10 Lessons I Learned From Basic SEAL Training By Admiral McRaven

Here's an absolutely awesome commencement address delivered by Admiral William H. McRaven to the University of Texas graduating class of 2014:

Herer are the ten lessons he learned from basic SEAL training:

1. Start off by making your bed.
2. Find someone to help you paddle.
3. Measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.
4. Get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward.
5. Don’t be afraid of the circuses.
6. Sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.
7. Don’t back down from the sharks.
8. Be your very best in the darkest moment.
9. Start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud.
10. Don’t ever, ever ring the bell.