Adversity is one of the greatest forms of persistentresilience one could ever ask for. It helps to build up our character and ourability to reason when challenging times strike. One place where this isparticularly evident is in the military. According to the Pew Research Center,one out of every ten veterans alive today was seriously injured at some pointwhile serving in the military, and three-quarters of those injuries occurred incombat.

Brian Fleming is a combat-wounded war veteran who wasinjured by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. He turned his injury into a highlyprofitable and influential speaking career and has been a professional speaker,author, and resilience trainer for over 17 years. He is the Founder ofUseYourStory, where he shows other business-minded people how to make adifference and a side income by sharing their own stories at UseYourStory.com.

"After being severely injured by a suicide bomber whoexploded 3 feet away from me in Kandahar, Afghanistan, I spent 14 months in ahospital undergoing painful burn treatments, reconstructive surgery, and braininjury rehabilitation. After leaving the military, I became an author &speaker because I wanted to help other people with the lessons I'd learned thathelped me overcome my war injury. Over the past 17 years, I've spoken to overhalf a million people in live audiences globally, including the US military andseveral of the Fortune 500. I have written 4 books and have been featured onalmost every major news network in America on the topic of resilience and howto stand firm when everything around you is blowing up! The greatest healingaspect of my recovery came through sharing my story because I saw it washelping other people and it also allowed me to be financially productive for myfamily.

For more information, visit https://www.useyourstory.com/.

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