[Applause] when I was a Navy SEAL platoon commander
when I was a Navy SEAL platoon commander
when I was a Navy SEAL platoon commander my number one focus was helping my
my number one focus was helping my
my number one focus was helping my platoons get prepared for over a hundred
platoons get prepared for over a hundred
platoons get prepared for over a hundred and fifty different kinds of missions we
and fifty different kinds of missions we
and fifty different kinds of missions we spent years preparing for these missions
spent years preparing for these missions
spent years preparing for these missions so when the time finally came to get to
so when the time finally came to get to
so when the time finally came to get to go overseas and answer the call
go overseas and answer the call
go overseas and answer the call I felt pretty prepared for pretty much
I felt pretty prepared for pretty much
I felt pretty prepared for pretty much everything except when my commanding
everything except when my commanding
everything except when my commanding officer the day before we’re gonna leave
officer the day before we’re gonna leave
officer the day before we’re gonna leave calls me into his office and he says
calls me into his office and he says
calls me into his office and he says Mills don’t leave me with nothing but a
Mills don’t leave me with nothing but a
Mills don’t leave me with nothing but a flag to give to your next of kin I want
flag to give to your next of kin I want
flag to give to your next of kin I want your letter and you want you to know
your letter and you want you to know
your letter and you want you to know that that could be the last piece of
that that could be the last piece of
that that could be the last piece of written communication that they’ll ever
written communication that they’ll ever
written communication that they’ll ever have from you so make it good what I’m
have from you so make it good what I’m
have from you so make it good what I’m 26 years old I’m not thinking about
26 years old I’m not thinking about
26 years old I’m not thinking about dying he’s talking about writing a
dying he’s talking about writing a
dying he’s talking about writing a just-in-case letter if I die that goes
just-in-case letter if I die that goes
just-in-case letter if I die that goes with a flag to my mom my dad and my
with a flag to my mom my dad and my
with a flag to my mom my dad and my brother what do you say well I had a few
brother what do you say well I had a few
brother what do you say well I had a few false starts on that letter and I
false starts on that letter and I
false starts on that letter and I finally cobble something together and I
finally cobble something together and I
finally cobble something together and I got this sentence that I started this
got this sentence that I started this
got this sentence that I started this letter with it and went like this dear
letter with it and went like this dear
letter with it and went like this dear mom dad and Andrew if you’re reading
mom dad and Andrew if you’re reading
mom dad and Andrew if you’re reading this letter please don’t cry because I
this letter please don’t cry because I
this letter please don’t cry because I died doing what I loved how cool is that
died doing what I loved how cool is that
died doing what I loved how cool is that how many people get to say that and then
how many people get to say that and then
how many people get to say that and then I go on and I tell him how grateful I
I go on and I tell him how grateful I
I go on and I tell him how grateful I was for their love their support
was for their love their support
was for their love their support their guidance and then I tried to make
their guidance and then I tried to make
their guidance and then I tried to make amends my brother tell him hey I’m sorry
amends my brother tell him hey I’m sorry
amends my brother tell him hey I’m sorry for throwing that rock at you and hit
for throwing that rock at you and hit
for throwing that rock at you and hit third grade that was a messy day but I
third grade that was a messy day but I
third grade that was a messy day but I left on a positive note I tell my
left on a positive note I tell my
left on a positive note I tell my brother I want you to go after your
brother I want you to go after your
brother I want you to go after your dreams don’t listen to the people that
dreams don’t listen to the people that
dreams don’t listen to the people that say you can’t just focus on the ones
say you can’t just focus on the ones
say you can’t just focus on the ones that say you can you can do this go
that say you can you can do this go
that say you can you can do this go after it and give it all you got I
after it and give it all you got I
after it and give it all you got I believe in you I love you I wrote three
believe in you I love you I wrote three
believe in you I love you I wrote three of those letters as my time as a platoon
of those letters as my time as a platoon
of those letters as my time as a platoon commander and then I didn’t think
commander and then I didn’t think
commander and then I didn’t think anything about him for a few years until
anything about him for a few years until
anything about him for a few years until one of my buddies he came back on his
one of my buddies he came back on his
one of my buddies he came back on his shield and I know that that letter was
shield and I know that that letter was
shield and I know that that letter was going with a flag to an 18 month old son
