Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... and Maybe the World

Measure a person by the size of his heart – the guy with the biggest flippers is not always the man you want in a crisis’ - Admiral William H. McRaven

The title of this book is very intriguing. Who would have thought that something so simple as making your bed each morning could have such a profound impact on your life! This is something that is not usually taken as too important to have any major impact on your life. And surely, you may not see the difference at first. But as you continue doing this every morning, positive changes will became more and more obvious. Every morning you will have one achievement. Sure, it is just making your bed. But nonetheless, that is an important task. As you continue making you bed every morning, this will became your habit. This builds discipline. You will want to continue doing this and new tasks and even dreams will all of a sudden become possible.

The ten lifechanging lessons in the book are:

1.       Make your bed

Make you bed as soon as you get up. This will be your first accomplishment of the day and will set you for success.

2.       Find your support team

We can accomplish so much more if we team up with the other likeminded individuals.

3.       Measure the person by the size of their heart

You never know when someone might be able to help you even if you thought that this might not be possible.

4.       Get over being a sugar cookie

Sometimes, things that are unfair happen that it not possible to explain or understand. But the most important thing is to get up and never give up.

5.       Don’t be afraid of the Circus

Fears can stop us from following our dreams. We need to be able to face our fears and take a leap of faith.

6.       Be prepared to jump

Be prepared to jump when you need to and land safely on the ground. There are tried and tested ways to do that. But sometimes you need to use your own imagination and find your own way to land safely.

7.       Don’t be afraid of the sharks

There are fears and even dangers that we might encounter in our pursuit of our dreams. But you need to have courage to do what is right and face the fear so you can get to the other side where your dreams are waiting for you.  

8.       Be your very best in the darkest moments

It is important to do what is right and especially when we face adversities. Tough times test you and test your resilience. But you can get through it. Doing what is right is always the best option no matter what.

9.       Start singing when you are up to your neck in mud

Things may not always work out the way we were hoping. And we may go through very difficult times. It is in the tough times when we are down at the bottom, that we need to muster our courage and hope to keep going so we can reach our dreams.

10.   Don’t ever ring the bell

Never give up. No matter how hard it is and how overwhelming it may feel, we can overcome anything to fulfill our potential. If there is a dream that you want to achieve, be prepared for a bumpy road ahead. But you will get there