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Thrive under any circumstances with insights from an elite combat veteran

In Ice Cold Leader, special forces combat veteran, FBI agent, and business founder Errol Doebler reveals his unknown and silent battle with a traumatic brain injury incurred as a Navy SEAL in the late 1990s, and how he overcame emotional distress, self-doubt, depression, and anxiety to create a successful and happy personal and professional life until the day he discovered his pain was due to an injury he didn't even know he had.

Anchored in gripping tales from his time in the elite services, the author describes the unique process he created to not only survive but thrive in challenging situations. In this illuminating book, you'll learn about:

  • Interrupting negative patterns and replacing them with new, constructive patterns
  • Developing tools to take on the stress of daily life without becoming overwhelmed by it
  • Using cold exposure and breathing exerci

    Table of Contents

    Part 1: How I Got Here

    Part 1 Prologue: What I Didn’t Know Before 11

    Chapter 1 “We Were Sure You Were Dead” 15

    Chapter 2 The Aftermath 19

    Chapter 3 Getting the Call 23

    Chapter 4 With in an Inch of My Life, Again 35

    Chapter 5 Humiliation, Shame, and Silence 45

    Chapter 6 For the Next Twenty Years 51

    Chapter 7 Fast Forward to 2020 55

    Chapter 8 Long-Awaited Answers 61

    Part 2: the Process

    Part 2 Prologue 71

    Part 2 Introduction 73

    Chapter 9 The Leadership Process Overview and Cold Exposure 85

    Chapter 10 Element One—Emotional Awareness and Recognition 93

    Chapter 11 One Side of the Emotional Coin Actions into Negative Consequences 109

    Chapter 12 Practicing the Other Side of the Emotional Coin with an Ice Bath 125

    Chapter 13 Element Two—Cultural Awareness and Recognition 135

    Chapter 14 Observing Culture, Practicing Awareness and Cold Exposure 147

    Chapter 15 Managing the Extremes and the In-betweens— Being in the Moment 159

    Chapter 16 Element Three—Guidelines for Behavior 177

    Chapter 17 Make Them Your Own—How to Define and Practice Guidelines for Behavior 199

    Chapter 18 Implementing Your Guidelines for Behavior 215

    Chapter 19 Element Four—The Planning Process 229

    Chapter 20 The Planning Process as a Leadership Tool 251

    Chapter 21 SMACCC! Your Brain Is Paying Attention; Rewiring and Prioritizing 267

    Chapter 22 Element Five—Facing the Resistance 287

    A Final Note 297

    Acknowledgments 299

    Find Out More About Ice Cold Leader 301

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9781394239276, 978-1394239276
      ISBN10: 1394239270

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Thrive under any circumstances with insights from an elite combat veteran

      In Ice Cold Leader, special forces combat veteran, FBI agent, and business founder Errol Doebler reveals his unknown and silent battle with a traumatic brain injury incurred as a Navy SEAL in the late 1990s, and how he overcame emotional distress, self-doubt, depression, and anxiety to create a successful and happy personal and professional life until the day he discovered his pain was due to an injury he didn't even know he had.

      Anchored in gripping tales from his time in the elite services, the author describes the unique process he created to not only survive but thrive in challenging situations. In this illuminating book, you'll learn about:

      • Interrupting negative patterns and replacing them with new, constructive patterns
      • Developing tools to take on the stress of daily life without becoming overwhelmed by it
      • Using cold exposure and breathing exerci

        Table of Contents

        Part 1: How I Got Here

        Part 1 Prologue: What I Didn’t Know Before 11

        Chapter 1 “We Were Sure You Were Dead” 15

        Chapter 2 The Aftermath 19

        Chapter 3 Getting the Call 23

        Chapter 4 With in an Inch of My Life, Again 35

        Chapter 5 Humiliation, Shame, and Silence 45

        Chapter 6 For the Next Twenty Years 51

        Chapter 7 Fast Forward to 2020 55

        Chapter 8 Long-Awaited Answers 61

        Part 2: the Process

        Part 2 Prologue 71

        Part 2 Introduction 73

        Chapter 9 The Leadership Process Overview and Cold Exposure 85

        Chapter 10 Element One—Emotional Awareness and Recognition 93

        Chapter 11 One Side of the Emotional Coin Actions into Negative Consequences 109

        Chapter 12 Practicing the Other Side of the Emotional Coin with an Ice Bath 125

        Chapter 13 Element Two—Cultural Awareness and Recognition 135

        Chapter 14 Observing Culture, Practicing Awareness and Cold Exposure 147

        Chapter 15 Managing the Extremes and the In-betweens— Being in the Moment 159

        Chapter 16 Element Three—Guidelines for Behavior 177

        Chapter 17 Make Them Your Own—How to Define and Practice Guidelines for Behavior 199

        Chapter 18 Implementing Your Guidelines for Behavior 215

        Chapter 19 Element Four—The Planning Process 229

        Chapter 20 The Planning Process as a Leadership Tool 251

        Chapter 21 SMACCC! Your Brain Is Paying Attention; Rewiring and Prioritizing 267

        Chapter 22 Element Five—Facing the Resistance 287

        A Final Note 297

        Acknowledgments 299

        Find Out More About Ice Cold Leader 301

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