matthew mcconaughey happiness speech transcript

On January 7, 2016 Matthew McConaughey gave a classic motivational speech at the University of Houston. Knowing who we ARE is hard. Dont leave crumbs and the beauty of delayed gratification. Were not watching ourselves on the jumbotron performing the very act that were in the middle of. So, Im going to talk to you about some things Ive learned along my journeymost from experience, some I heard in passing, many Im still practicing, but ALL of them, true. Right? He said, Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life. Larry got sober that day and he has been for the last 40 years. All right. Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey shared his own personal experiences with University of Houston graduates when he delivered the schools So I stripped down to nothing. Under Title 17 U.S.C. And if you do that, then comes the third part, have the patience to internalize it. To say, What an unbelievable play! It was an unbelievable book, film, act of couragereally? He used to run over the goal line, through the end zone and up the tunnel. He was embarrassed. Soaked in sweat, I threw up until there was no bile left in my belly, and finally passed out from exhaustion. Now, that may be prayer, that may be meditation, that may be a walk about, that may be being in the right company, a road trip, whatever it is for you, schedule that time. We make friends with ourselves. But dont take my word for it. Congratulations class of 2015. I mean hell yeah, give me more scenes, I love this!! An amount of time that it takes for the place to initiate the traveler. I mean thats the ticket isnt it!!? Joy is not a choice. And thats the place where what we want is also just what we need. I was having a blast. