Make Your Bed: Small things that can change your life...and maybe the world Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Admiral William H. McRaven (Author, Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)

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Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Make Your Bed, written and read by William H. McRaven.

The incredible number one New York Times best seller.

Make your bed to change the world....

'What starts here changes the world' was the university slogan that inspired William H. McRaven to take charge of the small things that could change his life...and even the world. Here McRaven shares the 10 life-changing principles he learned during his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. These 10 philosophies helped him to overcome challenges not only in his career but also throughout his life. What's more anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better....

Begin each day with a simple task, help one another through life, respect everyone, know that your life won't be fair and that you will fail often, take risks, step up when times are tough, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up.

Do these things, and we will live in a far better world than the one before it....

Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice and words of encouragement that will inspire listeners to achieve more even in life's darkest moments.

Listening Length

1 hour and 43 minutes
Author

Admiral William H. McRaven
Narrator

Admiral William H. McRaven
Audible release date

June 15 2017
Language

English
Publisher

Penguin Audio
ASIN

B072M93NS7
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	1 hour and 43 minutes
Author	Admiral William H. McRaven
Narrator	Admiral William H. McRaven
Audible.ca Release Date	June 15 2017
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B072M93NS7
Best Sellers Rank	#23,524 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,530 in Happiness (Books) #1,956 in Personal Success #2,308 in Biographies & Memoirs (Audible Books & Originals)

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ninja

Must read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 22, 2023

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Mathieu

Short but sweet

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 13, 2023

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This book is a little over 120 pages but the messages are clear and are useful if you apply them to your life. Only complaint is that the cover came ripped up a bit

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never going to ring that bell

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 7, 2023

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I may not be in SEAL training, but these rules will still benefit me through anything I come across. Well worth the read.

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Anto

Its alright..

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 6, 2020

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So overall the book had some good points in it, but not much. And what i mean by that is, each whole chapter is him telling a story of a tough situation that hes been through and then at the end of each chapter there is the two sentences of quotes... i for one do not enjoy reading about army in the slightest. I couldve have easily just skipped to the end of each chapter and read the last two sentences and understood the point he was trying to make. I feel like he was just prolonging the book as much as possible by telling these stories because often times the quotes at the end didnt even coordinate with the chapter... not to mention the book took only 2 hours to read.. i gave 3 stars because it did have a few good little points. It may be enough to switch up your whole thought process and maybe your life, so i would still suggest buying it. And if you like the army, then this book is reallllly for you!

18 people found this helpful

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Craig Gardner

A valuable gift for anyone.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 17, 2022

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I've given these books to my boys and sonsof friendsthat are deserving of the instructions for life summed up so eloquently by the author. Truly brilliant life lessons.

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Rishi

If you want to change your life, read this book.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 27, 2022

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It is amazing how much motivation can be packed into 80 pages. Definitely changed the way I look at life.

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Michael Sylvain

Book was filthy & not hugely interesting

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 21, 2023

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The cover and back of the nook were dirty leading me to believe the book was used and the contents were very basic concepts with nothing earth shattering. Pretty basic really.

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Darren

Simple powerful advice

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 5, 2021

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The book was genuine in its delivery and provided a powerful message in but a few words. For me, it provided a starting point when I was despondent and struggling. I will read it again and I am giving the book to each of my sons. I hope it resonates with them as much as it did with me.

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If you've seen the YouTube video, you'll get nothing ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 30, 2017

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If you've seen the YouTube video, you'll get nothing extra from this book beyond an extra anecdote or two about some people he's met along the way that emphasise the point.

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Better than the video!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 2, 2019

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The first thing I saw was the 'making your bed' section on a YouTube video. Then I found out there was a whole speach. So now the good Admiral has expanded each of his 10 points and written them down for us and, to make it better, I've got him reading it to me as well. The points are simple, as the best truth is, but it's an iceberg with much more underneath. Your time could be spent on much worse.

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Patrick C

Relevant to anyone from anywhere

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 5, 2017

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There's a YouTube video where the Admiral gave his speech to the university of Texas graduates. The book mirrors those same life lessons that specifically relate to the testing and lessons learned in Navy SEAL training. All lessons are relevant to anyone from anywhere doing anything in their daily lives. Simple, short and suitable for young teens, male or female and adults alike. Not a self help book, more a common sense book with practical life lessons from the Admirals life experiences.

26 people found this helpful

Crussell83

Ten Simple, Worthy Life Lessons

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 25, 2021

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Inspired by a speech he was asked to give for the graduation ceremony of his almer mata the University of Texas, Make Your Bed is a collection of ten lessons McRaven learned from his 34 year career in the US Navy. Each lesson has roots in his time in training, where he learned the basics of regimen, combat, discipline and strength; but also has an illustration of how he applied those lessons later in his career, sadly all revolving around tragedy and how the lessons had prepared him in one way or another.

The beauty of this little book is that you don't have to be militarily minded to appreciate the lessons (I, for one, am far from that mindset), however the stories provided are done so in such a manner that regardless of your view on the armed forces there is plenty to take away here. These are, as all the best ones are, simple lessons - Make Your Bed (if the first thing you do is finish a task, the rest of the days tasks become easier - and if they don't get done, at least you made your bed!), Stand Up To Bullies, Rise To The Occassion and Give People Hope - but their simplicity belies their effectiveness.

In a world that seems to spend a lot of time adding ever increasing pressures and strains on to our daily lives, there is a lot of Inspiration to be found in these pages, which in turn can help motivate you to push on through whatever challenges you're currently facing.

I think the reason I enjoyed this as much as I did, is that it isn't trite. It isn't a bunch of baseless motivational quotes given by someone lacking any real substance. It's a collection of thoughts, illustrated by real life examples from a man with more life experience than most of us will have. As much as I don't subscribe to a lot of areas of military mentality, there's an awful lot to be said for the resilience and mindset it can instill and the lessons than can be learned in humility and self-reflection.

2 people found this helpful

Mr G

Good Story, but doesn't cover what is stated on the back cover

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 20, 2021

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I did enjoy the stories within this book and can't help to respect the mental and physical strengths needed for these guys which is to be commended.

I feel the major gap (and the reason i purchased the book) and 3 stars was around what it's specifies on the back. 'provides wisdom, practical advice and words of encouragement'

The books fails on the above. The principles shared were really high level statements i.e

'You can't go it alone'
'Stand up to bullies'

But the book does not arm you with the thought processes or mindset to adopt these... it's like they expect you to flick a switch in your head and for it to just happen.

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