going with a flag to an 18 month old son
going with a flag to an 18 month old son that wasn’t gonna know his father
that wasn’t gonna know his father
that wasn’t gonna know his father coincidentally about four months earlier
coincidentally about four months earlier
coincidentally about four months earlier Jennifer brings my first child into our
Jennifer brings my first child into our
Jennifer brings my first child into our life Henry I’m looking at Henry and I’m
life Henry I’m looking at Henry and I’m
life Henry I’m looking at Henry and I’m thinking what did my buddy say to his
thinking what did my buddy say to his
thinking what did my buddy say to his son and it gets me thinking you know I’m
son and it gets me thinking you know I’m
son and it gets me thinking you know I’m gonna start writing a letter to Henry so
gonna start writing a letter to Henry so
gonna start writing a letter to Henry so I get out of pen and just like the first
I get out of pen and just like the first
I get out of pen and just like the first round of letters I had a whole bunch of
round of letters I had a whole bunch of
round of letters I had a whole bunch of false starts but thankfully Jennifer
false starts but thankfully Jennifer
false starts but thankfully Jennifer gave me three more reasons to write
gave me three more reasons to write
gave me three more reasons to write these letters with Charlie and John and
these letters with Charlie and John and
these letters with Charlie and John and William over ten years it took me to put
William over ten years it took me to put
William over ten years it took me to put this letter together for my four boys
this letter together for my four boys
this letter together for my four boys and the whole theme of the letter was
and the whole theme of the letter was
and the whole theme of the letter was about going after their dreams about
about going after their dreams about
about going after their dreams about reminding them that their life is up to
reminding them that their life is up to
reminding them that their life is up to them and that these dreams these dreams
them and that these dreams these dreams
them and that these dreams these dreams are the ones that come with a dark side
are the ones that come with a dark side
are the ones that come with a dark side they come with a side where you don’t
they come with a side where you don’t
they come with a side where you don’t know if you can really do it if you know
know if you can really do it if you know
know if you can really do it if you know you can do it and you know what it takes
you can do it and you know what it takes
you can do it and you know what it takes that’s not the dream that’s a task I
that’s not the dream that’s a task I
that’s not the dream that’s a task I want you to go after those dreams the
want you to go after those dreams the
want you to go after those dreams the ones that push you way outside the
ones that push you way outside the
ones that push you way outside the comfort zone the ones that force you to
comfort zone the ones that force you to
comfort zone the ones that force you to take a risk
take a risk
take a risk and then I wanted this letter to be this
and then I wanted this letter to be this
and then I wanted this letter to be this reference point for them I knew that the
reference point for them I knew that the
reference point for them I knew that the tone wasn’t going to be about comfort it
tone wasn’t going to be about comfort it
tone wasn’t going to be about comfort it was going to be about inspiration but
was going to be about inspiration but
was going to be about inspiration but giving them some tools some tools that
giving them some tools some tools that
giving them some tools some tools that they could use in their darkest hours
they could use in their darkest hours
they could use in their darkest hours and some of those darkest hours are
and some of those darkest hours are
and some of those darkest hours are included of mine in that letter but a
included of mine in that letter but a
included of mine in that letter but a tool that I used a lot was the one about
tool that I used a lot was the one about
tool that I used a lot was the one about harnessing the forces that will help you
harnessing the forces that will help you
harnessing the forces that will help you overcome those scary days the forces
overcome those scary days the forces
overcome those scary days the forces that hide in here and in here
that hide in here and in here
that hide in here and in here connecting the head and the heart
connecting the head and the heart
connecting the head and the heart you see they’ll make you or they will
you see they’ll make you or they will
you see they’ll make you or they will break you and they speak different
break you and they speak different
break you and they speak different languages the heart it whispers it says
the head head whines the head whines at
the head head whines the head whines at you and said why are we doing this
you and said why are we doing this
you and said why are we doing this Japanese people really done this before
Japanese people really done this before
Japanese people really done this before you really think you do you know how
you really think you do you know how
you really think you do you know how long this is gonna take oh here will
long this is gonna take oh here will
long this is gonna take oh here will drive you nuts inside like a little baby
