Jesse Hernandez spent 20 years coping with industry stresses through substance abuse and multiple arrests. Just over five years sober, Jesse rode his bicycle and public transportation to job sites after losing his license. Lean professionals exposed him to leadership development and he learned he did not have to be defined by past behaviors. Now Jesse travels nationwide helping men and women who build buildings become the promise they are intended to be.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Crazy eight cycle: when not fulfilled in certainty, love, connection, we cope negatively with substance abuse or other destructive behaviors
• Jesse's story: 20 years substance abuse, criminal record longer than resume, five years sober, now serving builders nationwide
• Growth and contribution: spiritual needs beyond earthly needs, happier when focused on growth and serving others
• Leaders mark the path: not what they look like or their past, but the position they hold guiding people home
• Invitation to those suffering: Jesse offers open ear and help to become the promise you are intended to be

Leaders are like sticks marking the path through treacherous snowpack and it is not what they look like that gives them their significance to us but the position that they hold and what they stand for and the fact that they continue to stand upright.

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