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  • Embrace the Suck

  • The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life
  • By: Brent Gleeson
  • Narrated by: Brent Gleeson, Jason Culp
  • Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,158 ratings)

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Embrace the Suck

By: Brent Gleeson
Narrated by: Brent Gleeson, Jason Culp
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Get into the Navy SEAL mindset with this raw, brutally honest, in-your-face self-help guide that will teach you how to thrive on adversity.

During the brutal crucible of Navy SEAL training, instructors often tell students to "embrace the suck." This phrase conveys the one lesson that is vital for any SEAL hopeful to learn: Lean into the suffering and get comfortable being very uncomfortable.

In this powerful, no-nonsense guide, Navy SEAL combat veteran turned leadership expert Brent Gleeson teaches you how to transform every area of your life — the Navy SEAL way.

Can anyone develop this level of resilience? Gleeson breaks it down to a Challenge-Commitment-Control mindset. He reveals how resilient people view difficulties as a Challenge, where obstacles and failures are opportunities for growth. Next, they have a strong emotional Commitment to their goals and are not easily distracted or deterred. Finally, resilient people focus their energy on the things within their Control, rather than fixating on factors they can't impact.

Embrace the Suck provides an actionable roadmap that empowers you to expand your comfort zone to live a more fulfilling, purpose-driven life. Through candid storytelling, behavioral science research, and plenty of self-deprecating humor, Gleeson shows you how to use pain as a pathway, reassess your values, remove temptation, build discipline, suffer with purpose, fail successfully, transform your mind, and achieve more of the goals you set.

©2020 Brent Gleeson (P)2020 Hachette Go
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"Resilience is key to overcoming all obstacles in life, of which there are many! Embrace the Suck masterfully guides the reader through measurable ways to optimize their personal fortitude and become their best self."—Mark Owen, #1 NYT bestselling author of No Easy Day and No Hero

"The one constant that connects us all is that every single one of us is going to get knocked down in life. What defines us and our character is not just what we do next, but how we do it. Brent Gleeson recommends you embrace the suck and get after it. I agree. It's time to execute!"—Jack Carr, New York Times bestselling author of Savage Son

"This riveting step-by-step manual boils it down to the one founding principle we are taught in the SEAL Teams--you have to learn to "embrace the suck." I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to level up with a proven process to overcome the adversity we all face in life and business!"—Jason Redman, US Navy SEAL (Retired), NYT bestselling author of The Trident and Overcome

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This book begins at Chapter 4!

This book doesn't really get going until about halfway into chapter 4. One of the best hard core motivational books I've listened to. I want to get a print copy to better take notes.

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my brother warriors

from a devil dog to a BTF well done my brother. till we met in Valhalla.

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Amazing

Very well read. Lots of great information in this book to help you realize you can push beyond your goals.

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Highly Insightful

I have thoroughly enjoyed this listen.

I now have learned new techniques on how to prepare, practice, and enjoy certain sufferings while pushing myself passed its false limitations.

I will forever apply the 40% rule to my life, as well as remind myself, while suffering, that there is always more inside.

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Embrace it!

amazing message of how to live life to the limit by making a difference

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Incredible

Short and simple enough to breeze through, but incredibly dense with knowledge and inspiration. I will be listening to this one over and over, as well as recommending it to everyone I know.

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Embrace the Suck

loved it! short sweet and to the point illustrated with many Seal stories. Great references and words to live by.

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Amazing Read

This book is a must read for anyone looking for a blueprint for success in anything you strive to achieve

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Unbelievable

One of the best books out there. Simple ways to embrace the suck as it pertains to your everyday life. Applicable in all areas of life. Let the book change your mindset and live your best life.

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Nothing but the good stuff

Embrace it. The sad reality is that majority of people who read this book will acknowledge the great tools yet not use them.
Get up and get after it.

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