Transcript:
Navy Seals: Forget motivation, you need discipline
Jocko Willink: It’s not about motivation. Motivation is a fickle little emotional thing and if you get too hungry sometimes you’re not motivated, or if you get too tired sometimes you’re not motivated. Or if it’s been a long day you lose your motivation. So that’s why motivation doesn’t matter to me.
Leif Babin: One of the things we try to do in training was build those realistic scenarios that would put people in a really chaotic, overwhelming situation. There’s a dozen things that are bearing down on you, the pressure’s on. How do you do this? You have to prioritize and execute. And so you can’t take on those dozen problems simultaneously, you’re going to fail at all of them. You have to take a step back, figure out what the highest priority is, execute toward that highest priority, and then move on to the next priority. And then the next priority.
Jocko Willink: It’s about the discipline. It’s about the discipline of holding the course, knowing what you have to do, and making it happen.
Leif Babin: The battlefield’s going to change, and the priority will change. So, you’re getting shot at from one direction, and you start manoeuvring your troops to engage the enemy in that direction All of the sudden you get shot at from another direction. You’re going to have to be able to rapidly shift, be able to communicate to your team and be able to flex. And so life is like that. For any business it’s like that. Those priorities are going to rapidly change. And you’ve got to be able to rapidly shift that. Communicate that to your team. And it’s all about prioritize and execute.
Jocko Willink: Motivation is going to let you down. Discipline will stay by your side.
Reference: Former Navy SEAL commanders: When things get tough, forget motivation, you need discipline
Tag Archives: Motivational Speeches
STOP asking for easy – Motivational Video
Transcript:
Well, let me tell you what the problem is.
Alright? Let me tell you what the problem is.
The problem is:
Everybody wants the prize, but nobody wants to pay the price.
Right? Everybody wants the prize, but nobody’s willing to pay the price.
Nobody’s willing to put in the work.
Nobody’s willing to make the sacrifice.
Nobody’s willing to eat their own shit, you know?
To make it happen.
Everybody’s expecting it to be easy. I was just giving a talk the other day at school and someone said,
“Well, why would I choose that way? That’s much harder.”
“That way’s a lot harder. Why would I choose that direction?”
And I was like, “Man, why are we talking about hard versus easy?”
“Nobody said this was gonna be easy.”
We don’t want it to be easy.
If it was easy, then everybody would be doing it. Right?
If it wasn’t difficult then everybody would be doing it.
Everybody will be an entrepreneur.
Everybody would be a billionaire.
Everybody would be a successful athlete, or artist, or businessman, or salesperson, or scientist.
Everybody would be doing it. Right?
It’s not supposed to be easy.
You shouldn’t want it to be easy.
But if you have a dream, if you have a mission, if you have a passion, this shit is not gonna be easy.
Easy shouldn’t even be in the conversation or in your vocabulary.
This is supposed to be hard.
You should want it to be hard because then no one can replicate what you create.
Anything of value and of meaning is not gonna be easy…
And that’s how it’s supposed to be.
Lord of the Rings – What are we holding to?
Transcript:
Frodo Baggins: I can’t do this Sam.
Samwise Gamgee: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going, because they were holding on to something.
Frodo Baggins: What are we holding on to, Sam?
Samwise Gamgee: That there’s some good in this world, Mr Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
Transcript:
Samwise Gamgee: Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It’ll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they’ll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields… and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?
Frodo Baggins: No, Sam. I can’t recall the taste of food… nor the sound of water… nor the touch of grass. I’m… naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil… between me… and the wheel of fire! I can see him… with my waking eyes!
Samwise Gamgee: Then let us be rid of it… once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you… but I can carry you! COME ON!
PS: I thought of posting Lord of the Ring (LOTR) scenes when I witnessed the beauty of Tangkuban Perahu during my recent trip to Bandung. The idea of visiting the crater reminds me of the hobbits on their quest to Mount Doom in LOTR.
The entrance fee to visit Tangkuban Perahu is slightly expensive for foreigners (300K Rupiah on Weekend/Public Holidays, 200k Rupiah on Weekday – accurate as of Sep 2016)
If you are adventurous and don’t mind the hike up the mountain, there is a mountain man living on-top of Tangkuban Perahu! It is an awesome experience at Tangkuban Perah that you shouldn’t miss if you are visiting Bandung.
Interesting facts:
– The volcano erupted as recently as 5th October 2013.
– Tangkuban Perahu is also known as Upturned Boat. The name derives from a local legend on its creation.
Reference:
LOTR quotes – What are we holding on to?
LOTR quotes – I can’t carry it for you… but I can carry you!
Wikipedia – Tangkuban Perahu
Be Remembered – Motivational Video
Video Transcript:
YOU LIVE AS LONG AS YOU ARE REMEMBERED
See the thing about life, we’re gonna die, right?
Eventually we’re gonna die, but our legacy live on.
The impact, can be non-perishable, forever.
But it’s gotta be built right and we got to take
advantage of the time we have right now.
What are you waiting for!
You’ve got one life to live.
Today begins; tomorrow continues
and never end…
until you reach your goal, and cross the finish line.
With your hand, held victorious.
You go after things. You try,
even if you fail you get back up,
and you continue to try and fail, continue to try and fail.
And ensuring you never fail to try.
Failure is part of recipe for success.
It’s the losers, that failed once and quit.
Every winner has done with failure.
