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Stephen D Cook is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, photographer, and author of the Precision Strike Trilogy and the Green Beret Field Manual nonfiction series.

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His work explores how decisions are made long before their consequences become visible. Growing up on farms and in blue-collar jobs across the Midwest gave him an early education in responsibility and effort. Those formative experiences—paired with twenty-five years in the Army—shaped the way he observes risk, preparation, and the quiet mechanics behind success and failure.

His fiction debut, "In the Shadows of the Sky," pulls back the curtain on modern warfare, authentic t ...more

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The Quiet Power of Alignment

Lately I’ve been reflecting on the quiet power of alignment — when your thoughts match your intentions, your body aligns with your breath, your relationships support your values, and your creative work lines up perfectly with the moment in front of you.

In my latest photography blog post, I explore how this convergence shows up behind the lens, at the writing desk, and in everyday life. When everyt Read more of this blog post »

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Stephen Cook made a comment on Dee’s review of In the Shadows of the Sky (The Precision Strike Trilogy) " Dee, Thank you so much for reading "In the Shadows of the Sky" and for taking the time to review it! I'm thrilled that it landed so well with you. Best ...more "
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“I CAN succeed! All that is possible to anyone is possible to me. I AM successful. I do succeed, for I am full of the Power of Success.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, How to Get What You Want (1907)

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“Don't ever let life pass you by.”
― Incubus

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“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek.”
― Joseph Campbell

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“Get out of your head & take action; you don’t have to know exactly where it’s going to take you, you just have to start with one thing that feels right and keep following right feeling things and see where they lead. Most answers reveal themselves from doing, not thinking.”
― Jen Sincero

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“To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.”
― Joseph Chilton Pearce

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