Naval Admiral William H. McRaven returned to his alma mater and spoke to the graduates with lessons he learned from his basic Navy SEAL training.

Naval Admiral William H. McRaven spoke on May 17, 2014 at The University of Texas at Austin

Here’s his amazing Commencement Address at University of Texas at Austin 2014.

#1. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
#2. If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.
#3. If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.
#4. If you want to change the world get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward.
#5. But if you want to change the world, don’t be afraid of the circuses.
#6. If you want to change the world sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.
#7. So, if you want to change the world, don’t back down from the sharks.
#8. If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment.
#9. So, if you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud.
#10. If you want to change the world don’t ever, ever ring the bell.