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Book SynopsisProven tools to take your team and yourself to the next level
Elite: High Performance Lessons and Habits from a Former Navy SEAL is a practical, no-nonsense guide to elevate your leadership skills and drive your team to their maximum potential. Before you can push your team to the max, you must push yourselfelite teams require elite leaders. This invaluable guide supplies the tools you need to develop effective strategies to motivate, adapt, and overcome. Author Nick Hays combines military training with Harvard education to present a comprehensive program that will unlock the potential in yourself and your team.
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Table of Contents
Introduction xv
Joined the Military xvi
Setbacks xviii
A Navy SEAL and Beyond xxi
Formal Education xxii
Carrier Change xxiv
Fail Between the Lines xxvi
What to Expect xxvii
Chapter 1 Remove the Dead Weight 1
Creating a Masterpiece 3
Assets and Liabilities 5
The Backpack 6
Evaluate the Weight 8
Chapter 2 No More Excuses 11
Fall from Perfect 14
Take Action 15
Find Your Optimal Performance 15
Inverted U and Stress Control 16
Find Peace in Admitting Your Fear 18
The Potential of Failure Is Not an Excuse 19
Chapter 3 Take Control of Your Thoughts 21
The Confidence Dial 24
Insecurity 25
Replace Negative Thoughts with Positive Thoughts 27
Put Things into Perspective 28
Levity 30
Make Big Things Small 31
Arrogance 33
Be Confident, Not Arrogant 34
Humility 35
Chapter 4 Be Mentally Tough 39
Climbing High 41
Humble Beginnings 42
A Long Way to Go 43
The Ascent 44
In Over Our Heads 46
Final Stretch 47
Lessons Learned 48
Crawl, Walk, Run 49
Chapter 5 Choosing the Warrior Mentality 53
Marathon Is Half the Word 55
Be Better Today Than Yesterday 59
Almost a Victim 60
Look Forward, not Back 62
My Accelerator Moment 63
Be 1% Better Every Day 63
Chapter 6 Be Self-Aware 67
What Is Your Personality Type? 70
Choleric 72
Sanguine 72
Phlegmatic 73
Melancholic 74
Know Where You’re Coming From 74
Play Well with Others 76
Chapter 7 Surround Yourself with the Right People 79
It Starts with Authenticity 82
Relationships: The Expanding Circle 83
Network: Your Expanding Circle 84
Middle Circle: Personal Board of Advisors 86
Inner Circle: Your Friends 87
In Practice 88
Accept Feedback 91
Start Building 92
Chapter 8 Pursue Mentorship 95
Mistakes Were Made 97
Learning Curve Cost 98
Value of a Mentor 100
Course Correction 101
Choosing a Mentor 102
Let Your Mentor Know 104
Elite Mentors Create Elite Mentors 104
How to Mentor Others 105
Chapter 9 Continually Improve Your Situation 107
The SEAL Delivery Vehicle 109
A Frogman Story 111
Under Pressure 113
Die Fast or Slow 114
Maximize Your Upside, Minimize Your Downside 115
Ownership 117
Lessons Learned 118
Chapter 10 Make Decisions That Produce Good Results 121
OODA Loop 124
Loop versus Loop 125
When to Pivot 126
Train How You Fight 128
The Speed of Your Loop 129
The Quality of Your Loop 130
In Practice 131
Chapter 11 Guard Your Time 133
Social Media 136
In the Workplace 138
Find Your Why 139
Chapter 12 Guard Your Mind 143
Hell Week 145
Not Your Average Joe 147
The Rubber Meets the Road 148
Protect Your Mental Hard Drive 153
Localize Your Data 154
Chapter 13 Whatever It Takes 159
Taking Command of My Life 161
A Very Long Day 163
Be Unbeatable 168
Identifying the Enemy 168
Dealing with the Enemy 169
Focus on the Goal, No Matter What 171
What’s Next? 173
Acknowledgments 175
About the Author 179
Index 181
