Ep 027 - Outnumbered and facing death in the jungle to empowering school children to be leaders. With Steve Heaney MC

It's May 2000, Sierra Leone - Just 26 Pathfinder soldiers were dropped into a remote jungle village, expected to be a simple 48-hour operation. This wasn't to be the case and very soon became a fierce 16-day siege against 2000 rebel attackers and facing certain death! For his leadership and actions during the battle, Steve Heaney MC was awarded the Military Cross, becoming the first Non Commissioned Officer in the unit’s history to receive this decoration and at just twenty he was the youngest ever member of X-Platoon. Today on The Best Version Of You show, Steve recalls what he was feeling leading up to this infamous battle and how he fought tooth and nail to get him and his colleagues out of it........ when help was not coming! This battle lead to Steve's first book Operation Mayhem and his subsequent book; X Platoon. Nowadays Steve travels the UK running leadership and management sessions varying from large schools to elite sports teams including national level. Steve teaches what it really means to be the best version of yourself and why the pursuit of personal development is so important in which ever walk of life you may live. You can find Steve mainly on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-heaney-mc-43267526/ and via his website for enquiries: www.xplatoon.com ** If you enjoyed today's episode please take the time to leave a 5* review. It really helps the show reach more and more people each week and the inspirational messages our fantastic guests have to share. Thank you! **