The Green Beret Guide for Success: The Strategies of the Quiet Professionals

by Bob Mayer

Special Operations Forces are the most elite and flexible units in the world. Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Rangers, Nightstalkers, Special Operations Wing: these are the warriors trained to perform beyond the ordinary and to make the impossible, possible. The author, a former Green Beret, takes you inside their shadowy world, laying out their history and lineage. More importantly, he delves into the mindset and training that makes them special. He gives strategic and tactical templates you can apply to yourself and your team. He uses narrative examples, both factual and fictional to illustrate his points.

This book shows you how to Dare to be like the elite, sharing with you the secrets of success needed to conquer fear and succeed.

Genres: Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Leadership, Business, Writing

276 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 4, 2005

About the author

Besides my own interests, I read whatever my wife tells me to read-- she's a voracious reader and has wide-ranging tastes as my reviews show (she also always has the TV remote and she's always right about what to watch). I read a lot of nonfiction, mostly for research. Some of my favorite books are Lonesome Dove, Mystic River, LOTR, and an array of science fiction classics including the Foundation series. Our house is covered with books, although I finally broke down and started reading eBooks, strangely enough on my iPhone. Since I carry it pretty much everywhere, it means I always have an entire library of books with me.

I'm a West Point graduate, former Green Beret and a New York Times Bestselling Author. I've sold over five million books. My newest series begins with New York Minute, a thriller set in New York City in 1977.

I love using history and science in my books. My Area 51 series pretty much had me rewriting our entire history of civilization.

Reviews

[Margreet Nannenberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Who Dares Wins: special Operations Strategies for success": a no-nonsense book that teaches former Green Beret officer Bob Mayer's strategies how to set, reach and maintain personal and organizational goals. Mayer uses different theories of human behavior psychology mixed with historical lessons from battles and wars led by Eisenhower, Roger Ranger, General Patton (very interesting!), Spartans, Shaka Zulu and more and his own experiences from the time he served Special Forces.

Mayer has a succinct writing style to send out his message what has to be done when people want to make changes. Unless you're looking for affirmation of what you already think to know, this book will moves you.

"The breaking of rules is part of being an artist, of learning the craft and then rising above it." - Bob Mayer







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"In the dawn of mankind we did not have a spoken language"

I'm not able to review this book yet. I'm awe struck by the theories written down, which I learned during my study psychology, but one has to be ready for them to use them. It helps to breakdown the theory of goal setting in relation to military training examples: after all set and sustain clearly set goals requires a willing to change which requires a mindset that's prepared to losing a battle to find a new way to win the war. A war against flaws in one persons character which are keeping someone to reach goals or even to think about it seriously.

Great, great book!

[Robert Lewter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful

As always after a Bob Mayer book I feel like I'm better off. I know more beneficial techniques about things and always have a more complete knowledge of historical events. I recommend this book.

[Michelle Miles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This ia a great motivational book that helps you change to achieve the goals you want to achieve. I recommend this to anyone who is interested is reaching those long-term goals. I checked it out from the library and have since ordered it. I found myself wanting to make notes in the margins. :)

[DeAnna Knippling · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know...both inspiring and too similar to other books of the type. It left me feeling vaguely guilty that I keep reading this kind of book. However, the accompanying stories were entertaining, illustrative, and motivational, so it was worth the reading.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Self-help how to overcome fear and make changes in your life.

[Travis Healy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic read. Straight forward advice an applications.