The loser and the winner, both have failed…
it is just that a winner gets back up and does it again.
Making your dreams a reality, rep by rep.
Stop running from the potential what you can be, guys.
It’s inside of you, it’s always been there.
You must believe in yourself enough.
To be the person now,
of what others remember you later.
If you guys mentally believe you can do it,
your body will find a way to physically make it happen.
We put the work in now,
so we never wonder ‘what if’.
Not run by the clock,
But from our desire where we wanna go tomorrow.
It’s not for everybody
and might not be for you…
but you are still watching so maybe it’s for you.
Here we go!
There is no excuse, not to be the hardest mother fucking worker in the room.
And all your endeavour, schoolwork, the gym, your career, your relationship.
You need to be attached to it.
It’s got to mean more than anything.
Believe in yourself.
Be the one of a hundred that has a belief.
Instead of just fucking jaw jack talk of intent.
You only live once.
But if you work it right,
once is enough my friends.
GREG PLITT
1977 – 2015
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王德順 – Age is no excuse. Be the Brightest & Fiercest version of yourself.
Introducing the coolest, brightest, and fiercest male model – 王德順 (Wang Deshun)
This man literally crushed any excuse that age matters, that we are too old to achieve our goals and dreams, that retirement is the only way to go when we are 75 years old and above. The story of his life and his performance at the runway show has inspired people around the whole to achieve their own dreams and goals.
Watch below for a short inpirational clip on how to be the fiercest version of yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4saxIfPYw
English Transcript | 中文副本 | 《《船》》
My name is Wang Deshun
Born and raised in Shenyang, China
Many people started noticing me after a catwalk show
Some people call me “The Hottest Grandpa”
Some also said that I’m an instant Internet sensation
But you know what, to prepare for this day
I’ve been preparing for 60 years
At 24, I was a theatrical actor
At 44, I started learning English
At 49, I created my own pantomime troupe
and went to Beijing, became a “Beijing Drifter”
I had nothing to my name, starting everything from scratch
At 50, stepped into my first gym
started working out
At 57, I returned to the stage
and created the world’s only form of performance art
called “Living Sculpture Performance”
At 70, I really got into working out
At 79, I got on my first catwalk
I’m 80 this year, and I still got some left in me
I still have dreams to achieve
Believe me, human potential can be explored
When you think it’s too late
be careful you don’t let that
become your excuse for giving up
No one can keep you from success
except yourself
When it’s time to shine,
be the brightest
I am Wang Deshun
I’m the fiercest North-Easterner
中文副本 | English Transcript | 《《船》》
我是王德顺
地地道道的沈阳人
一场T台走秀 让很多人认识了我
有人叫我最帅大爷
也有人说 我一夜爆红
可是你知道吗？
为了这一天
我足足准备了六十年
二十四岁我当话剧演员
四十四岁开始学英语
四十九岁创造了造型哑剧
到北京 成了一名老北漂
没房没车 一切从头开始
五十岁 我进了健身房 开始健身
五十七岁 我再次走上了舞台
创造了世界唯一的艺术形式
它叫活雕塑
七十岁 我开始有意识的练腹肌
七十九岁 我走上了T台
我今年八十岁了
还有梦 还有追求
相信我
人的潜能是可以挖掘的
当你说太晚了的时候
你一定要谨慎
它可能是你退却的借口
没有谁能阻止你成功
除了你自己
该炫自己的时候
千万不要对自己手软
我是王德顺
我是最炫东北人
And also, a beautiful and powerful poem he delivered at the end of his talk
追求生命的亡命徒 – 王德順 (2015/08/23)
《《船》》 | English Transcript | 中文副本
我有过多次这样的奇遇
从天堂到地狱
只在 瞬息之间
每一朵温柔可爱的浪花
都成了突然崛起 随即倾倒的高山
每一滴海水都变脸 变色
刚刚还是那样美丽蔚蓝
骤然间旋涡纠缠着旋涡
把我被抛向了高空 又投进了深渊
当时 我甚至想到过轻生
眼前一片苦海无边
放弃希望 那就像放弃舵柄了
面对暴力 只能沉默和哀叹
今天 我才有资格嘲笑昨天的自己
为昨天落叶似的惶恐 而感到羞惭
唉 虚度了多少年华
船身多次被礁石撞穿
千万次在大洋里撒网
才捕获到一点点生活的经验
才恍然大悟
啊…… 道理原来如此的浅显
你要航行吗？
必然会有千妖百怪出来阻挡
暴虐的欺凌是他们的游戏
制造灭亡是它们惟一的才干
命中注定 我要常常和它们相逢
因为我的名字叫做船呐
也许我的样子比它们更可怕
但我以命相拼一往无前
只要我还有一根完整的龙骨
我绝不驶进那避风的港湾
把生命放在征途上
让勇敢来决定道路的宽窄长短
我完完全全的自由了
船头成为埋葬它们的铁铲
我在波浪中有节奏地跳跃
就像荡着一个巨大的秋千
即使它们终于把我撕碎
变成一些残破的木片
我不会沉沦 决不
我会在浪尖上飞旋
后来者还会在残片上认出我来
未来的诗人 会喟然长叹
这里有一个幸福的灵魂
它曾经是前进着的航船
PS: He resembles an anime character.
His gusto, zest and awesomeness
Maybe he is Captain Yamamoto in disguise 😛