The instructors would find “something” wrong.For failing the uniform inspection, the student had to run, fully clothed into the surfzone and then, wet from head to toe, roll around on the beach until every part of your body was covered with sand. Those students didn't make it through training. Transcript: If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. If you want to change the world, don’t back down from the sharks.Over a few weeks of difficult training, my SEAL class, which started with 150 men, was down to just 42. But the most challenging obstacle was the slide for life. “What starts here changes the world.”Tonight there are almost 8,000 students graduating from UT. The big men in the other boat crews would always make good-natured fun of the tiny little flippers the munchkins put on their tiny little feet prior to every swim. By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Make Your Bed Speech by Admiral William H. McRaven - YouTube And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military, I can assure you that it matters not whether you ever served a day in uniform. The song was terribly out of tune, but sung with great enthusiasm. So, acknowledging that fact, if I can't make this commencement speech memorable, I will at least try to make it short.The University's slogan is, “What starts here changes the world.” I have to admit — I kinda like it. It’s the news, without news. You had to climb the three-tiered tower and once at the top, you grabbed the rope, swung underneath the rope and pulled yourself hand over hand until you got to the other end.The record for the obstacle course had stood for years when my class began training in 1977. The munchkin boat crew had one American Indian, one African American, one Polish American, one Greek American, one Italian American, and two tough kids from the Midwest. The power of one person. Admiral McRaven elaborated on the ideas he shared in his speech in his best-selling book Make Your Bed: Little Things that Can Change Your Life and Maybe the World. © Goalcast Copyright © 2020 Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. I was in the boat with a tall guys, but the best boat crew we had was made up of little guys, the munchkin crew, we called them. But somehow these little guys, from every corner of the nation in the world, always had the last laugh, swimming faster than everyone and reaching the shore long before the rest of us.SEAL training was a great equalizer. They assure you, however, that no student has ever been eaten by a shark — at least not recently. And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.To pass SEAL training, there are a series of long swims that must be completed. In Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a non-commissioned officer from the Female Engagement Team senses something isn't right and directs the infantry platoon away from a 500-pound IED, saving the lives of a dozen soldiers.But, if you think about it, not only were these soldiers saved by the decisions of one person, but their children yet unborn were also saved.
Here are nine lessons from his book: If you want to change the world, start by making your bed. The waters off San Clemente are a breeding ground for the great white sharks. Admiral McRaven’s commencement speech is perhaps one of the best commencement speeches I have ever heard.
But you are also taught that if a shark begins to circle your position, stand your ground. At times it will test you to your very core.But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.At least twice a week, the trainees were required to run the obstacle course. Do not act afraid. Admiral William H. McRaven gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas often referred to as the “Make Your Bed” speech. Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education, not your social status. Respect everyone. If you can’t do the little things right, you’ll never be able to do the big things right.
One person can change the world by giving people hope. Make your bed will also reinforce the fact that the little things in life matter. But if you will humor this old sailor for just a moment, I have a few suggestions that may help you on your way to a better a world. I remember I had throbbing headache from a party the night before.
In between was a 200-foot-long rope.