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Get After it: Seven Inspirational Stories to Find Your Inner Strength When It Matters Most
- Narrated by: Parker Schaffel
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
Sometimes it takes eight years to commission in the military. Other times it takes six years to admit you were wrong. And then it might take nine years to find your fit at the CIA. These are the definitive stories of the author's life, and these are the types of stories found in this book. The accounts, which span the globe from Baghdad to Afghanistan and from the headquarters of the CIA to the cockpit of an F-16, tell seven inspiring and motivational stories to give readers the drive to keep going in the toughest of times - what the author calls "getting after it."
This audiobook tells seven stories:
- The author's lifelong goal was to commission in the US Air Force, like his grandfather before him. Following a successful tenure in Air Force ROTC and a selection to pilot training, the Air Force discharged him before he commissioned. Devastated but determined to not give up until he achieved his goal, it would take two more military branches, four more years, and the ups and downs in between for him to accomplish his ultimate goal of serving as a military officer.
- The author's high school football coach called him a practice player, a guy unable to perform when it mattered, in front of his entire team. The sad part was that it was true. Two years later, wearing a parachute and hanging out of a US Air Force plane 5,000 feet above the ground, the author had a chance to redeem himself: make the successful parachute jump or be sent home from training. He had the choice between channeling confidence to achieve his mission or continue to be a practice player.
- While being a financial planner in a suburb of Cleveland and a stockbroker on Wall Street are certainly different, they have one thing in common: incredible competition. The author tells the story of starting a new and wildly successful financial planning business from scratch and the awards, commendations, and bonuses he earned along the way. None of it seemed to matter when he found out his mother was diagnosed with cancer, forcing him to make the decision of a lifetime.
- Young, immature, and lacking no self-awareness, the author flew to Afghanistan on behalf of the CIA to do a job for which he was entirely unqualified. During his short stint, he damaged friendships, severed partnerships, and created a hostile work environment. Through personal growth and reflection, this story tells of the damage the author did and how he mended fences six years later.
- In February 2012, dozens of Iraqi teenagers were murdered simply because of the music they listened to or the clothes they wore. Deeply struck by this tragedy, the author, who was posted in Iraq, performed a tribute concert at the US Embassy in Baghdad - his first performance in front of other people - in remembrance of the kids. The performance started the author on a path of musical exploration.
©2018 Parker Schaffel (P)2019 Parker Schaffel