Make Your Bed is an audiobook by William H. McRaven, narrated by William H. McRaven. The unabridged Audible edition runs 1 hrs 53 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
Based on a Navy SEAL’s inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller is full of of powerful, life-changing lessons.
“Should be read by every leader in America” —Wall Street Journal
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university’s slogan, “What starts here changes the world,” he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life—lessons that would help change themselves—and the world—for the better.
Admiral McRaven’s original speech went viral with over 10 million views. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life’s darkest moments.
“Powerful.” —USA Today
“Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault.” —Washington Post
“Superb, smart, and succinct.” —Forbes
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: William H. McRaven
- Length: 1 hrs 53 mins
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
- Release year: 2017
- Audible category: Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development / Personal Development / Personal Success
Listener Ratings
Make Your Bed holds an average listener rating of 4.7/5 from 20479 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.7/5
- 5-star ratings: 79% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “Watch the YouTube video”
There is a YouTube video of Admiral William H. McRaven giving a commencement speech at the University of Texas. It is about following ten principles that he learned from Navy Seal training to change himself and to change the world. This book adds depth to the ten principles with stories from his years in military service. Watch the video first. If you enjoy that, you’ll probably enjoy the book. Military analogies for life lessons might not appeal to everyone.— A. Yoshida, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “You’ll love it a lot if you were born in the U.S.”
I enjoyed all of the ideas presented by Admiral McRaven, however, at some points I was completely lost in therms of context, since the book uses a lot important moments that happened on America to make some of his points. However, that’s on me.
The advises he gives are amazing and the pacing was very good throughout.— Juan Angel, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Motivating great book. I recommend readers to read”
Very motivating, great book. I recommend readers to read this book. Short but very interesting.— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
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