In this episode, we dive into the five factors of perseverance with Brandon Young, a professional who has spent more than 25 years building and leading teams in the military, corporate healthcare, and nonprofit sectors.

Brandon is the co-author of Perseverance > Endurance: Lead with Resilience. Grow Through Adversity. Win Together. This is a book that he wrote alongside Blayne Smith that provides key insights for leading teams through the battlefield of uncertainty – a narrative that explains why perseverance is necessary for navigating today's complex world…

Brandon is a former US Army Ranger with four combat rotations to Afghanistan. He has been published in various magazines and peer-reviewed academic journals, has assessed, mentored, and trained more than 1,000 Ranger leaders, and placed third in the 2006 Best Ranger Competition. He is also the co-founder of Applied Leadership Partners, a consulting firm that shares hard-earned leadership wisdom with professionals navigating growth changes and adversity.

Hit play to learn more about:

• How Brandon's diverse past has shaped his current ambitions.
• The ways that your work ethic can change when you make hard decisions.
• Various ways to cultivate a purposeful approach to life.
• How veterans reconcile their profound loss of identity after their service.

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