Stronger

FOREWORD

Stronger is a most compelling study of human behavior and the ability to successfully cope with adversity and all of its ramifications. The authors believe that resilience may be defined as the ability to adapt to or rebound from adversity, a trait that has had an impact on me personally and to a great degree on my chosen professional military career as a naval officer with assignments on ships, staffs in the Pentagon, Vietnam, Germany, and, operationally, as a member of the Navy’s Underwater Demolition and SEAL Teams.

The authors are interested in how people adjust to adversity and what the core factors are that allow them to survive and prosper in what can be very trying times. They cite five such core factors to achieving personal ...