Gary Xavier is the founder of The Blade Group in Vacaville, a company that provides faith-based training in resilience to businesses, schools and families. He is a former Marine sniper, Iraq War veteran, Ironman athlete and PGA Golf Professional. He earned his MBA from Sac State. Follow him on Twitter @garyjxavier.
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Imagine you are in an elevator that has become stuck. You and two other people are trapped. Suddenly, the elevator violently jolts knocking all of you to the ground. You hear the bending and screeching of medal. One person says, “We are going to die!” The other says, “Not to worry, we will be out in no time!” What would you say?