Thinking about reading Make Your Bed by William H. McRaven?

Want to find out a bit more about the book before you buy a copy for yourself?

Keeping on reading as I’ll share what you can expect to find inside Make Your Bed, as well as my thoughts on the book.

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ABOUT THE BOOK, MAKE YOUR BED

On the 17^th March 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven delivered a commencement speech at the University of Texas. In that speech, he shared the 10 life lessons he had learnt from being a Navy SEAL. That speech then became the inspiration for the book Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World.

As you can see from the content below the book is split into 10 chapters (1 for each lesson) and then you can read the original commencement speech.

 

 

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: Start Your Day with a Task Completed

CHAPTER TWO: You Can’t Go It Alone

CHAPTER THREE: Only the Size of Your Heart Matters

CHAPTER FOUR: Life’s Not Fair – Drive On!

CHAPTER FIVE: Failure Can Make You Stronger

CHAPTER SIX: You Must Dare Greatly

CHAPTER SEVEN: Stand Up to the Bullies

CHAPTER EIGHT: Rise to the Occasion

CHAPTER NINE: Give People Hope

CHAPTER TEN: Never, Ever Quit!

The University of Texas Commencement Speech.

 

INSIDE THE BOOK

Each chapter of the book is devoted to one lesson. The chapter starts off with a page that says

If you want to change the world…

That is then followed by something that relates directly to the lesson.

Then William usually goes into a story, or maybe a few stories, that would share how he came to learn that lesson whilst being a Navy SEAL.

 

FINAL THOUGHTS FROM CHARELLE

Overall I enjoyed reading Make Your Bed, but it isn’t a book I would rush to read again. Make Your Bed is a quick read (130 pages) so it didn’t take me long to read. I liked the lessons William shared and a few really resonated with me. The full commencement speech is at the end and after reading that I could see why he had written the book (as it gave him the opportunity to add more stories). However, personally, in a world where time is precious, you could get all of the lessons from the speech. You can watch the commencement speech here.

 

WHO WOULD I RECOMMEND READS  MAKE YOUR BED BY WILLIAM H. MCGRATH

This book is a short and easy read. William has an engaging writing style and if you are someone who enjoys reading stories from other people’s lives then this is a book for you. It would be great for someone who wants a book that they could read a chapter a day to help motivate them. It would also be great for someone who is looking for an easy read to help inspire and/or motivate them.

Whilst William stories are related to his time as a Navy SEAL you don’t need to have prior knowledge or an interest in the Navy for it to be relevant.

 

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OTHER BOOKS WITH SHORT CHAPTERS YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN

• 100 Things Millionaires Do by Nigel Cumberland (Read my review here).
• Good Vibes, Good Life by Vex King (Read my review here).
• Little Black Book by Otegha Uwagba (Read my review here). 
• The Little Book of Yes by Noah Goldstein, Steve Martin and Robert Cialdini  (Read my review here).

 

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOKS I HAVE REVIEWED HERE