A Navy SEAL commander explains how he learned to never give up

Admiral William McRaven, author of "Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe The World," explains what he learned during Navy SEAL training that helped him never give up and quit.

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[qpvghou]

I have a bell hanging next to my bed. When I wake up in the morning I ring it 3 times and go back to sleep

[zeckj]

i never quit, that's why i still smoke.

[tryphonkorm]

An old body of mine used to be a navy seal in the greek navy who implement the U.S seals training. He told me he went all the way through the 6 months of training, unlike many stronger and more athletic candidates doing one thing. He never thought beyond the next minute's time. Contemplating over the whole situation was most detrimental to one's will to go on. He said to me that in those 6 months of training he found out that the human body's capabilities are inexhaustible only to be sabotaged by its brain's thoughts and worries.

[rbeech]

Forget that the bell exists. If failure is not an option you'll find a way. If failure is an option you might take it.

[abdiver]

"When you're going through hell, keep going."

-Winston Churchill

[Andrew-puly]

I wanted to quit my voluntary enlistment in Army Artillery and my Battery Commander told me, " Sometimes, the best way AROUND a problem is THROUGH it "
I stayed .

[edmondlau]

This attitude can get you through many things in life.

[RAMONE]

People who quit seals training are by no means weak. If everyone could pass it wouldn't be seals.

[benni]

How to never quit:
You just don't quit.

thank you sir this was quite valuable

[dickmullen]

Patience and discipline are the most important parts in life. I learned this from an undead in World of Warcraft.

[lram]

he spoke at my graduation at the university of Texas at Austin. If you liked this video you should definitely hear his speech. it was amazing!

[inkbythebarrelandpaperbyth]

Make your bed, clean your room, discipline equals freedom. Good night

[kingof]

it's the mental toughness.. people who are mentally tough.. will grow through life with it being easier.. because they know how to cope with life's stresses and hardships..

[WhyMe]

I don't know the meaning of the word quit. That's why I've been employed at the same deadbeat job for 20 years at minimum pay.

[pdnmdnc]

I might not be a Navy Seal but what keeps you from quitting an endeavor is partially in part to why you started pursuing the mission in the first place. That thought will get you through the tough times in my opinion.

[julioaranton]

Thank you for implementing your deep love of Country and service Sir.

[danamay]

That is the truth too. Nailed it. Perseverance. Persist through pain.

[nextgennat]

Navy Seal commanders advice on not quitting, "Just don't quit". Ahhhh now I get it!! Thanks friend.

[JacobSauers]

This video could not have come at a more perfect time. Tonight I attempted the Norwegian footmarch with my ROTC friends and cadre... after 1 hour (roughly 3.5 miles) I felt so much pain I stopped running. The minute I stopped, I felt I had failed and I fell out. Didn’t even keep walking.

I kept telling my cadets prior to this “when you narrowly define success, you broadly define failure”. Tonight I didn’t allow myself to succeed because i told myself if it’s not perfect, it’s a failure, and therefore I quit.

The amount of shame and disappointment i feel is indescribable. My ego was hit way harder than my body and it’ll take some time before I feel a sense of worth again.

What this video has done for me is remind me that it’s not a sprint, or even a race at all, but a journey. Tonight is over, and now I have another option; another chance to quit. I can walk away with this shame and never let it go, or I can pick myself up and go at it again next week. And the week after that. Until those 6 months go by and I’ve made that “evolution”.

Here’s to hoping my bad night turns into the motivation I need to make that evolution.

[yomomsfgt]

“Rage, rage, rage, against the dying of the light.” Simply telling myself this releases the right amount of energy I need in any difficult situation.