If you're stumped for a holiday gift this year, think about the new inspirational book by Rudy Reyes, called "Hero Living: Seven Strides to Awaken Your Infinite Power," linked here.
Rudy Reyes is an inspirational "everyman" -- former Marine 1st recon, star of Generation Kill, who grew up admittedly hard and has honed, ever since, a set of internal values modeled on attributes of classical warriors. While Reyes, a former world martial arts champion, has honed his body to a superlative degree, it's his inside that's even more interesting -- how he's dealt with, and is still in the process of dealing with -- assaults on his soul, from childhood through combat.
Reyes has much in common with his childhood hero, Bruce Lee, from the unparalleled attention to fitness, to the equal attraction to the philosophical underpinnings of what success really is.
There's something for everyone in this book, and best of all, it reflects someone who's inspirational, yes, in his attitudes towards obstacles -- systematically conquering them all, in a focused way, one after another -- but is also, even by his own admission, very much "still a work in progress." Go, Rudy!
Editor's Note: For a recent article in "Military Times" about Rudy Reyes, entitled "The Hero Life: For Rudy Reyes, Inspiring Others is a Full-Time Job," click here.