drive you nuts inside like a little baby
drive you nuts inside like a little baby bouncing around in there and those
bouncing around in there and those
bouncing around in there and those demons will rip you apart
demons will rip you apart
demons will rip you apart before you even start and I have seen a
before you even start and I have seen a
before you even start and I have seen a lot quit right as they walk up to the
lot quit right as they walk up to the
lot quit right as they walk up to the starting line and I didn’t want that for
starting line and I didn’t want that for
starting line and I didn’t want that for my boys but if you can connect them if
my boys but if you can connect them if
my boys but if you can connect them if you can connect these and make them a
you can connect these and make them a
you can connect these and make them a team make them play together then you
team make them play together then you
team make them play together then you can get some magic going and I would use
can get some magic going and I would use
can get some magic going and I would use this tool I would run these movies in my
this tool I would run these movies in my
this tool I would run these movies in my head I run these movies that called
head I run these movies that called
head I run these movies that called outcome movies that fast forward them to
outcome movies that fast forward them to
outcome movies that fast forward them to what happens what would it feel like
what happens what would it feel like
what happens what would it feel like when I got this dream accomplished and
when I got this dream accomplished and
when I got this dream accomplished and it wasn’t just visualizing me
it wasn’t just visualizing me
it wasn’t just visualizing me accomplishing it I would feel it and
accomplishing it I would feel it and
accomplishing it I would feel it and then I wouldn’t just feel it I put the
then I wouldn’t just feel it I put the
then I wouldn’t just feel it I put the closest most important family members
closest most important family members
closest most important family members with me my mom my dad my brother my
with me my mom my dad my brother my
with me my mom my dad my brother my aunts my uncles they be all right there
aunts my uncles they be all right there
aunts my uncles they be all right there and I’d watch them experience what I had
and I’d watch them experience what I had
and I’d watch them experience what I had done
done
done and I would see that impact and how good
and I would see that impact and how good
and I would see that impact and how good it would make me feel and sometimes that
it would make me feel and sometimes that
it would make me feel and sometimes that wasn’t enough sometimes I’ve run the
wasn’t enough sometimes I’ve run the
wasn’t enough sometimes I’ve run the opposite side I’ve run this painful
opposite side I’ve run this painful
opposite side I’ve run this painful movie this painful movie where one other
movie this painful movie where one other
movie this painful movie where one other person would show up sometimes a bunch
person would show up sometimes a bunch
person would show up sometimes a bunch of them people that would say I told you
of them people that would say I told you
of them people that would say I told you so I knew you wouldn’t make it you’re a
so I knew you wouldn’t make it you’re a
so I knew you wouldn’t make it you’re a loser and then that would eat away at me
loser and then that would eat away at me
loser and then that would eat away at me and I’d be thinking about that I say my
and I’d be thinking about that I say my
and I’d be thinking about that I say my life if I don’t get through this and one
life if I don’t get through this and one
life if I don’t get through this and one of these dreams I put in a storyline in
of these dreams I put in a storyline in
of these dreams I put in a storyline in the letter and it was a whole series of
the letter and it was a whole series of
the letter and it was a whole series of dark days it was the sixth week of a
dark days it was the sixth week of a
dark days it was the sixth week of a Navy SEAL training so I’m call it the
Navy SEAL training so I’m call it the
Navy SEAL training so I’m call it the toughest week of military training in
toughest week of military training in
toughest week of military training in the world it’s called hell week and SEAL
the world it’s called hell week and SEAL
the world it’s called hell week and SEAL team and it goes from Sunday all the way
team and it goes from Sunday all the way
team and it goes from Sunday all the way to Friday and they keep you up in total
to Friday and they keep you up in total
to Friday and they keep you up in total to give you about three and a half hours
to give you about three and a half hours
to give you about three and a half hours of sleep from Sunday to Friday
of sleep from Sunday to Friday
of sleep from Sunday to Friday they’ve got instructors around the clock
they’ve got instructors around the clock
they’ve got instructors around the clock and this first night I’m the only
and this first night I’m the only
and this first night I’m the only officer left standing there and he’s
officer left standing there and he’s
officer left standing there and he’s looking at me and he’s from Boston and
looking at me and he’s from Boston and
looking at me and he’s from Boston and he’s standing between me and my dream
he’s standing between me and my dream
he’s standing between me and my dream and it goes something like this
