Raising Men Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons

by Davis, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781250091734
• ISBN10: 125009173X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-05-03
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

After Eric Davis spent over 16 years in the military including a decade in the SEAL Teams, his family became more than accustomed to him being away on deployments and secret missions that would obscure his whereabouts for months. When he left the Teams in 2008, he was eager to develop his relationship with his son, having lacked a father figure himself since he was fifteen. He thought "Quality Time" would happen now that he could spend more "Quantity of Time." He could not have been more wrong.

Facebook, television, phones, video games - all these get in the way of real, meaningful relationships with our sons--even beginning when they are just five years old. Since we are competing with a world of extremes when it comes to getting the attention of our kids, even when you're together at home, meeting extreme with extreme is the only answer. SEALs learn to function at a high level outside of their normal, comfortable elements. Father and son need to do the same. Whether it's climbing, hiking, biking, or traveling, taking your son out of the house and away from distractions of everyday life to face new challenges TOGETHER will bring you two closer. Rediscover risk-taking and adventure--nothing will bring you closer to your son. And that's just the start.

Through stories and lessons learned by Eric and many other SEALs in fatherhood, readers of Raising Men will learn to connect with their sons by discovering the spirit of adventure - the Navy SEAL way.

Author Biography

ERIC DAVIS is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and decorated veteran of the Global War on Terror. Eric has been recognized as one of the premier sniper instructors in the U.S. military and has served as a Master Training Specialist at the SEAL sniper school in Coronado, CA. Eric began to master his writing in the SEAL teams by designing, writing, and producing numerous final training exercise scenarios.

Eric is now the founder and CEO of averagefrog.com, which repurposes the proven performance principles of the SEAL teams to help people to live a good life and lead others to do the same. He is also a featured writer on sofrep.com, navyseals.com, specialoperations.com, and The Loadout Room.

Eric lives in Orange County, CA, with his wife and is a dedicated and loving father to four wonderful and successful children. He is enthusiastic about being active with his children and converting those experiences into valuable life lessons that he wants to share with others through his book.