In this episode of Forged in Focus, Jon Ward sits down with Green Beret and Objective Secure author Nick Lavery for a powerful conversation about resilience, purpose, discipline and what it takes to keep moving forward when the path ahead seems impossible. Nick shares his journey from joining the military after 9/11 to serving in Special Forces and surviving a devastating insider attack in Afghanistan that left him an above-the-knee amputee. Despite the severity of his injuries, Nick made the decision to return to operational status and ultimately became the first Special Forces operator to return to combat as an above-the-knee amputee. Jon and Nick also dive into the lessons behind his book, Objective Secure, and the system Nick uses to turn ambitious goals into achievable missions. Nick explains how breaking a mission into objectives and individual tasks creates clarity, keeps people focused and helps them continue making progress when motivation fades.