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How High Do You Bounce? -- a relevant and frequently asked question
across all marketplaces of professional endeavor, as well as the inner
sanctums of our personal lives. Maybe in moments of introspection,
uncertainty, or crisis; you have asked yourself “How High Do I
Bounce?” Or looking into an uncertain future, perhaps you are asking
“How High Will I Bounce?”, anticipating the hard concrete reality of
overwhelming life situations to come. Particularly during these days
of a crippled economy, persistent terror threats, terrifying natural
disasters, and wars and rumors of wars; it is natural to ask such
questions. I know I certainly have.
Perhaps the marketplace where the need for “bounce” is most notable is
the military. Our nation’s warriors well understand the challenges to
bouncing back after repeated deployments, physical or mental wounds,
or betrayal on the home front. These warriors go in harm’s way on our
behalf; they are the “exoderm” of our country, often wounded, cut,
bleeding, and dying on our behalf. As role models for warriors in
every other marketplace and life endeavor, our nation’s military men
and women are inspiring and instructive. Military institutions
(including supporting civilian contract agencies) are wrestling
mightily with tragically high suicide, post traumatic stress, and
mental disorder incidence rates; as well as what some would term “an
unraveling of military families.” All the Military Services are
devoting significant resources and leadership focus towards programs
and protocols that mitigate these alarming trends. They are making
progress, but the challenges are daunting. For all the
Services, “bouncing back” (soon to be defined as resilience) has
surfaced as a highly relevant and desirable characteristic for those
facing the challenges of protracted and globally pervasive conflict.
Resilient Warriors will complement these efforts to assist with
resilience of military personnel, leaders, and organizations. As well,
Resilient Warriors makes these principles of resilience available to
“warriors” in every endeavor of life.
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 As I was falling 12 feet out of a British Lorry onto my back in
Army Ranger school, I had many thoughts: “This is going to hurt!
Will I break anything? Will I be able to bounce back?” Or during
many parachute landing falls (PLFs in “Airborne” vernacular). Or
when I held my wife’s hand when the Doctor informed us of our
infant daughter’s death. Or when my helicopter in Macedonia was
plummeting to earth without power. Or when the South Korean
National Assembly was asking for my removal because of overnight
instructions to evacuate a South Korean village in the impact
radius of a suspected terrorist plot. Or when unable to control
events leading to the death of one of my troopers. Or during rare
but painful incidents of disappointment and betrayal over forty
years of leadership in the military, business, and ministry. You
no doubt get the point.
Over the past year, I have had the privilege of educating and
encouraging people from many different marketplaces regarding
“Being a Resilient Warrior.” I have seen business leaders,
homemakers, pastors and chaplains, mental health professionals and
lay counselors, educators and students, athletes and coaches; and
military troops, veterans, and families activate a proactive
approach to resilience in their lives.
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“How High Will I Bounce?” has proven to be a relevant and
important question in today’s rough and tumble world. Perhaps a
slight twist is even more important: “How Do I Bounce High?” or
“How Do I Bounce Even Higher Than Before?” In
Resilient Warriors we will
seek answers, principles, techniques that will prepare us for the
“cleverly disguised opportunities” that surely await us. We will
learn how to “bounce high,” and how to help others do the same. |
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