Make Your Bed: Little Things that Can Change Your Life... and Maybe the World
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- Author：William H. McRaven
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Summary
If you want to change the world， start off by making your bed。
If you make your bed every morning， you will have accomplished the first task of the day。 It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another。 By the end of the day， that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed。 Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter。 I you can't do the little things right， you will never do the big things right。
- From Admiral McRaven's University of Texas Commencement Speech
Reviews
Sharon
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3。5。 a two hour audiobook with some simple life advice。 Pretty basic。 Military life is something I know very little about so some of the stories were interesting。 I bet he has lots of stories and I may consider listening to his next book。 P
Colleen
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“If you make your bed every morning， you will have accomplished the first task of the day。 It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another。 By the end of the day， that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed。 Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter。 If you can’t do the little things right， you will never do the big things right。 And， if by chance you have a miserable day， you “If you make your bed every morning， you will have accomplished the first task of the day。 It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another。 By the end of the day， that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed。 Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter。 If you can’t do the little things right， you will never do the big things right。 And， if by chance you have a miserable day， you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better。 If you want to change the world， start off by making your bed。”This short and quick read was filled with wisdom given by a Retired US Navy Seal。 I， an average reader， would normally not read a book from the viewpoint of a seal， which is why this book is so special！ The character shown by him and many of his peers are outstanding （I don’t want to be a sugar cookie！）。 I can absolutely see how his commencement speech became viral。 This book would make a great gift for any graduate。 God bless our military！！ 。。。more
Lindsay Martinez
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In case you forgot， I am not working this week so I have so much time to read！！ Sbax has to read this because it is from a 2014 commencement speech at。。。。 the University of Texas！！ So we can both be Texas residents who have read this book！ It’s 10 snippets of inspiring， catchy life advice from a Navy SEAL。 You might expect a book written by a guy who went through 6 months of brutal training under Vietnam veterans and years of service in the Middle East dealing with hostage situations and lost so In case you forgot， I am not working this week so I have so much time to read！！ Sbax has to read this because it is from a 2014 commencement speech at。。。。 the University of Texas！！ So we can both be Texas residents who have read this book！ It’s 10 snippets of inspiring， catchy life advice from a Navy SEAL。 You might expect a book written by a guy who went through 6 months of brutal training under Vietnam veterans and years of service in the Middle East dealing with hostage situations and lost solicited to be severe， but it’s just so well done and optimistic and light and hopeful and funny。 Props to this guy for sharing his stories in such a way。 I’m really in to this inspiration life stories and life advice type of books。 This one starts off with my you should make your bed。。。 start your day just getting one little thing done and your whole day you’ll keep getting things done！ This author saw firsthand that Saddam Hussein does not make his bed and certainly we don’t want to be like him。 Other bits of advice from the list include never quitting， judging someone only by their heart/character， and just accepting that life isn’t fair and the tough moments/failures are really the ones where you’ll grow the most。 Lots of these are pretty cliche but he backs them up with some powerful and inspirational anecdotes from Navy SEAL training and the War on Terror。 Like this review if you think I’ll start making my bed now。 Comment if you have a life advice snippet for me。 。。。more
rhlibrarian
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This was a great read with specific examples that can relate to improving anyone's life。 I'm looking forward to possibly using it as a class book study。 This was a great read with specific examples that can relate to improving anyone's life。 I'm looking forward to possibly using it as a class book study。 。。。more
Ashkan
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Banal。
Annaleigh K。
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I thought this book was going to be more of an “Atomic Habits” type read， advice on small changes you can make in your life that have a big impact。。。 but it was just one man’s personal stories from the military。 Interesting in parts， but not what I wanted。 It was also incredibly repetitive， so much so that I thought I’d re-read a section by mistake。
Diana Adriana
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Într-adevăr o lecție， începem fiecare zi prin o ne face patul
Thaísa Elvas
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O autor traz 10 ensinamentos sobre o seu treinamento para virar um Marinheiro SEAL。 Esses são ensinamentos que podem ser aplicados na vida cotidiana。 Confesso que achei as conclusões de cada capítulo bem batidas， nada muito fora do comum。 Porém， o que me fez continuar lendo foi a narrativa。 O livro soube prender o leitor ao contar bem as histórias e revelar aprendizados ao longo do treinamento SEAL， e eu gostei de entender a finalidade de tantas cobranças de cunho militar que há anos eu não ente O autor traz 10 ensinamentos sobre o seu treinamento para virar um Marinheiro SEAL。 Esses são ensinamentos que podem ser aplicados na vida cotidiana。 Confesso que achei as conclusões de cada capítulo bem batidas， nada muito fora do comum。 Porém， o que me fez continuar lendo foi a narrativa。 O livro soube prender o leitor ao contar bem as histórias e revelar aprendizados ao longo do treinamento SEAL， e eu gostei de entender a finalidade de tantas cobranças de cunho militar que há anos eu não entendia， como， por exemplo， a importância de se arrumar impecavelmente a cama ao acordar。Outro ponto positivo foi， no último capítulo， o autor trazer um resumo dos 10 ensinamentos。 Isso me ajudou a relembrá-los。 Algumas frases-chaves me marcaram e eu gostei de como o livro terminou。 。。。more
Sumit Banerjee
