Five seconds can make or break us. Five seconds can be a fleeting moment or can feel like an eternity. A lot can happen in five seconds but it’s how we prepare for that five seconds that counts. Today’s guest Derrick McManus was perforated 14 times in under five seconds when 14 of the 18 bullets fired at him from a semi automatic assault rifle hit their target. He lay on the ground bleeding to death for three hours before his counterparts could safely get to him. It is what he did leading up to this moment that allowed Derrick to live to tell this story and believe it or not there is a lot of valuable wisdom we as business owners can draw from his training and experience.

Derrick was a South Australian Police officer operating in the elite Special Tasks And Rescue (STAR) Group.  He held specialist skills as a sniper, diver and was trained by the military elite Special Air Services Regiment (SAS) in counter-terrorist tactics. This is a physically, mentally and emotionally demanding environment.  It is an extreme, potentially overwhelming, volatile environment in every way. Derrick had proactively prepared himself physically, mentally and emotionally for the challenges he could expect as a result of the choices he had made.  He took responsibility for his actions and for all possible consequences. Today he is sharing his insights in how we as business owners can physically, mentally and emotionally prepare ourselves for what we may expect to encounter in the world of business and life.

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