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Never enough : a Navy SEAL commander on living a life of excellence, agility, and meaning / Mike Hayes.

Hayes, Mike (Former Commanding Officer of Seal Team Two), (author.).

Summary:

"Mike Hayes has lived a lifetime of once-in-a-lifetime experiences...Over his many years of leadership, he has always strived to be better, to contribute more, and to put others first. That’s what makes him an effective leader, and it’s the quality that he’s identified in all of the great leaders he’s encountered. That continual striving to lift those around him has filled Mike’s life with meaning and purpose, has made him secure in the knowledge that he brings his best to everything he does, and has made him someone others can rely on. In Never Enough, Mike Hayes recounts dramatic stories and offers battle- and boardroom-tested advice that will motivate readers to do work of value, live lives of purpose, and stretch themselves to reach their highest potential."--Dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250753373
ISBN: 1250753376
Physical Description: viii, 230 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Celadon Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Never excellent enough. Choose the hard path: excellence in knowledge and capacity ; Build comfort with discomfort: excellence in strength and control ; Live with incredible confidence and extreme humility: excellence in accountability and orientation -- Never agile enough. Be a leader and a follower, and know when to be which: agility in the roles you play ; Learn how to think, not what to think: agility in the decisions you make ; Gain authority by giving it away: agility in the organizations you lead -- Never meaningful enough. Push your values out into the world: finding meaning as an individual ; We live and die for people, not causes: meaning in the bonds we build with others ; Make differences where they will count the most: meaning in contribution to the world.