From former Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, father, and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine comes UNCOMMON—an inspirational book following Mark Divine’s trademark warrior monk philosophy that will lead you to the summit of personal development.
UNCOMMON
Simple Principles for an Extraordinary Life
by Mark Divine
St. Martin’s Press, July 2024
To be common is to be an everyday person. It’s to do the things that you are expected to do, whether that’s what your parents want for you, or your employer, or your spouse, et cetera. But if you want to be more than you are, more than you think you can be, then you need to recognize and learn from your mistakes to lead a life of excellence.
As an elite Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, author, speaker, professor of leadership, and philanthropist, as well as the creator of SEALFIT, Kokoro Yoga, and Unbeatable Mind, Mark Divine uses years of wisdom, business development, martial arts, eastern philosophy and military experience to take you through life’s most important principles for finding your pursuit of excellence—so that you or anyone with the proper motivation can become uncommon.
Mark Divine is a former Navy SEAL and has trained thousands of aspiring Navy SEALs. He owns and runs the SEALFIT Training Center in San Diego, California where he trains thousands of professional athletes, military professionals, SWAT, First Responders, SOF candidates and everyday people looking to build strength and character.
Women are often socialized to prioritize the needs of others, leaving little time for themselves. In this book, women are equipped with 101 practical and encouraging self-care activities—organized around the five pillars of self-care—to help them care for, replenish, and reconnect with themselves and live a more joyful life.
Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to boost productivity—what we know as habits. Over time, we do these activities automatically. But when we perform these habits mindfully—when we focus on the precise way an act is performed—we create a ritual. Now, an everyday act goes from black-and-white to technicolor. And as author and Harvard professor Michael Norton explains here, it’s these rituals that make life worth living.
After author and lifestyle blogger Ashley Sirah Chea’s sister passed away, she discovered that her young nephew became increasingly curious about the mother that he never got to know. Though she shared her sister’s stories with him to the best of her ability, she was constantly aware that he would never get to hear them in his mother’s own words. This experience inspired her to create THE FOREVER JOURNAL, a beautiful opportunity for parents and grandparents to write their own legacy and offer their families connection and comfort for years to come.
EXACTLY codifies twenty-five years of insight into one of the most critical and yet overlooked interpersonal skills: the ability to deeply understand others while also being deeply understood. Greg McKeown draws on a range of real-world examples as well as research in psychology and neuroscience to offer strategies and tips showing how to achieve mutual understanding with just about anyone — and in turn cast aside disagreements and differences, enjoy richer and more productive relationships, and wield greater power and influence.