Video Encouragement
The popularity of online videos continues to grow. There are some great videos on the internet. We plan to share videos that help encourage, motivate, inspire, entertain, and educate our American Legion Family. We also plan to share some humor now and then. We hope you find the videos we share encouraging. We will begin with:
Video: ADMIRAL MCRAVEN STATES – “Start Off By Making Your Bed”
This video is published on YouTube and has received 14,293,031 views since August 2017.
The message presented in this video by Admiral Mc Raven has been viewed by tens of millions, they have found his message about leadership both unique and encouraging. We hope you are also encouraged, it is a good message.
In the “Make Your Bed” speech – US Navy Admiral, William H. McRaven, shares how doing little things can change the world for generations to come.
“Life is a struggle and the potential for failure is ever present, but those who live in fear of failure, or hardship, or embarrassment will never achieve their potential. Without pushing your limits, without occasionally sliding down the rope headfirst, without daring greatly, you will never know what is truly possible in your life.”
― William H. McRaven.
00:00 – “Start Off By Making Your Bed”
00:46 – “Don’t Back Down From The Sharks”
01:45 – “Measure a Person by The Size of Their Heart, not By The Size of their Flippers”
03:01 – “The Power of Hope – The Power of One Person”
Author: Jared Morgan
Jared is the senior editor and web team lead for the Department of California and chair of its Media & Communications Commission. He became a member of the American Legion in 2014 when he joined Palisades Post 283 to find stories about veterans issues for a local newspaper while working as its news editor. He was soon brought in as 283's assistant adjutant and historian to help produce the post's award-winning community newspaper. Since then, Jared has used his media skills to help further the efforts of The American Legion in its advocacy of veterans and their families. Jared has also worked for several years to help revitalize the 100-year-old Santa Monica Post 123, formerly as its adjutant and as a member of its executive board, before transferring back to Post 283.
