What are the 10 lessons that the Navy SEAL commander provides in the video?
McRaven offered 10 lessons to the University of Texas at Austin graduating class. He outlined the lessons of the bed, paddle, heart, cookie, circus, obstacle, shark, dark moment, song, and bell. Each one was a metaphor for an important life area.
What are the 10 lessons in make your bed?
The 10 lessons, translated
- Start your day with a completed task.
- Don’t go it alone.
- Grit and determination trump talent.
- Life is not fair; get over it.
- Don’t fear failure; embrace it.
- Take calculated risks.
- Stand up to bullies.
- Rise to the occasion when life gets hard.
What we can learn from Navy SEALs?
SEALs understand that how you do anything is how you will do everything. Think about it. If a SEAL candidate cannot handle the comparatively small physical stressors they face at BUDs, then how can their teammates rely on them when they need to carry a 200 lb.
What are the lessons of life?
The following list unveils some of the most important lessons in life that people learn the hard way.
- Walk your own path.
- Don’t hesitate when you should act.
- Experience what you have learned.
- Good things don’t come easy.
- Never fail to try more.
- Take care of your health early.
- Make every moment count.
- Live and let live.
What is a Navy SEAL sugar cookie?
For failing the uniform inspection, the student had to run, fully clothed into the surfzone and then, wet from head to toe, roll around on the beach until every part of your body was covered with sand. The effect was known as a “sugar cookie.” You stayed in that uniform the rest of the day—cold, wet and sandy.
What does don’t ever ever ring the bell mean?
Hardships that come will always pass, but as McRaven famously said, “if you want to change the world, don’t ever, ever ring the bell and, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made — that you made — and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.”
What happens if you fail a Navy SEAL training event?
When you fail a daily physical training event, the Navy SEALs’ “circus” is having to do two hours more of additional calisthenics — designed to wear you down, to break your spirit, to force you to quit. But that extra training actually can help build strength and stamina if you don’t quit.
What was the hardest week of SEAL training?
The ninth week of McRaven’s SEAL training (a.k.a. Hell Week) consisted of six days without sleep, continual physical and mental harassment, and a hellish day at the Mud Flats between San Diego and Tijuana. This was one of the most difficult Navy SEAL exercises of their training.
What is the bell in Navy SEAL training?
“In SEAL training there is a bell. A brass bell that hangs in the center of the compound for all the students to see. All you have to do to quit—is ring the bell. Ring the bell and you no longer have to wake up at 5 o’clock.
How do you quit Navy SEAL training?
Finally, in SEAL training there is a bell. A brass bell that hangs in the centre of the compound for all the students to see. All you have to do to quit is ring the bell. Ring the bell and you no longer have to wake up at 5 o’clock. Ring the bell and you no longer have to do the freezing cold swims.
