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RANDY PERDUE<br />
A close friend of mine, Dr. Tracy Reveal,<br />
introduced me to Author Simon Sinek’s books.<br />
One was entitled, Start with Why and the other,<br />
Leaders Eat Last. I found both of his books to<br />
be beyond fascinating. However, Leaders Eat<br />
Last really resonated with me. He put an<br />
extensive amount of research into it, and it<br />
scientifically proves what I believed was only<br />
my theory before reading his book. Stress does<br />
weaken you and can literally stop the immune<br />
system. Simon describes what the hormone<br />
cortisol does. It is the stress hormone that is<br />
released in the brain when danger or a threat<br />
exists. Getting shot at is a very stressful<br />
situation, but it happens, and then it’s typically<br />
over in a short time. The main function of the<br />
cortisol being released is to alarm us that danger<br />
is present. When the danger leaves, so too the<br />
cortisol leaves your system.<br />
Remember when I was describing the<br />
formation of Marines marching? I said that I<br />
knew they would put their lives on the line to<br />
protect me. That’s the evidence Simon is<br />
referring to. When you have trust in the people<br />
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