Never enough : a Navy SEAL commander on living a life of excellence, agility, and meaning
by Hayes, Mike (Former Commanding Officer of Seal Team Two) (Author)
Summary
"Mike Hayes has lived a lifetime of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. He has been held at gunpoint and threatened with execution. He's jumped out of a building rigged to explode, helped amputate a teammate's leg, and made countless split-second life-and-death decisions. He's written countless emails t... Full description
- Introduction
- Never excellent enough. Choose the hard path: excellence in knowledge and capacity ; Build comfort with discomfort: excellence in strength and control ; Live with incredible confidence and extreme humility: excellence in accountability and orientation
- Never agile enough. Be a leader and a follower, and know when to be which: agility in the roles you play ; Learn how to think, not what to think: agility in the decisions you make ; Gain authority by giving it away: agility in the organizations you lead
- Never meaningful enough. Push your values out into the world: finding meaning as an individual ; We live and die for people, not causes: meaning in the bonds we build with others ; Make differences where they will count the most: meaning in contribution to the world.