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"Make Your Bed" - Little things that can change your life and maybe the World - Book by William H.McRaven Must read book which will inspire you to do all those little things that can change your life and help you become everything that you want to become.....In this book the Author shares ten principles he learnt during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long naval career, but also throughout his life. Ten pearls of wisdom that can potentially change the way you look at life 1. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. This will start your day with a sense of achievement and you will start your day on a positive note. 2. You cannot change the World alone, you will need help and do ask for help and take guidance from people. 3. The only quality that is needed to achieve what you want is the willingness and the hard work to do the job, and nothing else matters. 4. Irrespective of how well you prepare, there will be times you will face difficulties, learn from them and move on. 5. Never get scared of failures, you will fail and fail often, dont get discouraged and learn from failures. 6. You will have to do things differently to get different results, so always try different things out and look forward to doing things differently. 7. There will always be problems that will keep pulling you down, you will have to learn to face them to move forward. 8. You have to be your best version and give your best in all times, specially during the testing times 9. Face your problems with smile and face it head on 10. Dont quit ever For each of the learning there is a beautiful experience shared by the author from this training days, that will help you understand why these learnings are said the way it is said. Enjoy the read and pass the learnings on...... #Make our bed# William H McRaven # Navy Seal Training lessons # must read for all # Enjoy the read # Pass on the learning #

📖 Book of this week "Make Your Bed: Little things that can change your life … and maybe the world” by Admiral William H. McRaven Quick summary: 1️⃣ Start Your Day with a Task Completed: Admiral McRaven emphasizes the importance of making your bed every morning. During basic SEAL training, he would wake up and make his bed properly. This simple habit demonstrates discipline and attention to detail. By accomplishing this small task early in the day, you set a positive tone and encourage yourself to tackle other challenges. 2️⃣ You Can’t Go It Alone: In SEAL training, sailors work in boat crews of seven. They must collaborate to carry their raft on land or paddle it in the water. No one can endure training or combat alone. McRaven shares a story about Moki Martin, a SEAL instructor who was paralyzed from the waist down after a bike accident. Despite his disability, Martin continued to live a full life without complaint, demonstrating resilience and teamwork. 3️⃣ Give People Hope: McRaven highlights the importance of providing hope to others. He recalls a fellow SEAL who was captured and tortured during the Vietnam War. Despite his suffering, the SEAL tapped out "God Bless America" in Morse code to communicate with his fellow prisoners. This small act of hope and resilience inspired others and kept their spirits alive. 👉 “Make Your Bed” is ideal for anyone seeking practical life lessons from a highly decorated Navy SEAL Admiral. Whether you’re striving for personal growth, leadership, or overcoming challenges, the book’s insights can inspire positive change in your life. 📖🌟 ... order your copy here: https://lnkd.in/e3ka5Gmq #books #bookoftheweek ************************************************* [ I have a 2h commute every day, which gives me the opportunity to read about 1 book per week ... here I share my take aways from the book I read in any given week ]

One of the most rewarding aspects this assignment is witnessing our Guardians take an active role in building our service culture and identity. Creating a unit chant wasn’t a downward directed task. It wasn’t the staff’s idea. The students identified a need/opportunity and took ownership in developing a solution. All they needed from leadership was a thumbs up. That is the mindset we need from our force’s junior enlisted. They will be the subject matter experts in their discipline. They will be in the best position to spot problems, find better ways of doing things, and provide commanders with options. But they need to be empowered to do so. If my team takes credit anywhere, it’s in creating an environment where the students feel empowered to positively shape their experience. Military training environments are traditionally highly regimented. Each day can seem scripted. We are flipping that script everywhere we can. PT, assignment drop events, student leadership programs, welcoming new graduates from Basic Military Training, and more, are all student led efforts. I provide guidance and intent, our staff facilitates and advises, but ultimately the students own it. They’re making us proud every day. They’re improving things we didn’t know needed fixing. I can’t wait to see them do the same for our operational units. There’s a quote from a recent Jon Scalzi book that nicely captures my approach to this command: “I don’t run the place. I’m just responsible for all of it.” 533 TRS/DET 2 CHANT: FLT CC: "SEMPER!" FLT: "SUPRA" FLT CC: "SEMPER!” FLT: "SUPRA" FLT CC: "WATCH YOUR LEFT” FLT: "WATCH YOUR RIGHT" FLT CC: "WATCH OUT FOR" FLT: "OUR COSMIC FLIGHT" FLT CC: "TRAINING TO BECOME THE BEST" FLT: "WE FIGHT" FLT CC: "WE WIN" FLT: "FROM EAST TO WEST" FLT CC: "STANDING STRONG, A STELLAR TEAM" FLT: "CENTURIONS, WHO ARE WE?" FLT CC: "5!" FLT: "FIGHT ON BY MY SIDE" FLT CC: "3!" FLT: "KEEP THE COUNTRY FREE" FLT CC: "3!" FLT: "THEY CAN NEVER BEAT" ALL: "THE GUARDIANS OF THE 533!"

