The Hero Code by Admiral William H. McRaven

Author:Admiral William H. McRaven [H. MCRAVEN, ADMIRAL WILLIAM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2021-04-06T00:00:00+00:00

I am often asked about what it takes to get through Navy SEAL training. Many young sailors think it’s about the number of push-ups you can do or how fast you can run or improving your swim time. It is none of those things. I have seen the finest athletes in the nation drop out after the first week, and conversely, I have seen young men with just a little talent excel in training. The answer is simple. To get through SEAL training, you just don’t quit. Period. That’s it.

So how do you persevere? We have a saying in SEAL training: “Take it one evolution at a time.” As prospective “frogmen,” we start off as “tadpoles” in training and must evolve to reach our goal. These evolutions are individual events: long runs, open-ocean swims, hours of physical training, each accompanied by pain, exhaustion, and frequent failure. The student who looks too far into the future often fears that he will have to endure more than he is able. If he sees the future as a never-ending series of obstacles, then the challenges sometimes seem too daunting to overcome. However, if you take each hurdle as it comes, not worrying about the next event, the next day, the next month, or the next year, then before long one hurdle cleared becomes two, and two becomes three, and just like that, the task is finished.

Life can be complicated at times. But the challenges you face are the same ones that billions of people have encountered throughout history. Those who have conquered the obstacles before them, whether personal or professional, have one thing in common. They never gave up. Neither should you!

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