#84 Taking a leap of faith. If you want to be part of a miracle, you’ve got to get out of the boat. We need courageous people who are willing to get out of the boat. A conversation w/ Edward Graham.

Let us know what you are think about this episode here. 💬 Text here. **Edward Graham attended Liberty University before transferring to West Point; commissioned into Field Artillery, then Infantry, then the Rangers; 16 years in the Army with multiple combat deployments in Special Operations leadership roles, including Afghanistan; felt called to leave the Army in winter 2018 and join Samaritan’s Purse; now serves as COO, overseeing international and domestic operations. Married to Kristy 20 years, four kids, family lives in the NC mountains.** **Ed has been on the ground repeatedly in 2025–26 for the Central Texas / Kerr County flash floods (80+ lives lost). He’s also led Samaritan’s Purse response to the Ukraine war (met with President Zelenskyy on aid delivery, traveled to Ukraine with former VP Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo), the 2023 Turkey earthquake, and the 2021 Mayfield, KY tornado.** **He’s used a signature line before (at a Liberty University convocation): “If you want to be part of a miracle, you’ve got to get out of the boat. I need courageous people who are willing to get out of the boat.”**  **Core Meaning** - **The Boat:** Represents safety, routine, and predictable comfort. - **The Water:** Represents risk, the unknown, and potential failure. - **The Miracle:** Represents achieving something extraordinary by overcoming fear. **Key Takeaways** - **Comfort kills growth:** Security often stops us from reaching our full potential. - **Risk is required:** High rewards demand facing the fear of the unknown. - **Action breeds results:** You cannot experience a breakthrough by staying a spectator. If you are facing a big decision right now, We can help you think through your next steps. Let us know: - What **specific choice** or "boat" are you considering leaving? - What is the **biggest risk** holding you back? - What does your **ideal outcome** look like? **Why Teach Me to Fish?**  ***Catch someone a fish, feed them for a day.***  ***Teach them to fish, feed their family for life.***  **Our purpose is to help Leaders better understand what drives People to serve. In any organization, the core of recruiting and retaining talent revolves around leadership. And not just average leadership, but motivated, values-based, inspirational leadership.**   **Our Pursuit here is to get a little bit better every day.**  **Progress = Small Victories and stacking habits.** **Habits like Getting up early, working your butt off, learning something new, Being positive and Surrounding yourself with phenomenal People.**    **Thanks for investing some time for yourself and thinking about the kind of People and experiences in your life that inspire you to be the best version of yourself.**  **I hope these conversations spark some ideas on what you can do to inspire People too.** **Instagram Link -** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0ALde1yH5v/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link  **Facebook Link - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553842772462**