ERROL DOEBLER is one of the few people in the world who has served as a Naval Surface Warfare Officer, Navy SEAL Officer, FBI Special Agent and SWAT Operator, Combat Veteran, and business founder. Errol's leadership consulting company, Ice Cold Leader, has taught leaders and individual contributors at every level how to find peace within so they can find the edge they've been searching for.

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