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: Web Team
Rick is a veteran of the Marine Corps and served during the Vietnam War era. He serves as a Technical Advisor to the Media and Communications Commission. He is a member of the Department Web Team. Rick received the Otto Hasse Legionnaire of the Year Award in 2016, Department of California Award for work on the department website in 2019, and in 2023 Rick received The American Legion Medal of Merit from the Department of California.