and it goes something like this
and it goes something like this hey it’s a mouse what are you doing your
hey it’s a mouse what are you doing your
hey it’s a mouse what are you doing your classmates go get in that water it’s
classmates go get in that water it’s
classmates go get in that water it’s time for my first quitter
time for my first quitter
time for my first quitter that’s right surf torture now yeah
that’s right surf torture now yeah
that’s right surf torture now yeah that’s good go sit out there take six
that’s good go sit out there take six
that’s good go sit out there take six that’s good Lee calms you guys are going
that’s good Lee calms you guys are going
that’s good Lee calms you guys are going to sit in that water until somebody
to sit in that water until somebody
to sit in that water until somebody comes up here and gives me the magic
comes up here and gives me the magic
comes up here and gives me the magic words so you sing your song you do
words so you sing your song you do
words so you sing your song you do whatever it takes but you ain’t getting
whatever it takes but you ain’t getting
whatever it takes but you ain’t getting out of there until I get my quitter now
out of there until I get my quitter now
out of there until I get my quitter now we had been surfed tortured quite a lot
we had been surfed tortured quite a lot
we had been surfed tortured quite a lot before that but it always been in the
before that but it always been in the
before that but it always been in the daytime you could look up you could see
daytime you could look up you could see
daytime you could look up you could see the Sun it would warm you never even
the Sun it would warm you never even
the Sun it would warm you never even though the water was cold and it was
though the water was cold and it was
though the water was cold and it was December the Sun always seemed to keep
December the Sun always seemed to keep
December the Sun always seemed to keep you warm but not tonight
you warm but not tonight
you warm but not tonight there’s no Sun out there hmm you can’t
there’s no Sun out there hmm you can’t
there’s no Sun out there hmm you can’t even see the waves crashing over your
even see the waves crashing over your
even see the waves crashing over your head you’re cold before you get in the
head you’re cold before you get in the
head you’re cold before you get in the water it’s raining outside we’re
water it’s raining outside we’re
water it’s raining outside we’re blinking our arms and before you know it
blinking our arms and before you know it
blinking our arms and before you know it your hands the hands are the first
your hands the hands are the first
your hands the hands are the first things to feel the cold they start
things to feel the cold they start
things to feel the cold they start cramping up on you like this and they
cramping up on you like this and they
cramping up on you like this and they take over and I kind of chicken wing
take over and I kind of chicken wing
take over and I kind of chicken wing them right underneath your armpits to
them right underneath your armpits to
them right underneath your armpits to try and feel some warmth and as you’re
try and feel some warmth and as you’re
try and feel some warmth and as you’re singing your song she’s a grand old flag
singing your song she’s a grand old flag
singing your song she’s a grand old flag it starts to get muffled after a while
it starts to get muffled after a while
it starts to get muffled after a while because you’re clamping your teeth and
because you’re clamping your teeth and
because you’re clamping your teeth and you’re holding your tongue because you
you’re holding your tongue because you
you’re holding your tongue because you don’t want to bite your tongue because
don’t want to bite your tongue because
don’t want to bite your tongue because you’re getting so cold you know and then
you’re getting so cold you know and then
you’re getting so cold you know and then this instructor he’s pacing back and
this instructor he’s pacing back and
this instructor he’s pacing back and forth and you finally he’s got this
forth and you finally he’s got this
forth and you finally he’s got this electronic megaphone hanging out
electronic megaphone hanging out
electronic megaphone hanging out underneath his arm with this cord in the
underneath his arm with this cord in the
underneath his arm with this cord in the handset and he goes that dog you bring
handset and he goes that dog you bring
handset and he goes that dog you bring that ambulance right over here that’s
that ambulance right over here that’s
that ambulance right over here that’s good yeah it all been that door up let
good yeah it all been that door up let
good yeah it all been that door up let him see let me see how soon warm it is
him see let me see how soon warm it is
him see let me see how soon warm it is in there yeah come on be a doc let’s
in there yeah come on be a doc let’s
in there yeah come on be a doc let’s teach the boys a lesson and I bought
teach the boys a lesson and I bought
teach the boys a lesson and I bought Lamia the hawk walks over the dock is
Lamia the hawk walks over the dock is
Lamia the hawk walks over the dock is not a seal the hawk is in the medical
not a seal the hawk is in the medical
not a seal the hawk is in the medical department he’s there because the Navy’s
department he’s there because the Navy’s
department he’s there because the Navy’s telling him he’s got to be there right
