THE WISDOM OF THE BULLFROG draws on these and countless other experiences from Admiral McRaven's incredible life, including crisis situations, management debates, organizational transitions, and ethical dilemmas, to provide readers with the most important leadership lessons he has learned over the course of his forty years of service. During those four decades, Admiral McRaven dealt with every conceivable leadership challenge, from commanding combat operations-including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Phillips, and the raid for Osama bin Laden. In the ensuing four years, he served as Chancellor to the entire University of Texas System, with its 230,000 students and 100,000 faculty and health care workers. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community. Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command.

The title Bullfrog is given to the Navy SEAL who has served the longest on. Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) (Audio CD / Audio, Library Edition)įrom the acclaimed, #1 New York Times 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. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. He spoke about how these ten essential lessons helped him overcome challenges during his naval career and throughout his life he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves, and the world, for the better. The video of his speech went viral reaching ten million views and now his inspiring book, Make Your Bed, has taken the.

McRaven has been in the Navy for 37 years and in 2014 made a speech about the ten life-changing principles that he learned during those years. Make Your Bed: Feel grounded and think positive in 10 simple steps (Hardback)Īdmiral William H.

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