In fact, I made my bed this morning right after I got up. That ritual, just like with Admiral McRaven, was ingrained in me. After retiring from the Navy, McRaven served as the chancellor of the University of Texas System from 2014 to 2018.Īt the United States Military Academy at West Point we had to make our beds every day as well. Magazine declared it the best graduation speech of 2014. Later, McRaven turned it into a New York Times Best Seller. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that the little things in life matter.” By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. “It was a simple task, mundane at best… If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. In that speech, he told the 8,000 graduates and their families how the instructors in SEAL training would inspect his bed every morning. In 2014 Admiral William McRaven, a US Navy SEAL and the flag officer in charge of the United States Special Operations Command, gave the commencement address to the University of Texas.
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