What starts here changes the world.

They expected the officers to set the example always, to be there on time, to have the best-looking uniform, to run harder than anybody else,

because that's what leadership is all about.

And the only thing that we had in common when it was all done was we didn't quit.

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.

It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background,

your orientation or your social status.

It always came back to me, a one in command, command.

Throughout your career, you've got to find this right balance of professional distance.

And always understanding, never forgetting that the decisions you make have a direct impact on the men and women that work for you.

Our struggles in this world are similar, and the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward changing ourselves and changing the world around us will apply equally

to all your responsibility as a leader is to always keep your head up and give

people optimism and hope because you have done the hard work to get them through

the tough times but then there's a point where it is the fight or flight,

and that's when you see the real courage come out. Things go bad. Things go bad in combat.

Things go bad in universities. Things go bad. If you allow those failures to crush you,

then you're not going to make the next hard decision. Seal training was a great equalizer. Nothing mattered but your will to succeed.

And you always need to be in a position

to make the next hard decision,

but take into account the failures you've had.

So here are the 10 lessons I learned from basic seal training

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