Ancient wisdom for the modern veteran.
This short book is designed to introduce veterans to the concept of Stoicism — the ancient philosophy of self-reliance that is essential in today’s crazy world.
“Stoicism is a game changer for transitioning veterans and those who already made the move but need a new direction. The 9 Rules in this book provide an easy template for helping you move forward with purpose and passion.”
The Edge You Need to Crush Your Life.
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism can help you access your inner strengths and reinforce your power to define how you see and react to the world. It’s the original self-help philosophy, and it’s more relevant today than ever.
This short guide will show you how Stoic concepts can help you overcome some of the most common barriers we face in life. Whether you are a parent, an entrepreneur, a student, a mid-career professional, or living in retirement, this book can help you get unstuck so you can move forward with clarity and purpose.
About
I am a leader, father, husband, friend, and Stoic.
I write and speak about overcoming barriers to making progress in life. In doing so I draw on my own successes and failures as a man, a father, a husband, a friend, and a CEO for the past 25 years.
I am a practicing Stoic who believes that Stoicism can radically improve people’s lives and make a huge impact at work and at home. The foundation of Stoicism is the idea of focusing on that which you can control, and using the power of reason to decide how you will show up every day. It’s the original self-help philosophy: You are in control of the things you can change, and you decide how you will respond to the challenges and opportunites life presents. Glass half full or half empty? You decide.
This philosophy can give you a profound edge in building resilience and creating long-term happiness. It can also transform an organization by establishing a culture of self-reliance and ownership. I have seen it work at my own company, Mission Edge, helping us build a culture of ownership and accountability.
I have a passion for working with veterans, and I speak frequently at transition workshops, entrepreneurial conferences and events.
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About me
I’m an entrepreneur and novelist. I’ve built multiple businesses, lived in Switzerland as a kid, did my graduate work in London, spent a nomadic year in Tokyo learning Japanese (or tried to, anyhow) and now I spend most of my free time when not writing helping military veterans transition to the civilian world.
Novels.
Books
The Bug Hunter
“A tense thriller that doesn’t pull any punches.”
"You have an appointment in Samarra."
This cryptic message, a parable that reaches back to the Babylonian Talmud, sets in motion a complex terror plot where rogue scientists have turned nature itself into a devastating weapon.
Within months of the message being received, a virulent toxin is killing people up and down the Eastern seaboard of the United States. What was initially believed to be food poisoning turns out to be a terrorist attack using genetically modified insects to poison the American food supply..
For Gabriel Marx, news of the poisoning is eerily familiar. A Marine Corps veteran and trained viticulturist, Gabriel is now working as a vintner at Landmark Estates Winery in California, but was once part of a secret CIA effort to use insect vectors to destroy the Afghan Taliban's poppy industry. He's long feared that genetically synthesized toxins delivered by insects could be used as a terror weapon.
One day a stream of black SUVs carrying the Secretary of Homeland Security shows up at the vineyard, and Gabriel is recruited to help the government respond to the attack. He is drawn into a complex web of rogue scientists with links to ISIS and Chechen terrorists, and discovers that an even more devastating attack is imminent.
In the spirit of Daniel Suarez, Michael Crichton and Daniel Silva, THE BUG HUNTER Merges cutting-edge synthetic biology with global politics and international terrorism, and is both thriller and cautionary tale of how advances in technology can be used to turn nature itself into a devastating weapon.
The Two Gates
“Tom Clancy-like Thriller! The pace is swift, the dialogue rings true. Very hard to put down.”
Finally one of history's most enduring "what if" questions is answered:
What if John F. Kennedy survives the assassination attempt in Dallas?
It’s January 1964. Political intrigue and infighting roils Washington in the wake of the assassination attempt, as President Kennedy returns to the White House from the hospital to face a growing crisis in Vietnam that threatens America’s Cold War strategy. The president doesn’t trust the information he is getting from Saigon, where in the aftermath of the coup that toppled the U.S. supported government, the American military is engaged in a shadow operation to make things seem better than they really are.
So he turns to the one man he does trust: Lt. Colonel Patrick O’Shea. A decorated combat veteran of Korea, O’Shea has been plucked from obscurity to be Kennedy’s military advisor, and is tasked by the president to figure out what is really going on in Vietnam.
The knives come out as O’Shea grapples with myriad threats to himself and the president he serves. The Pentagon, the CIA, the Corsican Mafia and the Chicago Mob are all conspiring against him.
Fate has handed John F. Kennedy a new lease on life. How will he use this opportunity to deal with the divisive and destructive issue of Vietnam? Will he escalate the war or get out? Tens of thousands of lives hang in the balance.
The debut novel by Ken Davenport, The Two Gates is an exciting new addition to the military, presidential and alternative history tradition of W.E.B. Griffin, David Baldacci, Harry Turtledove and Philip Roth.
“The Two Gates is a must-read for anyone who enjoys historical fiction.”