telling him he’s got to be there right
telling him he’s got to be there right he’s he’s got his jacket all up and he’s
he’s he’s got his jacket all up and he’s
he’s he’s got his jacket all up and he’s all bundled up and instructor Boston
all bundled up and instructor Boston
all bundled up and instructor Boston puts that handset right in front of his
puts that handset right in front of his
puts that handset right in front of his face and he goes doc tell him about it
four degree drop in your body core
four degree drop in your body core temperature from ninety eight point six
temperature from ninety eight point six
temperature from ninety eight point six to ninety four yeah that’s great talk
to ninety four yeah that’s great talk
to ninety four yeah that’s great talk how long they gotta be in this water
how long they gotta be in this water
how long they gotta be in this water until they got hypothermia the docs is
until they got hypothermia the docs is
until they got hypothermia the docs is flipping through these charts eating a
flipping through these charts eating a
flipping through these charts eating a little penlight out and he says well
little penlight out and he says well
little penlight out and he says well that would be about 15 minutes in
that would be about 15 minutes in
that would be about 15 minutes in structure Boston oh boy
structure Boston oh boy
structure Boston oh boy I’m looking at my chronometer right here
I’m looking at my chronometer right here
I’m looking at my chronometer right here says you’ve been in the water for over
says you’ve been in the water for over
says you’ve been in the water for over 17 minutes look doc tell me what happens
17 minutes look doc tell me what happens
17 minutes look doc tell me what happens if we stay in longer doc goes well
if we stay in longer doc goes well
if we stay in longer doc goes well eventually you pass out and then you
eventually you pass out and then you
eventually you pass out and then you could die say it again doc you
could die say it again doc you
could die say it again doc you you could die boys come on you really
you could die boys come on you really
you could die boys come on you really want to die for this you know what I got
want to die for this you know what I got
want to die for this you know what I got in that ambulance
in that ambulance
in that ambulance koko huh come on come on be honest you
koko huh come on come on be honest you
koko huh come on come on be honest you don’t really want to be a seal that
don’t really want to be a seal that
don’t really want to be a seal that badly get some first quitter walks right
badly get some first quitter walks right
badly get some first quitter walks right out walk straight up to instructor
out walk straight up to instructor
out walk straight up to instructor Boston structure Boston doesn’t want
Boston structure Boston doesn’t want
Boston structure Boston doesn’t want them off the hook Petty Officer Smith
them off the hook Petty Officer Smith
them off the hook Petty Officer Smith what are you doing out of the water I
what are you doing out of the water I
what are you doing out of the water I what’s the magic words
quit oh sit over here boys you listen to
quit oh sit over here boys you listen to me real clearly did I say that I are hot
me real clearly did I say that I are hot
me real clearly did I say that I are hot cocoa for quitters
cocoa for quitters
cocoa for quitters you got nothing for quitting you hear me
you got nothing for quitting you hear me
you got nothing for quitting you hear me you think there’s not cocoa on the
you think there’s not cocoa on the
you think there’s not cocoa on the battlefield there’s nothing that what
battlefield there’s nothing that what
battlefield there’s nothing that what you do get as you can get out of this
you do get as you can get out of this
you do get as you can get out of this water it don’t let you get out of this
water it don’t let you get out of this
water it don’t let you get out of this water just long enough for this dog to
water just long enough for this dog to
water just long enough for this dog to check you out and then you’re going back
check you out and then you’re going back
check you out and then you’re going back in because I want more quitters welcome
in because I want more quitters welcome
in because I want more quitters welcome to hell week boys that was the first two
to hell week boys that was the first two
to hell week boys that was the first two hours right there I had a hundred and
hours right there I had a hundred and
hours right there I had a hundred and ten hours of that pounding on you
ten hours of that pounding on you
ten hours of that pounding on you checking your resolve I ran those videos
checking your resolve I ran those videos
checking your resolve I ran those videos again and again and I made those movies
again and again and I made those movies
again and again and I made those movies so intense for me that I got to a point
so intense for me that I got to a point
so intense for me that I got to a point where all I could think about was can I
where all I could think about was can I
where all I could think about was can I take another step and
take another step and
take another step and that movie and I’d see my family and how
that movie and I’d see my family and how
that movie and I’d see my family and how proud they’d be me coming back in that
proud they’d be me coming back in that
