who:
- Are tired of just getting by and ready to actually thrive
- Want to break generational cycles instead of passing them on
- Are willing to be vulnerable in pursuit of being whole
- Understand that strength includes asking for help
- Want community with other men doing the same work
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to be “ready.” You just need to show up.
JumpStart is:
- A safe, affirming virtual space designed specifically for Black men(and women)
- Interactive — you’ll participate, not just listen
- Evidence Based — we’re talking about real struggles, not performing success
- Practical — you’ll leave with actual tools, not just inspiration
- Communal — you’re not doing this alone
The Foundation for Everything Else
This introduction sets the stage for all the work we do in ICBM. Whether you continue with FastBreak and EndZone or just come to this one session, you’ll walk away understanding:
- Why this work is necessary
- What makes ICBM different
- How to start thinking about your life as something you can design
- That you’re not alone in this journey
Date posted: November 19, 2025
Author: Fredrick Bush