书名：Make Your Bed整理你的床铺
作者：Admiral William H. McRaven
出版社名称：Michael Joseph
出版时间：2017
语种：英文
ISBN：9780718188863
商品尺寸：13.8 x 1.7 x 18.4 cm
包装：精装
页数：144 （以实物为准）

2011年5月1日凌晨，美国海军海豹突击队（US Navy Seals）第六分队乘坐黑鹰直升机趁夜对巴基斯坦阿伯塔巴德的一座豪宅发动突袭，一举击毙恐怖分子、“基地”组织头目本·拉登。

负责行动的总指挥官威廉·麦克雷文（William H. McRaven）也因此一战成名，成为美军史上的风云人物、传奇将领之一。

然而，34年前，刚刚参加海豹突击队魔鬼训练营的威廉，从没想过未来有一天自己能够有此成就。

美军海豹突击队是世界十大特种部队之一，也是美国精锐的武装力量。因为入选条件严苛、训练负荷繁重，能通过海豹突击队考核的都绝非普通士兵。

那么，这支王者之师究竟是如何炼成的？

不少人理所当然地认为，海豹突击队的“基本水中爆破训练（BUD/S）”、“自由落体资格训练（MFF Qualification Training）”、“三栖资格训练（SQT）”等魔鬼式特训，才是成为超级特种兵的关键。

但如果你读了威廉的书Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe the World《整理你的床铺：小事能改变生活，甚至整个世界》，或许会得出不一样的答案。

这本书是美国近代有名的海军上将麦克雷文分享从军37年的人生经历。从军队叠被子整理床铺的方法得到启发，学会如何进行严格的自我管理。作者在海豹突击队受到了严格的训练，参加过击毙本拉登的战役。经历过升职也经历过开除，并参加过多次艰苦的战争，作者通过这些宝贵的经验总结了大量如何应对危机、面对人生危局的方法。而这只是开启人生的第1堂课，聆听来自海军史上著名将领麦克雷文的十堂课，定将让你受益匪浅。

这本仅144页的“小故事大道理”手册，一经推出即登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜第1名，《华尔街日报》称其为“每个美国领导者都应该读的书”。成大事者，不放过任何小节——这是来自美军特种部队总指挥官的人生启示。

THE INCREDIBLE No. 1 New York Times BESTSELLER
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better . . .
·Begin each day with a simple task
·Help one another you through life
·Respect everyone
·Know that your life won't be fair
·That you will fail often
·Take risks
·Step-up when times are tough
·Face-down the bullies
·Lift-up the downtrodden
·And never ever give up
Do these things and we will live in a far better world than the one before it.
Admiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views.
Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honour, and courage.
Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments.

Review
"Should be read by every leader in America... [MAKE YOUR BED] is a book to inspire your children and grandchildren to become everything that they can. It is a book to discuss with your executive leadership team as a spur to meeting shared goals. Most of all, it is a book that will leave you with tears in your eyes."--Wall Street Journal

"Exquisitely simple...superb, smart, and succinct ideas."--Forbes

"McRaven...has taken the genesis of what he learned during SEAL training and his nearly four decades in Navy Special Operations into a thin, powerful book."--USA Today

"Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault...McRaven's lessons, like his commencement speech, extend far beyond his bed-making. He devotes the 10-chapter book to lessons about moving beyond failure, standing up to bullies and giving others hope."--Washington Post

在本书中，威廉总结了自己在海豹突击队训练期间的十个人生启示。这些经验帮助威廉从一名海豹突击队学员，一步步成长为海豹突击队第1指挥官、美军特种作战司令部总司令、四星上将。

威廉说，海豹突击队的地狱式特训是把一生的挑战浓缩进了6个月里；而在他看来，这一系列残酷挑战中重要的一项是——整理自己的床铺。

枕头要放在床头正中与床尾的毯子互成精准的90度角，一度都不能倾斜；床单上的褶皱要抚平拉直，直到一个25美分大小的硬币可以在床单上蹦跳多次，并且硬币弹起的高度可以令教官轻松抓住，学员们方可过关。

刚开始，威廉觉得这个任务很荒谬；他不明白，这项简单的所谓“任务”与变成特战尖兵有什么联系。而且，如果一旦床铺上任何一处细节出错，学员们就要受到“砂糖曲奇（sugar cookie）”的惩罚。

不合格的学员需要穿戴整齐地狂奔到激浪地带，让海浪从头到脚浇湿全身。之后，再在沙滩上前后翻滚，直到身体每一部分都被细沙包裹。剩下的一天里，受罚学员必须穿着这身冰冷、潮湿、覆满沙粒的军装参加全天的军事训练。

惩罚是痛苦的。但对于每天需要完成诸多任务的学员们来说，“整理床铺”作为每天开始的第1个任务，意义却非同寻常。这个简单任务后来也多次向威廉证明：小事成就大事（little things matter）。

威廉·麦克雷文（Admiral William H. McRaven），1956年出生，美国海军将领，前海豹突击队队员。麦克雷文出身军人家庭，他的父亲曾经担任空军上校。他于1977年从得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校毕业，主修新闻学专业。2011年4月7日，国防部长盖茨正式提名麦克雷文中将晋升四星上将、出任下一任特种作战司令部司令，接替即将退役的埃里克·奥尔森海军上将；2011年5月1日现场指挥海豹突击队击毙本·拉登；同年8月正式接替现任总司令埃里克·奥尔森，任特种作战司令部总司令。

Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired) served with great distinction in the Navy. In his thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL, he commanded at every level. As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. He is now Chancellor of the University of Texas System.