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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 153 EAN: 9781569244975 ISBN: 1569244979 Label: Da Capo Press Manufacturer: Da Capo Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2002-12 Publisher: Da Capo Press Studio: Da Capo Press Editorial Review: Amazon.com: War is hell, but if you prepare properly for war, there's not much about life that will take you by surprise. At least, that's the premise of Unleashing the Warrior Within, in which author Richard Machowicz takes the lessons he learned as a Navy SEAL and applies them to real-life situations. For example, in war you learn that there are three dynamic elements of combat: target, weapons, and movement. The target dictates the weapons, and the weapons dictate movement. In real life, your target is what you want; your weapons are your skills; and movement is whatever you need to get in position to use your skills. But, since deciding upon a target is the step that's most troubling to people, he adds another wartime analytical tool called the CARVER matrix. You lay out various targets you may have in life--a better job; getting in shape; buying a new house; and taking on a new business partner, say. Then you assess the criticality, accessibility, recognizability, and vulnerability of the target, plus its effect on your overall mission in life, and the potential return on your effort. Machowicz calls his philosophy Bukido, and when you take his classes in Los Angeles, you learn self-defense along with these life-improvement skills. In this book, the object is to get you to choose a mission that is closest and most important to you, and then achieve your goals with military precision. By the time you're through learning the seven principles of combat, what you've really learned is how to think critically and focus your efforts. Machowicz uses his students as examples of how the enemy in life is really a lack of action, allowing life to take you along for a ride. So if your current target is a solid self-improvement course, Unleashing the Warrior Within could be your most effective weapon. --Lou Schuler Product Description: Richard Machowicz knows first hand that life can be a lot like war. A ten-year veteran of the Navy SEALs, he was trained to complete whatever mission was handed to him, under any condition, because failure was not an option. Now, in Unleash the Warrior Within, Machowicz takes the winning attitude and mental skills he mastered in service and shows readers how to use combat mentality to reach their goals in everyday life. Using his seven principles of combat—which include Create an Action Mind-Set, The Critical Keys to Conquering Anything, and Guarantee the Win—Machowicz shows readers how to master the arts of focus, discipline, and determination under any circumstances, giving them the tools they need to conquer fear and turn their ambitions and dreams into reality. A new preface is included in this paperback edition of this inspiring guide. "Machowicz gives you the tools necessary to ensure that you win in the battle of life."—Jim Rome, host of the nationally syndicated radio show, The Jungle, and FOX television's The Last Word Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Don't be put off by the packagingI ordered this book while on an Amazon shopping spree. When it arrived I stood there going "What was I thinking?". Navy SEALS, macho man on the cover, mean stare and a title that reads "Unleash the warrior.." Anyway, I've made some stupid purchases in the past, so at least it wasn't as if this was the first one. A few days later I got the flu and had to stay in bed for a few days, so I started paging through this macho title. And suddenly I propped myself up, and got a pen and paper for notes. ... Read More Rating: - Success tools you can apply immediatelyOne of the most valuable verifiable lessons from this book is how far we can go beyond our own self imposed limitations and of course the author's personal story is a great point of reference to remind us of that reality. I integrated this lesson into my daily tools and was amazed how my mind's "tricks" with exhaustion, thirst and all kind of other excuses to interrupt my difficult tasks gave way to levels of productivity and achievement I had never experienced before. This ... Read More Rating: - Unleash The Warrior WithinI found this the best selfhelp book I have ever read. This one works! Right from the beginning you are given easy to use methods and tools that start taking you forward immediately. Great entertaining stories woven throught this book keeps the whole process moving. There are many new ideas that I needed to reread and pratice, but it did not seem like work at all. I am over 50 yrs. old and wish I would have been able to read this in my twenties, so I bought it for my son. He is glad I did. I give this ... Read More Rating:  - SEALs get it done, right?I can appreciate the work Mr. Machowicz has done in abstracting his experience and knowledge into something that can be used by anyone to accomplish their goals. His basis of thought comes from one of the most universally understood concepts in society, that of war and in general, conflict and politics. It's no mistake that Sun Tzu is a primary reference in this book, as war has often been the primary analogy for any conflict resolution. However, despite the labeling of his precepts being ... Read More Rating: - NOT DEAD, CAN'T QUIT!!Give fear the BOOT! If you pick up and read "Unleash The Warrior Within", we'd hope you would want to tap into learning how to focus, function capably through fear and hit a target, (and not just the physical targets, mind you) but all the others that come up in life as well. That is precisely what the book promises and accomplishes. Machowicz will show you in a very straight forward and result-oriented way how to achieve RESULTS. Tangible, real, completely proof-worthy results. Not a book for wimps, as ... Read More |
