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University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven
"If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed."
Who it's for
The first lesson, making your bed, turns an overwhelming wish to change your life into one tiny, achievable action, which is a familiar way to break inertia.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Admiral William H. McRaven's commencement address at the University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014. Drawing on his Navy SEAL training, he gives graduates ten lessons for changing the world, beginning with making your bed each morning and including finding someone to help you paddle, judging people by their heart rather than appearances, persisting through failure and unfairness, being your best in the darkest…
Where to find it
YouTube, Texas Exes (UT alumni association) channel (free).
Before you start
Heads up: Harsh military training accounts.
Age: Ages 12+
Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years.Marcus Aurelius, The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Book 4 (tr. George Long)
