Best-selling author Alvin Townley risked everything on a dream when he embarked on an odyssey to discover stories of leadership, service, and adventure with a higher purpose. His travels have taken him around the world and led to his nationally-acclaimed books, Legacy of Honor, Spirit of Adventure, and Fly Navy.
Alvin’s adventure truly began when he quit his job and sold his house to travel the country and write his first book. His pursuit of inspiration has since taken him to the halls of Congress, deep into Africa, into the skies over the Arabian Sea, through Pacific coral reefs, to Rocky Mountain peaks, into corporate board rooms, and onto five aircraft carriers in three oceans.

He has discussed values and leadership with leaders like Michael Bloomberg, J.W. Marriott, Jr., Ross Perot, Cabinet secretaries Robert Gates and Hank Paulson, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Admirals Bill Gortney and Tom Kilcline, and Jim Lovell of Apollo 13. He has also met with Peace Corps volunteers, Olympians, Navy SEALs, entrepreneurs, adventurers, and military heroes of...