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It is a classic case of the trailer being the best part of the movie。I am not saying the book is bad， but it fails to live up to the level the original speech delivered by Admiral McRaven。 The ten tenets to follow are good and should help anyone to wade through the murky waters of life。 But it does not provide as much depth to them。 Or maybe it was my expectation that the book could not live up to。 Nonetheless， a good book to have when you want a boost in your life。P。S。 I guess I should have got It is a classic case of the trailer being the best part of the movie。I am not saying the book is bad， but it fails to live up to the level the original speech delivered by Admiral McRaven。 The ten tenets to follow are good and should help anyone to wade through the murky waters of life。 But it does not provide as much depth to them。 Or maybe it was my expectation that the book could not live up to。 Nonetheless， a good book to have when you want a boost in your life。P。S。 I guess I should have got the eBook version rather than the print copy of this。 。。。more
Sam Schlosser
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It was his speech he gave but with an explanation of each analogy he used。 As you read the book your more motivated by each story。 In the end， when you re-read the speech given at commencement it hits home a lot harder because you have more stories for each example he gives and it beings even more motivation to the story。 I am a big fan。
Terrie
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So good！ loved it on my list to give to graduates--
Patti
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Short， practical， and inspiring。
Liz
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Quick read。 Good inspirational book！
Andi Brockmann
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Man kann sicher das eine oder andere mitnehmen， aber einen Punkt Abzug für "Wir sind die Geilsten und Edelsten"-Quatsch und einen Punkt Abzug für "Haie sind Menschenfresser"-Unsinn。 Man kann sicher das eine oder andere mitnehmen， aber einen Punkt Abzug für "Wir sind die Geilsten und Edelsten"-Quatsch und einen Punkt Abzug für "Haie sind Menschenfresser"-Unsinn。 。。。more
Carlos Peña
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A very "soldier" approach。 ¡Interesting！ A very "soldier" approach。 ¡Interesting！ 。。。more
Valery
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3。5
Natalie
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Just a normal little graduation speech。 Classic military vibes— orderly and focused。 I do make my bed every day though。
Philip Dietschi
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Simple and to the point。 I enjoyed it。
Alisha
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This was very short but had some great ideas。 Nothing new or world shattering but a great reminder。 The first part is written in book format then 2nd half is the same stories and list but in talk format。 He gave this talk as part of a commencement address。 I wish I had a paper version of the book so I could refer to the basic bullet points easier。 I am going to encourage my kids to listen。 Maybe they will get something from it。
Brandon Clement
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A quick read （maybe a way to get back into reading） that expands on the now famous commencement address by former commander of SOCOM （US Special Ops）。 Brought up the book in a meeting and the leader has read it too， and also raved about it being a nice little book。
Shanna Crones
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Pretty sure this book wasn’t supposed to make me cry but it did。 Adm。 McRaven put into words a lot of the thoughts and beliefs I’ve carried with me throughout my own military career。 I remember listening to the original speech and being blown away but this book expanded on the poignant lessons he shared。
Catherine
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Simples e interessante。 Gostei bastante， encontrei exatamente o quê esperava: lições e histórias de e para a vida de um ex marinheiro。 Excelentes lições， valeu a pena a leitura。
Debjyoti Bhuiya
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This is a great book from which one can take a lot of inspiration from。 However， the book does not suggest the how-tos。 The author has been an admiral in the US Navy Seals and talks about the training， hardships， losses， and vices that follow during training。 It does give you the structure of what to look forward to。 What should one look forward to ？？The part that is important is to notice the fact that the book is all about decision-making and habits。 The book starts of with the very simple tas This is a great book from which one can take a lot of inspiration from。 However， the book does not suggest the how-tos。 The author has been an admiral in the US Navy Seals and talks about the training， hardships， losses， and vices that follow during training。 It does give you the structure of what to look forward to。 What should one look forward to ？？The part that is important is to notice the fact that the book is all about decision-making and habits。 The book starts of with the very simple task by Making Your Bed （The title of the book）， which is to say that before even the start of your day， you have finished a task。 The Highlights that I found handy are present in the subsequent slides。 Please go through them and get to digest the gist of the book in 20 minutes。The book is highly recommendable for students， who are in school or are preparing for exams。 I am not telling or suggesting that's the only scope of it。 It has a wider audience， but I felt that they are the target reader base。 。。。more
Niranjan Kashyap
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Good
Lena Yen
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make yo bed in the morning to start off the day with something finished， sing through the hard shit， don't do things alone， keep going and don't quit make yo bed in the morning to start off the day with something finished， sing through the hard shit， don't do things alone， keep going and don't quit 。。。more
Jefferson Reed
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Great Life LessonsThis book is full of great life lesson and how to succeed。 I rented it for school and I will buy it too read again when times get tough。
Brian
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A quick and easy read with some simple， straightforward “life lessons” that actually make sense！
Geraldine Norris
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A wonderful short book that has the power to lift your spirits and provide the encouragement to face life’s many challenges。
Brandy
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I truly enjoyed this audiobook， and at just under two hours I listened to the full thing in one morning， and then again the next day。Is this book life changing？ No。 The ten lessons he discusses are all things our parents， and life， have taught us - never quit， life’s not fair etc。 However， I appreciated hearing these lessons from his perspective。 It all served as a really good reminder， especially after the year we have all had。
Ilyse Glenn
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