In 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired) gave a graduation speech at the University of Texas with some surprising advice. ​He said simply: if you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.​ In this Forbes Bankable webinar, guest presenter Admiral McRaven shares simple lessons that will help you face and overcome challenges in your life and ultimately change the world.

1. Make Your Bed
Little Things That Can
Change Your Life

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3. Speakers
Admiral William H. McRaven
U.S. Navy Retired
Host: Kim Horner
Social Media Editor
Author of Make Your Bed
@kimhornz

4. Lessons learned from Navy SEAL
training have universal appeal.

5. They were simple lessons that deal with
overcoming the trials of SEAL training
but the lessons are equally important in
dealing with the challenges of life — no
matter who you are.

6. Start Your Day With
A Completed Task

7. Make Your Bed

8. Sometimes the simple act of
making your bed can give you
the lift you need to start your day
and provide you the satisfaction
to end it right.

9. Stand Up To Bullies

10. Don’t Back Down
From Sharks

11. The Power of Courage
Courage is a remarkable quality.
Without it, others will define your path forward.
With it, you can accomplish any goal.
With it, you can defy and defeat evil.

12. Only The Size Of
Your Heart Matters

13. Measure a person by the size of their
heart, not the size of their flippers.

14. Tommy Norris was the
last SEAL Medal of
Honor recipient from
Vietnam.

15. Make Your Bed
Little Things That Can
Change Your Life
…And Maybe The World

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