Mission Driven - by Mike Hayes (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Former Navy SEAL commander, White House fellow, and non-profit and business leader Mike Hayes offers an inspiring playbook for understanding and achieving your most rewarding and purposeful life.

Mission Driven is a practical guide for seekers at transition points: young people, recent graduates, professionals considering new roles, those contemplating legacy, or anyone looking to find a more optimal balance in their life. In two sections--The Long Game and The Short Game--Hayes walks readers through the most critical lessons for a life of meaning. Examples:

• Not What You Want To Be, But Who You Want to Be
• The Most Powerful Secret I Know: Helping Others Helps Us More
• Getting Comfortable Making Decisions

Whether someone is at the beginning of their journey or at any stage looking for more, Mission Driven is a book about knowing yourself, training yourself, generating opportunities, and building a life of impact and reward, however you personally define it. Told with humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to redefine success and accomplish more, not just for themselves--but for others as well.

About the Author

MIKE HAYES is the former Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO, leading a two-thousand-person Special Operations Task Force in Southeastern Afghanistan. In addition to a twenty-year career as a SEAL, Mike was a White House Fellow, served two years as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy at the National Security Council, and has worked directly with both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Beyond his military and government service, Mike is the Founding Board member of the Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, and his own 501c3, "The 1162 Foundation" which has paid off 11 Gold Star Widow mortgages to date. In the private sector, Mike has served in several C-level roles and is currently Managing Director at Insight Partners, a software investment firm with $90 billion assets under management and 600+ portfolio companies. He lives in Sunapee, New Hampshire and Westport, Connecticut with his wife and daughter.