Your life is tough, huh? Try keeping your lips zipped while getting tortured by frostbite-inducing ocean currents for days on end. Or pushed to the brink of collapse with zero sleep, sharks circling, and a ruthless instructor screaming to just give up already. This was just a typical day in SEAL training for our author, William H. McRaven. Yet against all odds, he and a rare few found their supreme "oh hell no" motivation to conquer the unimaginable.
And the mind-blowing truth? The same principles for thriving under that extreme hell can help you slay even your most daunting daily battles! In this book, we'll take you deep behind enemy lines to discover the 10 powerful principles that guided McRaven through the grueling Navy SEAL program. His simple lessons about perseverance, honor, and personal discipline have a universal message that applies far beyond the military. As you'll see, mastering these same skills can help you conquer any challenge in your own life.
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Summary
Make Your Bed is more than just a collection of life lessons. It's a powerful call to embrace discipline, courage, resilience and ethical leadership. An inspiring and instructive guide for anyone seeking to live a life of greater purpose, it leaves readers with an inspiration to start each day by stubbornly refusing to ever abandon our highest ambitions. In doing so, we forge the character necessary to change not only our own lives for the better, but potentially the world itself.
Begin with Self-Discipline, Powered by Teamwork
You think making your bed is just something your nagging parents imposed to torment you? For Navy SEALs, it is a test of discipline and attention to detail. Can you picture the scene? Watch the Tom Hanks’ starrer Forrest Gump, if you can't! Stern-faced instructors scrutinized every crease and tuck of the seals’ bedding. Then came the ultimate trial: McRaven's instructor tested the awesomeness of his bed-making skills by tossing a coin onto the bed. The coin bounced high, showing...
Heart Over Face, And Grit Over Fate!
What do you think a Navy SEAL looks like? Tall, muscular, and intimidating - that's the mold, right? Boy, you're in for a wake-up call! In the sun-drenched streets of San Diego, a young William McRaven boarded a city bus, his heart pounding with excitement as he was on his way to meet Lieutenant Doug Huth, the first phase officer of SEAL training, to get firsthand information about the program. Little did he know, this day would teach him a...
Dare to Do It, Even After You Fail!
How badly do you want to succeed? Enough to endure some epic, soul-crushing failures along the way? If your answer is "No way, I can't handle that", you might as well drop your ambition right now.Because look, the cold hard truth is that EVERYONE faces a Circus or two on their journey. For the elite warriors of the Navy SEALs, this Circus was quite literal, another exercise that teams lagging behind were made to undergo - a brutal, extra two-hour...
Face Your Fears and Be Your Very Best
Can you imagine swimming miles out into the pitch black ocean at night? Not just any ocean, but shark-infested waters off San Clemente Island? That's what the author and his comrade Marc were up against. Real-life Jaws! But you know what? Their burning desire to join the SEALs gave them an incredible sense of courage. And take it from us, courage is one AWESOME quality to have. With it, nothing can hold you back from your goals. Evil bullies and...
Hope and Perseverance Is All You Need
Be brave, dare to do, have courage, all these lessons boil down to one thing. NEVER give up! Quitting never makes anything easier. McRaven has a story for this, too! On the very first day of their training, the instructor pointed out a brass bell, explaining that any student can ring the bell three times to escape all the physical torture and mind games. AKA, they could just quit! But he also warned, "If you quit, you'll regret it every...
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About the Author
Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed and the New York Times bestseller Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations. In his thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL, he commanded at every level. As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. After retiring from the Navy, he served as the Chancellor of the University of Texas System from 2015 to 2018. He now lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Georgeann.
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