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(More customer reviews)"Who Dares Wins: The Green Beret Way to Conquer Fear and Succeed" by New York Times Bestselling Author Bob Mayer is a great book that teaches former Green Beret officer Bob Mayer's strategies for conquering fear and achieving personal and professional success. Having served with the 82nd Airborne Division and as a sniper with the 2nd Infantry Division, I had opportunities to work with Special Forces a few times, and the military concepts in this book appeal to me more than some of the other "success" related titles available. Mayer does a very good job of showing how the concepts and strategies used by the military elite can be used for personal or organizational success outside of the armed forces.
The book is divided into three parts. The first part is titled Area One: Wins. The chapters in this part teach three tools. First you must know the What. What do you want to change or achieve? The next tool focuses on knowing Why you want to change and to achieve your goals. The third tool is knowing Where will change occur.
Part two, or Area Two, is Who. The tools in this section are about understanding your character, knowing what change is and how to do it, and building the courage to change. Area Three: Dares contains the tools for communicating your change to the world, taking command of your change, and completing the circle of success and change.
The nine tools are what Mayer uses to create his Circle of Success. It is a good model to teach some very important concepts that will enable anyone to achieve more if they actually implement the strategies and tools into their own lives and businesses.
All three sections or parts have a conclusion that focuses on doing things the Green Beret Way. These summaries and experiences help relate the lessons to the real world. The book is full of quotes, stories, and lessons that will assist you with making things happen and succeeding. The book covers concepts such as defining goals, staying motivated, building mental toughness, daring to succeed, finding courage, taking risks, communicating effectively, becoming a leader, and more. There are many exercises throughout the text that if you actually take the time to do, you will undoubtedly move toward greater achievement and success in your life.
Being former military and a martial artist, I lean toward strategies that are warrior focused, and these concepts are included in my own teachings. So I especially liked Mayer's "Who Dares Wins." Also being an author, I enjoyed when Mayer shared how these principles have helped him in that arena too.
This isn't a book I'm going to put back on the shelf and forget about. I'm going to keep it out, re-read parts, and continue to work on some of the exercises outlines in the pages of the text. I'm going to use this book to continue on my journey, as well as help me teach others using warrior themes. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about success using strategies from the elite U. S. Military's Special Forces, or Green Berets.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana Lawyer. Alain Also wrote a series of articles called Lessons From The Apprentice.
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IF YOU WANT to change a life ruled by fear into one lived to the fullest and led by positive emotions... YOU MUST DARE to harness fear as a motivator, rather than letting it debilitate you. WHO DARES WINS is bestselling author and former Green Beret officer Bob Mayer's surefire strategy for conquering fear and achieving personal and professional success -- by mastering the time-tested techniques of America's elite warriors: the Special Forces. With his unique blend of practical Special Ops tactics and an artist's vision, Mayer outlines specific steps that help you to
define your goals
stay motivated
build mental toughness
dare to succeed
find courage
profile your true nature
take risks
communicate effectively
become a leader ...and much more. Anyone can be ordinary. Dare to be elite, with the success secrets of those select warriors who are trained to conquer fear, who dare to be different, and who accomplish what others consider impossible.
