Mission Mindset: Commanding Calm in Chaos

By Steve Barker

Mission Mindset: Commanding Calm in Chaos
When seconds grow teeth, panic kills. Calm wins.
You don't rise to the occasion-you fall to your level of preparation.
This is your training manual for clarity under fire.
Master the frameworks that keep leaders thinking clearly when everything else burns.

From veteran strategist Steve Barker, Mission Mindset is a no-fluff field manual for making calm, fast, correct decisions in the moments that matter most. Whether you're leading a team, managing a crisis, or facing personal pressure, this book delivers the tools to think straight, act decisively, and command chaos instead of being consumed by it.
Inside, you'll learn how to: Frame a one-line mission that cuts through confusion and anchors every choiceDefine red-line abort criteria that end debate when danger spikesExecute the ASSE Framework (Assess, Stabilise, Simplify, Execute) for fast, disciplined actionRun OODA loops at tempo-Observe, Orient, Decide, Act-in under a minuteBuild PACE Plans (Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency) that keep you operational when plans failRed-team your assumptions, test your systems, and wargame failure before it happensCommunicate under fire using brief-back techniques that verify understanding, not nodsYou'll also discover how to maintain clarity under physiological stress-controlling adrenaline, sharpening awareness, and reclaiming your mind from chaos when it counts most.
This isn't theory. It's a battle-tested mindset, honed through real missions where wrong decisions cost lives.
It's for soldiers, responders, leaders, and anyone who refuses to freeze when pressure hits.
When chaos closes in, you don't need more time-you need more clarity.
Train that clarity here.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FWCCTMFR
• ISBN13: 9798269942476
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"