McRaven was a United States Navy SEAL for 37. 'Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault. McRaven offers aphoristic life advice underscored by a Navy officers viewpoint.

Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. According to McRaven, these simple lessons are equally important in dealing with the challenges of life. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honor, and courage. In his bestseller, Make Your Bed, Admiral McRaven imparts different lessons from Navy Seal training, and how he overcame difficult obstacles during the course of his training. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, 'What starts here changes the world,' he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves - and the world - for the better.Īdmiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. You are supposed to meet 10000 people in your life, but even if you affect the ones of only 10 people and they do the same for someone else, the world is going to be a better place within a few generations. Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this number-one New York Times best seller of powerful life lessons 'should be read by every leader in America' ( Wall Street Journal). Make Your Bed is an inspiring book that exhorts us to think big while taking care of the small things.

Make your bed by admiral mcraven