Long post, buckle up. I remember being a fresh lieutenant at The Basic School on the rifle range, what would normally be a pretty enjoyable experience: getting to spend the day outside in the beautiful Northern Virginia springtime weather, shooting rifles at targets. But this was a graded event, the first major grade of many at the Basic School which would eventually be compiled and determine my place in the line to choose my job for the foreseeable future in the Marine Corps. There was pressure to get each round on target and to grade as an expert on the first go round. The instructors, knowing that we all felt a fair amount of stress with each round had a wise saying I still remind myself with each job application I send: “That round is downrange.” The wisdom being that as soon as you pull that trigger there’s nothing you can do to make the shot any better. All the prep you’ve done is now complete and you need to reload and reset. So each time I click “apply” I know there’s nothing else I can do and I let it go. Mentally I feel the recoil hit my shoulder, feel the cartridge eject, and then I force myself to mentally reload. Best of luck to us all still on the range, you’ll hit your target. #supplychain #logistics

I've got 300 days before I leave the Royal Navy; Let's chat about realising your personal value ⚓ The first 65 days flew by quick! With just 300 days left in uniform, and it's got me thinking about something important: personal value. You know, the stuff you've "civilianised" onto a MS Word document when you're learning to actually adult and making your CV. Creating that piece of A4 has been a journey to say the least – realising the awesome things I've done, the skills I've picked up, and the unique viewpoint I bring to the table. But the most important thing I've discovered is; personal value is more than just the usual CV spiel. It's about your tenacity and the effort you put into everything but also the cost you put onto your lifetime. Trying to articulate that as a Service Leaver is incredibly difficult: Transforming your mindset from "I'm a Level X Lieutenant" to "I think my worth sits in the salary range of 'X to X'" is so unnatural to us. As I gear up for what's next, I'm beyond excited to take the skills from my Naval career and dive into new adventures. Here's to the next 300 days of figuring it all out and embracing the new horizon!

The common theme among Navy SEALs trainees that survived the notoriously difficult 6 months of BUD/s training was the ability to set short term goals. To wit, they didn’t think about the next day, or the next week, and especially, the next six months. They resolved to make it to the next meal. Trainees wake up at 4:30 AM. They knew breakfast was at 6:30 AM. Or, 0630. No matter how cold the surf evolution was, they knew that in two hours they’d be in the chow hall and have a few minutes of warmth and food. After that, they knew that lunch was 11:30 AM. Instead of imagining the next several months of misery, they focused on “surviving” the next five hours. After that, another five or six hours until evening chow. They lived in hour-tight compartments. The trainees that washed out, or rang the bell, almost universally looked far into the future and couldn’t comprehend weeks or months more of the physical and mental struggles. There are civilian applications of this ethos. No matter how bad or challenging a given day is, if you resolve to make it to an immediate and foreseeable checkpoint, versus wondering how you can survive or thrive during days or weeks or more of whatever challenge it is you’re facing, you can make it through the personal or professional ordeal you’re facing.

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