proud they’d be me coming back in that little town and see my son did it and
little town and see my son did it and
little town and see my son did it and then I sometimes run that movie and I
then I sometimes run that movie and I
then I sometimes run that movie and I would see those people that said I knew
would see those people that said I knew
would see those people that said I knew you could make it you loser
you could make it you loser
you could make it you loser ya quitter and that was all it took
ya quitter and that was all it took
ya quitter and that was all it took I was enough to keep the fire in the
I was enough to keep the fire in the
I was enough to keep the fire in the belly going and go one more step now
belly going and go one more step now
belly going and go one more step now look I get it there very few of us that
look I get it there very few of us that
look I get it there very few of us that are ever gonna go through Navy SEAL
are ever gonna go through Navy SEAL
are ever gonna go through Navy SEAL training or ever kind of nuts enough to
training or ever kind of nuts enough to
training or ever kind of nuts enough to go through it but the point of those
go through it but the point of those
go through it but the point of those movies is that you don’t have to go
movies is that you don’t have to go
movies is that you don’t have to go through Navy SEALs to develop the movies
through Navy SEALs to develop the movies
through Navy SEALs to develop the movies you see ten years later I’m standing in
you see ten years later I’m standing in
you see ten years later I’m standing in front of 37 of my closest friends and
front of 37 of my closest friends and
front of 37 of my closest friends and family trying to explain to them how I
family trying to explain to them how I
family trying to explain to them how I had taken 1.5 million dollars that they
had taken 1.5 million dollars that they
had taken 1.5 million dollars that they hadn’t trusted in me and then learned 1
hadn’t trusted in me and then learned 1
hadn’t trusted in me and then learned 1 million four hundred and seventy five
million four hundred and seventy five
million four hundred and seventy five thousand dollars worth of ways not to
thousand dollars worth of ways not to
thousand dollars worth of ways not to launch a product I took four years of
launch a product I took four years of
launch a product I took four years of hell week gone over and over again and
hell week gone over and over again and
hell week gone over and over again and here it is a few investors they come
here it is a few investors they come
here it is a few investors they come they come pull me aside and they’re kind
they come pull me aside and they’re kind
they come pull me aside and they’re kind of instructor Boston but they’re more
of instructor Boston but they’re more
of instructor Boston but they’re more like a doctor they’re not looking at a
like a doctor they’re not looking at a
like a doctor they’re not looking at a hypothermic charts anymore they’re
hypothermic charts anymore they’re
hypothermic charts anymore they’re looking at my financial health and it
looking at my financial health and it
looking at my financial health and it ain’t looking too good there they want
ain’t looking too good there they want
ain’t looking too good there they want me to survive they’re worried about me
me to survive they’re worried about me
me to survive they’re worried about me and they say hey it’s over it’s done you
and they say hey it’s over it’s done you
and they say hey it’s over it’s done you gotta go get a job okay you’re starting
gotta go get a job okay you’re starting
gotta go get a job okay you’re starting to embarrass yourself you got not even
to embarrass yourself you got not even
to embarrass yourself you got not even enough money to pay the lawyers and the
enough money to pay the lawyers and the
enough money to pay the lawyers and the accountants well they were right I was
accountants well they were right I was
accountants well they were right I was in completely uncharted waters they had
in completely uncharted waters they had
in completely uncharted waters they had run some businesses but I hadn’t ah so I
run some businesses but I hadn’t ah so I
run some businesses but I hadn’t ah so I took the movie to another level I walked
took the movie to another level I walked
took the movie to another level I walked into my boy’s room in the middle of the
into my boy’s room in the middle of the
into my boy’s room in the middle of the night
night
night I thought I’d just try it out see how it
I thought I’d just try it out see how it
I thought I’d just try it out see how it sound hey boys
sound hey boys
sound hey boys dad filed for bankruptcy today we’re
dad filed for bankruptcy today we’re
dad filed for bankruptcy today we’re gonna have to sell the house and we’re
gonna have to sell the house and we’re
gonna have to sell the house and we’re gonna move I think we’re gonna move
gonna move I think we’re gonna move
gonna move I think we’re gonna move pretty far away from here and we’re
pretty far away from here and we’re
pretty far away from here and we’re gonna start again I’m sorry oh that kind
gonna start again I’m sorry oh that kind
gonna start again I’m sorry oh that kind of makes me sick just thinking about it
of makes me sick just thinking about it
of makes me sick just thinking about it right now
right now
right now I couldn’t get there I couldn’t get
I couldn’t get there I couldn’t get
I couldn’t get there I couldn’t get there and thankfully my business
