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How to find the hero within you by following these simple Hero Code rules Retired US admiral William McRaven’s latest book examines what it means to be a hero, based on those he served alongside during his career 19 April 2021 • 6:00pm McRaven: ‘You can learn courage from watching someone be courageous; you can learn humility from someone who has achieved so much and is still humble’ Growing up in the early Sixties on a military base in France, a young William McRaven devoured superhero...

I became a fan of Admiral William H. McRaven in 2014 when in a commencement address at the University of Texas, he said, “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” That full video, and other shorter clips, have been viewed more than 60 million times on YouTube, and catapulted the sale of McRaven’s book “Make Your Bed” to over 1 million copies. Here is the link to that speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z72JGKnDRHc Oddly, it was his book, an...

Join Where are our heroes? In times of stress and despair, we long for real-life leaders — without capes and superpowers — to help us keep going. Admiral William McRaven is credited with organizing the special ops raid that led to the killing of Osama Bin Laden and also wrote the book Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations. A 37-year Navy SEAL, he is now retired from the Navy, and he insists that we can create the heroes we need. In his new book, The Hero Code, he shows us the qualit...

Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images William McRaven, a retired US admiral, is making a childrens book about becoming a Navy SEAL and the lessons learned from the trials. The book is an adaptation of the former special operations commanders bestseller "Make Your Bed." McRaven said he hopes it is similar to the "stories of adventure and overcoming challenges" he read to his kids. Retired Adm. William McRaven, a former Navy SEAL and special operat...

Former Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid says people dont have to look at a president to find American values dchoi@businessinsider.com (David Choi,Ryan Pickrell) © Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images Ret. US Navy Adm. William McRaven. Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images Retired Adm. William McRaven had a hopeful message for aspiring public servants. "When the locals see that, they believe in America," McRaven sai...

Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images Retired Adm. William McRaven had a hopeful message for aspiring public servants. "When the locals see that, they believe in America," McRaven said of public service. He said people "on the ground, meeting with them every day — thats who represents America." Retired Adm. William McRaven, a former US Navy SEAL commander who led US Special Operations Command, had a hopeful message for aspiring public ...