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The Hero Code is an excellent short read and a good follow-up after Make Your Bed. McRaven shares stories, lessons of character, and qualities that make and mold us into everyday heroes: Courage, Humility, Sacrifice, Integrity, Compassion, Perseverance, Duty, Hope, Humor, Forgiveness. There is a hero in all of us, and we can all live the hero code. An overall lesson in the book is that perfecting the small things can allow you to achieve the bigger things. The Hero Code Values: ‣ Courage: I wi...
Be the hero we need you to be - live the Hero Code. This book is only gained two stars, probably biased, for two reasons.• military issue: first thought that comes to mind reading the problem is probably “No sh*t Sherlock”, considering the background of William H. McRaven, who served in the army. The fact is, picking the book up I didn't look at the author background if not when I started reading it. And of course it was bound to have an impact, but THIS much? H3ll I though I was on training
This book should be read by everyone, beginning as early as possible in life. In an ideal world, parents would continuously deliver these values to their children around the dinner table and in private discussions. The Hero Code would be lived by the parents for their children to mirror.In an ideal world, the Hero Code would be part of our education system, taught by teachers and practiced by teachers and administrators to provide examples of living by a Hero Code. When we fail to practice the l...
I was less than fully moved by McRaven's adulation of some of his heroes, and thought it ended rather abruptly.
3.75 - I enjoyed some of the stories shared in this short book. I am biased because of the UT connection but it is a good little inspirational book to have on hand. However many of these lessons are your typical points of encouragement with a different flare when you look at them from the lens of the people in this book.
For me this was not as good as his book on making your bed but it is still worthy to be read. I cannot imagine many of the stories he tells about those who make the military their lives. So I appreciate hearing about them and the way they have decided to lead their lives.
I have read all of Kristin Harmel historical fiction books. In those books our author describes the contributions made by ordinary people during the period of WWII. Now the characters in her books are not real people, they are based upon the live of real people. To me, each of these books was inspirational. I live in an independent living facility and I am in the midst of preparing a book review of one of those books for the residents who live there. In the meantime, a friend suggested I read Th...
Another book by a favorite author!!William reminds us all to be heroes, and to take one step forward, at a time. Yes, life can be complicated at times, but we should never, ever give up. Each and every single one of us have our lines in the sand, those fears that keep us from being courageous. Let’s express and reach to be rich in gratitude, in satisfaction and in appreciation.We can all be a hero. We all have something that makes us unique, we just need to find what our talent is, use it to ins...
Great perspective on what it means to be and what it takes to be a hero. While the term hero is used in the title and throughout the book, the characteristics presented as part of the hero code are really a description of the character traits required to be a successful, decent human being. Powerful vignettes accompany each character trait making for an engaging read.
Some might think Admiral McRaven's pithy guides for leading a better life are trite or obvious, but I find them full of insight. The protocols or guidelines he gives in each of his short books illumine small lessons each of us can learn and practice. I appreciate the reminders.None of the rules he highlights are hard to follow or require anything other than a commitment to becoming a better human being, someone who will stand by ready to be kind, compassionate, committed to duty, and, among othe...
Another book as great as the man who wrote it. Life lessons and a code that we can learn from and make it a goal to live by. Inspiring, motivating and pulls on your heartstrings. Thank you Bill for another great read and all of your service to our nation.
Read via Blinkist, so I'm not sure whether it's different if I read the full version.To some extent, it may come from the conflict in political opinion, cuz the examples he mentioned, most of them were taken from the Vietnam war (known as US Resistance from our side).But the more important point is it's shallow vcl and idk what is the key message after all. Yes, he has listed down the must-have virtues that a hero should own, but they are so common knowledge. And what's next then? Nothing 🙂I hav...
Short, succinct books with 10 virtues of being a hero, or just simply, a better person.
The perfect gift to give a graduate is this book. It is a wealth of inspiration and a compendium of values on being a better and braver human.
