![]() ![]() At 130 pages long, and no thicker than the standard Field Supply Service green notebook most leaders carry, McRaven delivers a powerful, yet simple, plan to instill daily behaviors that increase productivity and build character.Īt the onset, McRaven suggests people should start the day by making their bed. ![]() In his book, Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe the World, he describes 10 life lessons derived from his time as a SEAL, taken from his 2015 University of Texas at Austin commencement speech, his alma mater (“Adm. Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL), and former commander of Joint Special Operations Command has written a book that details how to keep a plan, and ultimately one’s life, simple and effective. Being elegantly simple can be important, as often over-complicating things can add stress, unnecessary steps in planning, and more problems. These are all short, yet effective strategies to plan, lead, or even save lives. ![]() Sometimes the simple is profound: Stop, drop, and roll (“Stop, Drop, and Roll,” n.d.), keep it simple, stupid (KISS) (Anderson, 2014), or even be, know, do, the Army’s old leadership model (Reuter, 2016). McRaven makes remarks during his retirement ceremony on August 28, 2014. ![]()
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