Hero Living

by Reyes, Rudy

• ISBN13: 9780451231833
• ISBN10: 045123183X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-05
• Publisher: Celebra Hardcover

Summary

The star of HBO's Generation Kill and the real-life warrior from the New York Times bestseller presents his empowering philosophy. In his publishing debut, Rudy Reyes introduces his warrior philosophy of "Hero Living": part Homer, part Joseph Campbell, part Bruce Lee, and part Spider-Man. He outlines the various stages in the journey to bring forth the hero within: recognizing the hero's call, following the hero's path, and returning from the battlefield with the hero's hard- earned wisdom. Taking readers step-by-step through his program, Reyes draws from his own heroic story of how he triumphed over his harrowing childhood experiences of poverty and abandonment. Rather than giving up hope, he heeded the hero's call to live up to his full potential-first as a martial-arts champion, then as an elite warrior in the mountains of Afghanistan and sands of Iraq, and finally in his post-Marines life as a personal trainer, actor, and motivational speaker.

Author Biography

Rudy Reyes served three tours of duty with the Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq. After leaving the Marines with honors, he became a physical trainer, public speaker on leadership and veterans' issues, and actor.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Stagnancy & Paralysis	p. 20
The Hero's Whetstone: Tuning In	p. 30
The Hero's Whetstone: Using Your Inner Eye	p. 35
Moment of Movement	p. 42
The Hero's Whetstone: Be the Dreamer of Dreams	p. 50
The Hero's Whetstone: Reading Your Map	p. 58
The Hero's Whetstone: Squaring the Direction of Your Step	p. 79
Fighting & Surviving	p. 83
The Hero's Whetstone: Breathe Your Flow of Power	p. 95
The Hero's Whetstone: A Balanced Fighter Be	p. 113
Tools & Skills	p. 118
The Hero's Whetstone: Honoring Your Enemy	p. 132
The Hero's Whetstone: Packing Your Toolkit	p. 144
Practicing & Honing	p. 150
The Hero's Whetstone: Your Practice	p. 156
The Hero's Whetstone: Practicing Your Destiny	p. 170
Pure Unedited, Uninhibited Potential	p. 179
The Hero's Whetstone: Know Who I Am	p. 201
Reciprocity of Sharing	p. 219
The Hero's Whetstone: Living the Hero Effect	p. 232
Conclusion	p. 248
The Hero's Whetstones	p. 263
Acknowledgments	p. 265
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