The barracks at basic SEAL training is a nondescript three-story building located on the beach at Coronado, California, just one hundred yards from the Pacific Ocean. Each chapter gives a little more context to the individual lessons and also adds a short story about some of the people who inspired me with their discipline, their perseverance, their honor, and their courage. They all wanted to know more about how the ten lessons shaped my life and about the people who inspired me during my career. Over the past three years, I have been stopped on the street by great folks telling me their own stories: How they didn't back down from the sharks, how they didn't ring the bell, or how making their bed every morning helped them through tough times.
They were simple lessons that deal with overcoming the trials of SEAL training, but the ten lessons were equally important in dealing with the challenges of life-no matter who you are. The ten lessons I learned from Navy SEAL training, which were the basis for my remarks, seemed to have a universal appeal.
But to my great surprise, the graduating class embraced the speech. Even though the university was my alma mater, I was concerned that a military officer, whose career had been defined by war, might not find a welcoming audience among college students. On May 21, 2014, I was honored to give the commencement speech for the graduating class from the University of Texas at Austin. “Superb, smart, and succinct.” - Forbes Read Excerpt “Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault.” - Washington Post Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life’s darkest moments. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honor, and courage. Taking inspiration from the university’s slogan, “What starts here changes the world,” he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better.Īdmiral McRaven’s original speech went viral with over 10 million views. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day.
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. Based on a Navy SEAL’s inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons “should be read by every leader in America” ( Wall Street Journal).
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