Brent Gleeson

Embrace the Suck Brent Gleeson

A raw, brutally honest, in-your-face self-help guide based on the Navy SEAL mindset to thrive on adversity



During the brutal crucible of Navy SEAL training, the instructors often tell the students to embrace the suck. Meaning that the students should start getting comfortable being very uncomfortable and lean into the pain--enjoy it even. Those that are successful in this transformation go on to become the most elite warriors the modern world has ever known.



As a Navy SEAL combat veteran turned business speaker and consultant, Brent Gleeson details the principles he learned as a Navy SEAL, which can empower anyone to continually expand their comfort zones and to live more fulfilling purpose-driven lives. Through candid story-telling, behavioral science research, fascinating historical references and plenty of self-deprecating humor, Gleeson shows the reader how to:

Remove temptation and build self-disciplineDo something that sucks every dayChoose wisely what you suffer forLearn how to fail successfullyGet off your ass and execute