This book offers a clear and thorough approach to leadership in uncertain times, both for individuals and teams. Rich's extensive experience is evident in his ability to distill complex concepts into easily digestible principles. The book's greatest strength lies in the practical, actionable advice provided to implement his framework. It is highly recommended for all leaders.

Being someone who is in the military and worked with special forces in army, I always love reading books from people that were successful in the military. To me, the military is having to have the ability to be an athlete, but also managing the ability to think like a business person to progress your career..

Whether you’re in the military, you’re in business you’re an athlete, we all faith and uncertainty in our life. I love the opening chapter where it talks about the only certainty is uncertainty.

And when I was in, we had a saying “ embrace the suck” and being in a place of uncertainty, you might not always have clarity. But I think whenever you step into that uncertainty, you find a stronger identity. And I love how this book touches base on what attributes you might need to acquire or how to shift your identity to put yourself in a place of certainty in those moments of uncertainty.

Rich Diviney has written another volume that, even just over halfway through, meets expectations of what you'd expect from his work: gets to the point, makes it immediately applicable or actionable, and doesn't mince words or allow the idea of motivation to be in speech only. I felt fired up after reading through it so far. Many of the volumes of self-help and wellbeing literature focus on the brokenness we carry. It's not an issue, but for those whom, like myself, are motivated differently, this is a great volume.

Who I'd recommend this book for? Recent graduates. You can give them books like the art speech by Neil Gaiman, but if they'll appreciate something that gives them a starting point for self-awareness and reflexivity (and in so doing loosely addresses character and values), this is a solid read. It's also small enough that it won't seem overwhelming, and would complement a busy schedule. Beyond recent graduates, young athletes would also benefit from this kind of reading, where their training requirements would resonate with much of the content. Beyond this, basically anyone looking for life-organizing principles that are easy to understand. The difficulty-to-implement is the work of "self-help" but this books outlines "the work" very clearly. There is no specific market or audience for those who show up to greet and do that work daily, because it's a trait.

One thing on readalikes and recommendations that I will add here is that Diviney talks about his previous book The Attributes (also an excellent read), and in another chapter he discusses identity as informing autonomic and parasympathetic systems. It reminded me a great deal of Atomic Habits by James Clear, which equally connects to the physiological "states" that Tony Robbins writes about vis a vis NLP in his books Unlimited Power and Awaken The Giant Within. If someone is looking to build or rebuild habits, Diviney has almost written a supplemental guide that takes Clear's idea of becoming the kind of person to whom a habit belongs, and builds upon it to construct a neurological support system.

Anytime Navy SEALs release books, I pay attention. You don't get though Hell Week and service without it fundamentally changing your self-concept in ways that stand to benefit others when distilled and shared like Diviney has done once again here. As always, but especially with books like this, thank you to the publisher for the advance copy to read and review.

Really liked the simple yet comprehensive take on how can we lead (ourselves and our teams) in an uncertain world. RIch’s vast experience and the ability to break down complex ideas into simple and easy to understand concepts is remarkable. The best part of the book is the simple, practical tips that he offers to bring his framework alive.

Must read book for all leaders.