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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN: 9780814408223
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0814408222
Label: AMACOM
Manufacturer: AMACOM
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: June 07, 2004
Publisher: AMACOM
Studio: AMACOM
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Strategies used by the United States Armed Forces can mean the difference between life and death. Fortunately, most of us don't face such dire situations. But if we apply these battle-tested strategies to our personal and professional lives, they can mean the difference between failure and spectacular success.
Do you have what it takes? Colonel Bender challenges you to find out. Operation Excellence shows you how to harness success strategies of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines and apply them to every facet of your life. You'll learn how the "Arsenal of Victory" -- discipline, confidence, and sacrifice -- brings superior results in:
* Leadership and business * Wealth and success * Health and well-being * Teamwork * Personal relationships * and much more.
This highly motivational book takes you inside the world of the U.S. military, giving you 50 proven strategies for taking control of your life and achieving your objectives.
Book Description:
"On your feet, soldier!
Colonel Bender is going to see if you’ve got what it takes to excel -- at work, in your personal life—in any area where you’re not reaching your full potential. If the strategies presented in this book can mean the difference between life and death in a battle situation—and they often do—then you can bet that they’re powerful enough to help you achieve spectacular success in everyday challenges.
What can the military teach you? Plenty. Military success demands the same things as daily life: loyalty, effort, honor, intelligence, teamwork, and execution. The difference is that in the civilian world, we’ve grown comfortable with taking half measures. We do what needs to be done, but the level at which we do it is passable at best.
Passable doesn’t cut it in the military, and from this day forward, it doesn’t cut it in your life, either.
Operation Excellence shows you how to harness the success strategies of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and apply these strategies to every facet of your life. Colonel Bender will show you how the Arsenal of Victory -- discipline, confidence, and sacrifice -- combined with 50 Train Tough Strategies, can bring superior results in:
*wealth and success
*business and leadership
*physical and mental health and well-being
*personal relationshipsFeaturing riveting anecdotes both from Colonel Bender’s own exemplary career and from more than 200 years of American military successes and failures, Operation Excellence illustrates the power of preparation, motivation, execution, and perhaps most important, lessons learned. Each chapter ends with a Train Tough Challenge, an opportunity to identify something that’s been holding you back -- and conquer it.
Do you want to be all that you can be? Do you want to display confidence and execute at the highest level in everything you do? This book is like your personal drill sergeant. It will give you what you need -- sometimes advice, other times a good butt-kicking -- and it will drive you to a level of commitment you never knew you could give to anything."
Average Rating: 
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I like Part One (4 chapters) of this book discussing Motivation, Discipline, Confidence and Sacrifice very much. As far as I can recall, there's no other self improvement book I had read (tens of them) that emphasized so much the equivalence of discipline to habit building through tough training/exercise, and committment to sacrifice. The self-question sessions named "Train Tough Challenge" after each chapter are quite intelligent and helpful. However, I am sorry to comment that the other three parts ... Read More
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Motivational. Inspirational. Practical. Succes with an attitude. Good stuff! This is the second Mark Bender book I've read and each one kicks @$$ and takes names.
Chicken soup with steroids for the soul of anyone who wants to accomplish more!
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This book fired me up! I read a lot of books on personal development as I am the host for a radio show that focuses on personal and business success. Unless the book has good stuff in it, I won't feature it. "Operation Excellence" is more than just good. It's got a "charge" to it that ignites the spirit to believe that most anything CAN be achieved and accomplished in. That's why I wanted to write this review.
The anecdotes are perfect serve well to help make Lt. Col. Bender's points crystal ... Read More
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Finally someone is confronting our country and the fact that we are living in denial. But Mark Bender suggests that we can indeed handle the truth and that in fact, the truth will set us free. This book is rich with insight and no-nonsense wisdom, presented with clarity and an entertaining writing style. Mark enriches us with the skills and knowledge to tap into our potential and summarizes his work with 50 Train Tough strategies that highlight his main points. From navigating a complex bureaucracy ... Read More
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This book is a must read for anyone! Mark Bender challenges the reader to get out and get at it! This is an easy and entertaining read that motivates one to "be all you can be". I most highly recommend this book-especially if you want to turn over a NEW you and tap your hidden potential!
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