Make Your Bed
"Remember… start each day with a task completed. Find someone to help you through life. Respect everyone. Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often. But if you take some risks, step up when times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden, and never, ever give up—if you do these things, then you can change your life for the better… and maybe the world!"
— William H. McRaven, Make Your Bed (2017)
Introduction
| Make Your Bed | |
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| Full title | Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World |
| Author | William H. McRaven |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Personal development; Leadership; Motivation |
| Genre | Nonfiction; Self-help |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Publication date | 4 April 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback); e-book; audiobook |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4555-7024-9 |
| Website | grandcentralpublishing.com |
Chapter summary
This outline follows the Grand Central Publishing hardcover edition (4 April 2017; ISBN 978-1-4555-7024-9).[1][2][3]
🛏️ 1 – Start your day with a task completed.
🤝 2 – You can't go it alone.
❤️ 3 – Only the size of your heart matters.
🏃 4 – Life's not fair; drive on!.
🔁 5 – Failure can make you stronger.
🦁 6 – You must dare greatly.
🛡️ 7 – Stand up to the bullies.
🚀 8 – Rise to the occasion.
🕯️ 9 – Give people hope.
🏁 10 – Never, ever quit!.
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References
- ↑ "Make Your Bed". Grand Central Publishing. Hachette Book Group. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Make your bed : record & contents". Marmot Library Network. Buena Vista Public Library. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Admiral William H. McRaven — Title details (includes page count)" (PDF). Hachette Book Group. Grand Central Publishing. 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.