Author: Jim Gant

Dear Brother Chad, I tried really hard. Just ran out of time. So here is a picture of what is in your care package: I also know you have a copy of BBTL. I know you have read it many times. But you don't have this one. I signed the insider cover, just like a … Continue reading Chad Silverstein

Sister Michelle... After a very long and hard battle, sprinkled with some wonderful family time, I returned home very tired. I saw a package with your name on it and opened it up. BOOM. It was “as if” a message from heaven itself had dropped upon my doorstep. I wore it that day to my … Continue reading Sister Michelle,

Your own growth cannot take place without growth in others. You are part of a body. When you change, the whole body changes. It is very important for you to remain deeply connected with the larger community to which you belong. It is also important that those who belong to the body of which you … Continue reading When you transform, others will transform too…

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Ideally, the testing and proving of a warrior is limited in its destructiveness. Rites of passage often present the possibility of death, and in some cultures they are not considered complete until the initiate takes another life. But not numbers of lives, and never slaughter or the destruction of an entire people. Threats and losses … Continue reading Veterans…Part Three

The proper training of a warrior must be not just the physical and intellectual dimensions of military performance but also the values and traditions of warriorhood. This education must be achieved in an environment that fosters dignity and honor. In addition, guidance must be highly personal. The initiate must feel that his or her survival … Continue reading To my fellow Veterans…Part Two

A Warrior is not just one who has been to war and returned. Warrior has been recognized as a basic ideal, pattern of thinking and behaving, and social role that has occurred since the beginning of time. Becoming a warrior is an achievement of character. A veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder can use the ideal … Continue reading To my fellow Veterans…Part One

And dive harder. Falcons only reach Mach speeds when they’ve decided to go all-in and dive after their prey. When they miss their mark, they pull up before going splat and pick another target. They spend next to no time getting down on their failed attempt. We reward the leader who flies like a falcon. … Continue reading Day 302…Falcons, they fly hard…