Awesome book. With personal stories of how people were able to overcome excuses and balance their life. I follow Thom's framework and try balancing the 5 pyramids of life most of the days.

Three Simple Things is a book most who begin it will never finish. My guess is that most will not get past the end of the first chapter. Those who do continue to read will find validation for their own way of leading.

I've never met Thom Shea, but my guess is the book is much like his life or vice-versa. It's direct, hard hitting, and unrelenting in his belief that the three simple things he lives by can help others be successful. I don't think most people would agree with him. And I think he would be quite ok with that as well.

I think this book would be more valuable without the implicit requirements of somewhat obsessive traits that are in the applications. It's part of the unique makeup of Shea. I don't think it's transferable to the majority of businesses or business leaders. The principles are, the applications are not. I'm sure Shea would say they are inextricably bound, but I don't think they have to be.

Doing what you say without excuses is the foundation for integrity. Integrity is the foundation for success in leadership. The seal way isn't for everyone, but the principle of integrity ought to be. If for no other reason, that principle is what makes this book worth reading.

Overall solid read!

This fine book follows the classic self-help format of stories followed by actions/insights.

The author did a great job of keeping the stories concise and straight to the point unlike most books of this genre and I will definitely be doing some of the things that he suggested at the end of each chapter.

“Success is simple, not easy.”

Thom Shea is a Retired Navy SEAL officer. In this book he intends to explain how to achieve success by following a Six-Hour baseline, doing three simple things, in day to day life. He explains these with the help of stories of his own and of his clients following his six-hour baseline program.


Key Takeaways:
 Prerequisite for following Six-Hour baseline formulae is commitment. This is because
Without commitment nothing measurable is possible.
 The ability to say something, then to go and do what you said you would do, will set you apart from the herd.
 In order to honor your word, you must kill off all the excuses you’ve learned. Yes, excuses are all learned.
 If you don’t do things in life correctly the first time, it always take twice as long and twice as hard to do it right the second time.
 To honor your word and never give up:
• You must honor word for 21 days straight, without interruption.
• You must act in the face of fear by doing what you are afraid of doing. You must cast off what you thing about fear and face it.
• Walk for 24 hours, with rests of 10 minute in between and eating and drinking as much as one can.
 Six-hours around three simple things needs to be devoted to five pyramids:
• Spiritual
• Relationship
• Intellectual
• Wealth Building
• Physical
 Each of the pyramids will have distinct actions and words to reflect three simple things.
 Pay yourself for doing three simple things. This will help in getting rid of the excuses that come in the way of everything we do in daily life.

Overall
This is a book that gives you not just inspirational stories of success, but also a blueprint one can follow to achieve success in his life.