The Way of the SEAL: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed

Develop front sight focus. "A SEAL knows he must simply engage one target at a time and not shift focus until he has dispatched that target."

In the business world we have to deal with "multi-tasking" which means we try to focus on multiple things at once. But that does not really work because usually I end up constantly shifting my focus between multiple projects and I never seem to give anything 100% focus because I constantly have those other projects in the back of my mind. I received this book a few weeks ago and decided to try this out. As a competitive shooter I instantly grasped the Authors term of "front sight focus." It made total sense to focus on one target completely before moving to the next target or project. By working a single target (project/task) at a time I find I am not only completing them faster but I also think I am doing a better job at each task.

The book is laid out in chapters with sub chapters focused on the topic at hand. I find that helpful because I can pick it up, hit a chapter, and start reading about a specific topic that I may want to improve upon. Nice and focused, not a lot of fluff or filler. I enjoy a book that is very to-the-point.

The book talks in detail about leadership and developing your own leadership abilities. The Author seems to believe that leadership is not a skill or collection of behaviors, but rather a character. He helps you delve into establishing your "set point", and also gets you to ask yourself what you are passionate about and more importantly, why?

I have read many business books, self improvement books, and other books that try to get you to succeed. I really like this book because it hits many of those topics from a SEAL's perspective. Its a more real-life perspective. There are times when life is going to suck, so embrace the suck! People you deal with are going to do crappy things to you at work and home, so control your response by forging mental toughness. Stop going after the low hanging fruit and start targeting high value targets. Sounds simple enough, you know it makes sense, and yet we still don't do it. Why?

The Author gives many exercises in this book. Many of them start with some meditation to narrow your focus on what you are trying to accomplish. Simple meditation is great for insight as I have had more than a few insights during mediation that were obvious and yet I wasn't seeing them before.

As a person that is always trying to improve, I really like this book. There are things in this book that will be helpful to anyone, not just leaders, wanna-be leaders, or Navy SEALs. If you have areas in your life where you feel you need improvement, get this book, do the exercises, and start applying what you learned. If you feel there are no areas of your life that need improvement, well then you really need this book because you are clearly delusional.

A great tool for mind and body mastery. Mark discusses several mental control models I have heard and read about before, but he lays out more complete tactics and techniques to fully incorporate them than I have seen before. I really appreciate his stories and anecdotes showing his mistakes and failures along his path. It brought a sense of reassurance, in that he doesn't paint himself as perfect, like a lot of other teachers. Because of that, his teaching becomes more humanizing and lets you know it's ok to falter and fail but continue to try.

This book has become one of the greatest additions to my bookshelf. As a 23 year old male taking on adversity to make it in New York City as a CPA, much like Mark Divine, I found many parallels between our stories which forged a great connection between me and this book. I've been truly inspired by what I have read. The novel has made an impact on my life, making me more confident, driven, and successful. My only complaint is that I wish Mark included a bit more about himself. I'm crossing my fingers for a more biographical text in the future. You won't regret this purchase.

This book delivers exactly what it says it will! While none of the information is new or unique, it is packaged and explained in a way anyone can understand and apply. It requires the reader to take some difficult action to achieve the desired results. I would recommend this book to ANYONE who is looking to make their way to the top of themselves and their chosen field.

I had read that Bruce Lee used to say that "Knowledge was Power".I believe that. I have been searching for a book like this one by Commander Divine for quite a long time.It is an excellent book and I highly recommend it to the person who wants to develop a stronger mind and a better life. I am very happy that I have this book as a guide and wish that I could have had this knowledge when I was younger.Thank you very much to Commander Divine for taking the time to write "The Way of the Seal"! This should be required reading in our schools.

The Way of the SEAL: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed by Mark Divine is a great book for mind, body, and soul. I enjoyed this book because it gives you simple ways to take your goals and put them into concrete actions. One of the tenets of the book is "Front Sight Focus". This is the ability to focus on one goal till it is achieved. According to the book the ability to focus your mind is also very important. The book also talks alot of leadership. The book says we all need to develop our own leadership abilities. The steps laided out in this book are not easy but they are worth the journey if you follow them. I definitely enjoyed reading this book and I think you will get alot out of reading it as well.

Thank you for reading my review.

Commander Divine's book is not only an inspirational one but a must read for anyone faced with the overwhelming 24/7 information overload, clutterization, and lack of purpose. His exercises that focused on mindfulness - breathing exercises, front-sighted focus and having a burning desire to accomplish one's goals and mission in life were priceless. I'm now doing several of his exercises everyday so that I can develop the mental toughness and emotional intelligence to be a better person. Hooyah!

Not much to add that others haven't already said. Just a quick thanks to Mark and his team for putting together an excellent resource for taking performance in all areas of your life to a much higher level.

This is NOT a book you read, but a study resource to learn, apply, and teach others with. My copy of WoS is only a few weeks old and is already highlighted, written in, and dog-eared. The concepts have proven so successful in a short amount of time, I even joined a local yoga studio.

I used the trial version of the kindle w/ HIGH expectation to buy. When I went back to buy the Kindle version , it wasn't available anymore? Does anyone know the reason, or if it will come back?

I travel for a living, so carrying electric versions of books is a huge plus. So PLEASE bring the Kindle version back!

UPDATE 3/10/14: I searched the book again, and found the kindle edition. I'm not sure what happened, but THANKS for putting it back in this format!! I can't wait to continue the book!!!

This is great book on developing the mental and physical acuity for optimum performance in life. I highly recommend it.