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Get into the Navy SEAL mindset with this raw, brutally honest, in-your-face self-help guide that will teach you how to thrive on adversity. During the brutal crucible of Navy SEAL training, instructors often tell students to "embrace the suck." This phrase conveys the one lesson that is vital...

Nick Lavery is an active-duty Green Beret within the United States Army Special Forces. Although injuries sustained in combat resulted in the above-the-knee amputation of his leg—Nick not only remained in the Army, he returned to his Special Forces detachment and continues conducting combat operations to this day. Objective Secure is the methodology Nick employed to return to operational status. It is also the methodology he uses today as he continues this unprecedented journey in service to his country. It is a battle-tested guide forged by fire—literally.

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book of advice and leadership lessons that Admiral McRaven collected over his four decades as a Navy SEAL. The title “Bullfrog” is given to the Navy SEAL who has served...

Met deze persoonlijke verhalen en adviezen van Sander Aarts, een van de best getrainde militairen van Nederland en instructeur in de serie Special Forces VIPS, kun je elke missie in je leven voorbereiden en uitvoeren. Voor de lezers van Ray Klaassen en Dai Carter: Na het succes van Niet te breken geeft Sander Aarts in zijn tweede boek advies om optimaal te kunnen presteren, onder alle omstandigheden. Helder gestructureerd zet hij uiteen hoe je elke 'missie' in je leven kunt voorbereiden en uitvoeren, wat die missie ook is.

Für David Goggins war die Kindheit ein Albtraum - Armut, Vorurteile und körperliche Misshandlung verfolgten ihn bis in seine Träume. Doch durch Selbstdisziplin, mentale Stärke und harte Arbeit verwandelte er sich vom depressiven, übergewichtigen Jugendlichen ohne Perspektive in eine Ikone der U.S. Army und einen der Top-Ausdauersportler der Welt. Er ist der Einzige, der je das Elitetraining sowohl zum Navy SEAL als auch U.S. Army Ranger und Air Force Tactical Air Controller bestand, außerdem stellte er zahlreiche Ausdauerrekorde auf.

When you delete your adjectives, who are you? Most people limit themselves to their labels. They embrace barriers based on the box that society puts them in. But your adjectives aren’t your destiny. In Delete the Adjective: A Soldier’s Adventures in Ranger School, Lisa Jaster proves your merit should always trump your labels. Lisa didn’t confine herself to the adjectives of “middle-aged” or “female.” Instead, she became one of the first three women to graduate from the United States Army Ranger program. For those six months in the program, her adjectives didn’t matter.

For the last decade, decorated Navy SEAL, accomplished athlete, and bestselling author Don Mann has been traveling across the country giving motivational talks and in the process inspiring hundreds with the secrets behind his awe-inspiring achievements. In Reaching beyond Boundaries, Mann brings his much sought-after wisdom to the audiobook. As an elite Navy SEAL, Mann performed seemingly impossible tasks on a regular basis. Here he details the lessons he learned from his training and shows how the rest of us can apply those teachings to our daily lives.

For the first time, Army Ranger hero Nate Self tells his story. Self recounts the Roberts Ridge Rescue mission, the ferocious battles in Afghanistan, and the lone war of attrition that Nate Self has waged against post-traumatic stress disorder. This audio will become a go-to work for understanding the long-term effects of the war on terror. Thousands of families are fighting this battle, and Nate Self opens up his whole life - tragedies, successes, failures, and a struggle with suicidal thoughts - to share the facts.

Deliberate Discomfort follows the journey of Jason Van Camp as a new Green Beret commander taking over a team of combat-hardened Special Forces veterans. This true story tells firsthand the intense, traumatic battles these warriors fought and won, sharing lessons learned from their incredible backgrounds. A cadre of scientists further break down each experience, translating them into digestible and relatable action items, allowing the listener to apply these lessons forged under fire to their own lives.

A Higher Standard takes a candid look at the exciting military career of US Army General Ann Dunwoody, who received her fourth star - a rank never before reached by a woman - in her fourth decade of service. From her first command leading 200 soldiers to her final one leading 69,000, Dunwoody reveals the challenges she faced and the changes she initiated by sharing both the smallest moments and the most pivotal events in her career.

In The Warrior Code, entrepreneur, philanthropist, reality star, and retired gunnery sergeant Tee Marie Hanible serves up 11 principles to awaken your inner badass and thrive in the face of adversity. With insightful honesty and wisdom and set against the backdrop of Tee’s life, The Warrior Code will help you understand that things can beat us back from realizing our true potential...but the key is finding the way to realize one’s own innate strength.

Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, legendary commander of the USS Benfold, continues in the same vein of his bestselling book It's Your Ship with the knowledge he's gained from his speaking to and advising some of the top business minds in the world. The story of Captain Abrashoff and his command of...

Codul eroului este omagiul vibrant pe care amiralul McRaven îl aduce eroilor reali, de zi cu zi, pe care i-a întâlnit de-a lungul anilor, de pe câmpul de luptă până la spitale și campusuri universitare, care contribuie la salvarea lumii. În copilăria sa petrecută în Texas, Bill McRaven visa să fie supererou. Își dorea să-și pună pe spate o pelerină și să-și folosească superputerile pentru a salva Pământul de distrugere. Dar acel băiețel a crescut și a început să călătorească prin lume, întâlnind eroi peste tot – și niciunul dintre ei nu avea superputeri. Niciunul nu purta pelerină sau glugă.