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Entrepreneurs on Fire

Admiral William H. McRaven's Commencement Address: Make Your Bed

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This speech was given as the commencement address to graduates of The University of Texas at Austin, May 17, 2014.

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Boom! Shake the room, Fire Nation! And today I have an incredible speech, an amazing commencement

0:10.0

address by Admiral William H. McRaven, Make Your Bed. This speech was delivered at the

0:16.4

commencement address to the graduates of the University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014.

0:23.2

And I can tell you, Fire Nation, being a military veteran and officer in the Army for eight years,

0:28.8

I really jied with this commencement address, but those of you that have not served all the way to

0:33.4

those of you that have served your entire life, this will be incredibly powerful for you to listen to.

0:39.2

I still have chills from reading this. It was absolutely incredible. So many great lessons, so

0:44.4

many great takeaways, and we'll dive in when we get back from thinking our sponsor.

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All right, Fire Nation. Let's dive into the speech by Admiral William H McGravian. Make your bed.

1:49.3

President Powers, Provost, Fans, Deans, Members of the Faculty, Family, and Friends,

1:54.4

and most importantly, the Class of 2014. Congratulations on your achievements. It's been almost 37 years

2:01.6

to the day that I graduated from UT. I remember a lot of things about that day. I remember I had a

2:06.8

throbbing headache from a party the night before. I remember I had a serious girlfriend,

2:11.2

whom I later married. That's important to remember, by the way. And I remember I was getting

2:15.5

commissioned in the Navy that day. One of all the things I remember, I don't have a clue who the

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commencement speaker was that evening. And I certainly remember anything they said. So acknowledging

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