Rob Trivino is a Retired US Army Special Operations Veteran and owner of Evergreen Mountain LLC. Now, he’s also the author of the newly released book, “A Warrior’s Path : Lessons In Leadership”.
Here is his description of the book:
This is my personal journey through one of the greatest warrior and leadership cultures of today, which ultimately provided me with defining leadership characteristics and the skills of a serious warrior. Nobody is born a great leader, they are made through hard work and determination.
My first Indian name given to me by the medicine man when I was a child was Bobcat. As I grew and became a young man, I returned home from my first combat experience and was given my warrior’s name, Evergreen Mountain. I am an American, first and foremost, but I am also a Pueblo and Yaqui Indian. I am a former member of the US Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, 75th Ranger Regiment, and spent most of my career as an operational member of a Special Missions Unit under the United States Army Special Operations Command.
These are some of my most important leadership lessons learned from the battlefield of the war on terror. It is my sincere hope that this book serves as a resource and a compass, providing direction and guidance for individuals seeking or in a leadership position.
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And one unlearnt lesson: Avoid skylining.
Yeah.. how dare he make the cover photo of his book not good enough for you and your high standards for book covers. I mean, I can’t believe he didn’t run this by YOU! What was he thinking?
Perhaps you can give us all of your wisdom and show off your tactical know-how ridgeline walking expertise and war-time leadership abilities in the book YOU write.
I’ve got a great title idea for you-
“How I Made an Ass Out of Myself by Making Stupid Ass Comments on SSD” by Mr. Know-it-all-asshole
I’m sick of idiots like you detracting from the real story here with dumbass comments. It takes away from the real story and cheapens the value of the post.
Mr Janky always lurks in the shadows waiting to strike when you least expect it!
Mr. Janky = / = SSD unspoken frustration
I solved it LOL
If you think I’m Mr Janky, you’re wrong. I could never hold a candle to the exploits of this superman.
I don’t think that’s even a real photo, it loos like a Photoshop job, a bad one at that too. It looks like the publisher took a picture of the author and Photoshopped him onto that ridgeline. Either that or he’s really there and for whatever reason they decided to add a drop shadow all around him for the heck of it.
How unfortunate that everyone will focus on the cover rather than show interest in the content.
It’s because someone brought up the cover first and the cover photo is fairly large and catches the eye, plus as a seasoned Photoshop artist and QA this kind of thing just comes naturally to me. Besides the cover is all we really have to go by unless you happen to know the author personally or by reputation, an expert or a (short) list of some of the things discussed in the book would go a long way to generate more discussion about the contents.
At any rate, my comment was really more in response to the criticism/joke about the author skylining himself on the cover and how it looks like a Photoshop job to me. Although I think it’s an odd looking cover with the shadow around the picture of the author it’s nothing more than a criticism of the cover and not of the book itself which, may or may not, be something well worth reading.
“Besides the cover is all we really have to go by unless you happen to know the author personally or by reputation, an expert or a (short) list of some of the things discussed in the book would go a long way to generate more discussion about the contents.”………………So you didn’t read the words below the picture of the cover?
No, he didn’t, because that requires reading.
I mean… I thought the comment was in jest… And actually funny. I will be reading this book. He sounds like an amazing man.
Thanks for the share SSD not to late to add to the summer reading list.
I have been fortunate enough to train in both tactics and leadership under Rob on several occasions. Simply put, you will not find a better person to train with in this business. I have trained with several other “SMU” guys that are very popular in this business and Rob will be the one that I go back to for future training needs. Rob brings real world lessons from an impossible job and shares them with those going into harms way to save them the hard lessons learned. What sets Rob apart is his lack of ego. He is truly the guy that wants to help you and your team be as safe and effective as possible. He is not loud, he is not full of himself and he is not in this business to make a lot of money. He is a guy that knows he has a wealth of information that can save lives and wants to share it.
Just finished reading the book. Outstanding.
Very well written and a pretty quick read. Good examples for most of the lessons. Well organized. Necessary reading for leaders at all levels AND for those who aspire to leadership at any level.
Some have criticized the “I’m the best” attitude and the “simplistic” nature of some of his lessons. They are not paying attention. Everybody has a writing style and his tends to focus on the things he did right (although he has a TON of examples of things he did wrong and more importantly how he learned from them).
Some of the lessons ARE simple and to many people self-evident. However, they are NOT self-evident to everybody, and the ignorant are the intended recipients in those cases. And even the most experienced can use a brush-up.
I’m retired AF and sure as hell wish I’d had a Sergeant Major Trivino in my several commands. I retired from active duty in ’97 and at that point the USAF was doing a terrible job of growing leaders–both officers and NCOs. Trivino’s exhortations about courage INSIDE the organization (as opposed to under fire) really hit home for me. During my 25 years (from terminal Vietnam) the Air Force culture worked pretty hard to quash leadership in favor of “management.” I saw many of the best, brightest, most capable, and highest potential junior officers and NCOs separate due to the bullshit factor.
Sure hope it’s changed today (but I doubt it).
I read the book in about two days. Very well done. I really liked the fact that military terms were explained so those without that experience can understand. I think the lessons learned over the course of his life in leadership can apply to all vocations and even into your personal life. The story at the end of the book gave me chills in terms of leading in such a difficult situation. Amazing story and guy.
As soon as I finished reading it I gave it to one of my sons to read.
It’s a great book and must read as Rob Trivino / Evergreen Mountain continue to bring cutting edge information on leadership / training to the military and law enforcement communities.
Thanks everyone for all the comments. First, the cover of my book is a photoshop job of me on a picture (I didn’t provide the bacground pic). After all my years of “high speed” stuff I didn’t have a cool picture to use, typically to busy or focused on what I was doing. Bottom line, the background seemed to fit plus I liked it. A friend of mine did the cover for free SO I can’t complain about it. I hope everyone learns something from the book, I learned a lot about myself writing it. It took me a long time…I’m not a writer. I self published it through createspace and also edited it SO, like me, it’s not perfect. In the end I’m happy with the product. Keep the comments coming, both good and bad, I’ve got alligator skin. Thanks again for all the support. Hit me up with specfic questions if you have any. Remeber – Do the hard right over the easy wrong. Best Regards to all, rat
Go Forward With Courage
It’s a great book. As soon as I finished it I gave it to one of my sons.
Thanks for the comments and for reading my book. All the best. rat