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 exercises to improve overall quality of life
Structured yet flexible, Ice Cold Leader delivers a unique process to improve your daily state of mind, meet personal challenges as they arise, thrive under difficult circumstances, and live your best life possible.
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
