The Way of the SEAL: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed

by Mark Divine, Allyson Edelhertz Machate

Overview

Blending the tactics he learned from America’s elite force with lessons from the Spartans, samurai, Apache scouts, and other great warrior traditions, Mark Divine has distilled the fundamentals of success into eight powerful principles that will transform you into the leader you always knew you could be. Learn to think like a SEAL and lead.

In The Way of the SEAL, ex-Navy Commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience and uncanny intuition. Along the way you'll reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. A practical guide for businesspeople or anyone who wants to be an elite operator in life, this book will teach you how to:

• Lead from the front, so that others will want to work for you
• Practice front-sight focus, the radical ability to focus on one thing until victory is achieved
• Think offense, all the time, to eradicate fear and indecisiveness
• Smash the box and be an unconventional thinker so you're never thrown off-guard by chaotic conditions
• Access your intuition so you can make "hard right" decisions
• Achieve twenty times more than you think you can
• and much more

Blending the tactics he learned from America's elite forces with lessons from the Spartans, samurai, Apache scouts, and other great warrior traditions, Divine has distilled the fundamentals of success into eight powerful principles that will transform you into the leader you always knew you could be.

Learn to think like a SEAL, and take charge of your destiny at work, home and in life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621451099
Publisher:	Trusted Media Brands
Publication date:	12/26/2013
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Mark Divine served in the U.S. Navy SEALs for 20 years, retiring as a commander, and holds an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. The founder of SEALFIT, NavySeals.com and U.S. CrossFit, he has coached thousands of Navy SEAL and other Special Ops candidates, with a success rate near 90%. In his Unbeatable Mind Academy (unbeatablemind.com), Mark trains the public in the eight Way of the SEAL principles. The author of 8 Weeks to SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind, he lives in Encinitas, California with his wife, Sandy and son, Devon.

Allyson Edelhertz Machate (www.allymachate.com) is an editor, writer, publishing consultant, and entrepreneur based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader ix

Introduction: Lead from the Field 1

Principle 1 Establish Your Set Point 11

Make a Stand 12

Find Your Purpose 17

Embrace Risk, Loss, and Failure 20

Exercises 22

Principle 2 Develop Front-Sight Focus 30

Prepare Your Mind 33

Envision Your Goal 40

Define the Mission 44

Simplify the Battlefield 46

Exercises 52

Principle 3 Bulletproof Your Mission 57

Select High-Value Targets 60

Explore Your Options 63

Communicate the Mission 65

Dirt-Dive the Mission 67

Exercises 69

Principle 4 Do Today What Others Wont 73

Find Your 20X Factor 74

Embrace the Suck 80

Build the Three Ds (Discipline, Drive, and Determination) 86

Exercises 90

Principle 5 Forge Mental Toughness 92

Control Your Response 93

Control Your Attention 96

Develop Emotional Resilience 98

Set Effective Goals 104

Visualize Powerfully 105

Exercises 108

Principle 6 Break Things 112

Apply Total Commitment 114

Fail Forward Fast 117

Navigate Gaps for Opportunity 122

Innovate and Adapt Quickly 125

Exercises 132

Principle 7 Build Your Intuition 134

Expand Your Awareness 136

Strengthen Your Sensory Perception 140

Uncover Your Background of Obviousness 144

Open Up to Your Inner Wisdom 147

Exercises 150

Principle 8 Think Offense, All the Time 156

Develop Unwavering Confidence 158

Activate Your Radar 163

Do the Unexpected 165

Execute with Velocity and Agility 174

Exercises 183

Training in the Way of the SEAL 186

Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast 187

The Way of the SEAL Integral Development Model 189

Assess Your Starring Point 192

Your Way of the SEAL Training Plan 200

Staying the Coarse 214

The "I" in Team 217

Afterword: Lead with Your Heart 222

Appendix 1 Focus Plans 226

Appendix 2 Power Rituals 232

Appendix 3 The Way of the SEAL Reading List 236

Index of Tools, Drills, and Exercises 239

Editorial Reviews

"With his velvety voice and flawless phrasing in high gear, John Pruden's performance conveys militaristic certitude but never slips into dogmatism or condescension. It's the good kind of certitude, which serves as a constant reminder of how much mental and physical discipline it takes to be a Navy Seal." ---AudioFile

From the Publisher

With his velvety voice and flawless phrasing in high gear, John Pruden’s performance conveys militaristic certitude but never slips into dogmatism or condescension. It’s the good kind of certitude, which serves as a constant reminder of how much mental and physical discipline it takes to be a Navy Seal. The book’s emphasis is on the mental side—achieving clarity about what the U.S. stands for and what we’re willing to do in tough situations. An ex-military trainer of Seals, Divine is at once conversational, provocative, and inspiring. With concrete advice and powerful metaphors that can be used by all leaders, competitors, and artists, this is an invigorating reminder of the choices we have regarding our values, passion, purpose, and mental routines. T.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

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