there and thankfully my business
there and thankfully my business partners couldn’t either we’d link arms
partners couldn’t either we’d link arms
partners couldn’t either we’d link arms again and we’d get back in that water
again and we’d get back in that water
again and we’d get back in that water and we’d find enough between our heads
and we’d find enough between our heads
and we’d find enough between our heads and our hearts because we were all
and our hearts because we were all
and our hearts because we were all connected together at this point and we
connected together at this point and we
connected together at this point and we would go another day yeah we could say
would go another day yeah we could say
would go another day yeah we could say hey we can do one more day let’s just go
hey we can do one more day let’s just go
hey we can do one more day let’s just go one more day we can figure out something
one more day we can figure out something
one more day we can figure out something we’ll do it another day and we ended up
we’ll do it another day and we ended up
we’ll do it another day and we ended up bending this little product it was
bending this little product it was
bending this little product it was called the perfect pushup it’s perfect
called the perfect pushup it’s perfect
called the perfect pushup it’s perfect push-up two and a half years later we
push-up two and a half years later we
push-up two and a half years later we end up getting this call from ink
end up getting this call from ink
end up getting this call from ink magazine and it goes something like this
magazine and it goes something like this
magazine and it goes something like this we’re looking at your financial
we’re looking at your financial
we’re looking at your financial statements and do you realize your
statements and do you realize your
statements and do you realize your company is the fastest-growing consumer
company is the fastest-growing consumer
company is the fastest-growing consumer products company in the United States
products company in the United States
products company in the United States how did you guys do this my partners and
how did you guys do this my partners and
how did you guys do this my partners and I we just looked at each other and we’re
I we just looked at each other and we’re
I we just looked at each other and we’re like one day at a time and what I
like one day at a time and what I
like one day at a time and what I learned about writing these letters to
learned about writing these letters to
learned about writing these letters to my boys it’s not how you start the
my boys it’s not how you start the
my boys it’s not how you start the letter it’s really about how you finish
letter it’s really about how you finish
letter it’s really about how you finish it right and the way I finished it with
it right and the way I finished it with
it right and the way I finished it with my boys and then I’d say to them boys
my boys and then I’d say to them boys
my boys and then I’d say to them boys remember these dreams are gonna put you
remember these dreams are gonna put you
remember these dreams are gonna put you in really scary places and that’s okay
in really scary places and that’s okay
in really scary places and that’s okay it’s okay that you don’t know what
it’s okay that you don’t know what
it’s okay that you don’t know what you’re doing that’s normal
you’re doing that’s normal
you’re doing that’s normal it’s normal to be scared go out there go
it’s normal to be scared go out there go
it’s normal to be scared go out there go after those dreams you have to
after those dreams you have to
after those dreams you have to understand that your life is up to you
understand that your life is up to you
understand that your life is up to you the actions that you can control when
the actions that you can control when
the actions that you can control when you connect your head in the heart
you connect your head in the heart
you connect your head in the heart it not only magically starts pushing you
it not only magically starts pushing you
it not only magically starts pushing you forward but you’ll start attracting some
forward but you’ll start attracting some
forward but you’ll start attracting some other people that will buy into your
other people that will buy into your
other people that will buy into your dream with you and when
dream with you and when
dream with you and when that happens then you’re unstoppable
that happens then you’re unstoppable
that happens then you’re unstoppable so go dream those big dreams give it all
so go dream those big dreams give it all
so go dream those big dreams give it all you’ve got empty the tank so when the
you’ve got empty the tank so when the
you’ve got empty the tank so when the big man upstairs comes knocking someday
big man upstairs comes knocking someday
big man upstairs comes knocking someday and I hope it’s a long time from now you
and I hope it’s a long time from now you
and I hope it’s a long time from now you can look at him with no regrets and say
can look at him with no regrets and say
can look at him with no regrets and say I lived the life that I loved I gave it
I lived the life that I loved I gave it
I lived the life that I loved I gave it all you go be unstoppable thank you
all you go be unstoppable thank you
all you go be unstoppable thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
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