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RANDY PERDUE

A close friend of mine, Dr. Tracy Reveal,
introduced me to Author Simon Sinek’s books.
One was entitled, Start with Why and the other,
Leaders Eat Last. I found both of his books to
be beyond fascinating. However, Leaders Eat

Last really resonated with me. He put an
extensive amount of research into it, and it
scientifically proves what I believed was only
my theory before reading his book. Stress does
weaken you and can literally stop the immune
system. Simon describes what the hormone
cortisol does. It is the stress hormone that is
released in the brain when danger or a threat
exists. Getting shot at is a very stressful
situation, but it happens, and then it’s typically
over in a short time. The main function of the

cortisol being released is to alarm us that danger
is present. When the danger leaves, so too the
cortisol leaves your system.

Remember when I was describing the
formation of Marines marching? I said that I
knew they would put their lives on the line to
protect me. That’s the evidence Simon is
referring to. When you have trust in the people

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