pickWhat attributes makes a hero? Courage. Humble. Sacrifice. Compassion. Humor. Integrity. Hope. Duty. Perseverance. Forgiveness. Everyone can do a little of each every day. This short, 150 pg, comprehensive book is comprised of Admiral McRaven‘s description of each that ordinary people can do through his own life stories. His book, once again, gives me a new sense of what it takes to be a hero. This is the only book my non-reader Navy dad will read
Their actions rise above the crowd. They separate themselves from the weak-kneed, the bench-sitters, those who lack the moral fortitude to do the right thing, and, in the end, the heroes make us better people, a better society, and a better world. As much as I hoped the Man of Steel would be around to save the world, he is not. It is up to us.
It is up to you.
Make Your Bed was an amazing book that helped me reconstruct how I start my morning. Now this one looks like a code of conduct made of ten general characteristics. Ten basic foundations (in only 150 pages!) that all heroes have. And maybe, it will tell a story of how we can all show some of them in our own lives.
I also just love books that come with their own personalized bookmarks- the Hero Code laid out for you to read and be
Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived | 
