Book Summary: Make Your Bed
William McRaven’s Make Your Bed is a collection of experiences that the author gained while working in the US Navy Seals. Each is based around a small piece of advice designed to have a large positive impact on your life and productivity.
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What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast – Laura Vanderkam
The Obstacle Is The Way – Ryan Holiday
The Compound Effect – Darren Hardy
Quotes:
Without pushing your limits, without occasionally sliding down the rope headfirst, without daring greatly, you will never know what is truly possible in your life.
The common people and the great men and women are all defined by how they deal with life’s unfairness
You cannot paddle the boat alone. Find someone to share your life with. Make as many friends as possible, and never forget that your success depends on others.
Make Your Bed Book Summary Notes:
- begin your day by making your bed. It gives you a chance to start the day off right, to have already accomplished something straight away.
- Life can often be unfair, it’s best to accept that sometimes we’re not dealt a fair hand and make the best of what we’ve got. There’s little point railing against it or wishing things were different.
- You need to take risks. You’ll fail more often than you think, but so long as you learn and improve from your failures you’ll continue growing and getting better.
- Life will be tough at times. The best we can do in the face of these difficulties is to continue to do our best.
- You’ll have ups and downs in life. It’s worth remembering that without the lows the highs would be meaningless.
