UNBROKEN BY LAURA HILLENBRAND

Heather Holden

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LOUIE ZAMPERINI’S CHILDHOOD…NOT A LEADER

Born in 1917A Childhood TroublemakerSmokedDrankBullied othersStole

“Confident that he was clever, resourceful, and bold enough to escape any predicament, he was almost incapable of discouragement.”

(Or a bad leader to a bad place)

LOUIE IN HIGH SCHOOL…LEADERSHIP QUALITIES EMERGE

Coached by PeteUndefeatedSet a world interscholastic mile (4:21.2)

Tried out for the OlympicsYoungest American qualifier ever (19 yrs, 178 days)

LOUIE &THE OLYMPICS

1936 gamesLouie ran the 5000-meter race (12.5 laps)

The winner ran his final lap in 69.2 seconds, Louie ran it in 56Finished 8th

Louie met Hitler!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcir-oVZe8

LOUIE & COLLEGE

Attended University of Southern California

Forbidden to run hills. = Run the hills.

Ran the fastest NCAA mile in history at that time: 4:08.3

1940 Olympics Canceled Louie loses heart

LOUIE & THE WAR

Bombardier of a B-24; Funafuti in 1941

Max PreparationAdded metal slabs to the bottom of the plane

Took classes on survival, wound care, and fending off sharks

Pulling PranksTugging chainsGum

LOUIE & OCEAN SURVIVAL… A RELATIONAL LEADER

The Crash of the Green Hornet…47 days adrift

Divides SuppliesLouie keeps their minds sharpLouie ‘hunts’Louie collects water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w7qdTykPYI

LOUIE & THE JAPANESE

Ofuna Racing the Japanese Civilian

Omori “Each time the Bird lunched for him, Louie found his hands drawing into fists. As each punch struck him, he imagined himself strangling the Bird. The Bird demanded that Louie look him in the face; Louie wouldn’t do it. The Bird tried to knock Louie down; Louie wobbled but wouldn’t fall…Other prisoners told Louie to show deference or the Bird would never stop. Louie couldn’t do it. When he raised his eyes, all that shone in them was hate.”

Naoetsu Stealing Rice

LOUIE & CIVILIAN LIFE

Struggles to rehabilitateNightmares of captorsMarriage becomes stressfulAlcoholism

LOUIE & BECOMING A TRUE LEADER

Converts to ChristianityNonprofit Victory Boys CampTransformational Leader

Traveled to Share his toryExplanatory, Charismatic Leader

A Good Leader to a Good Place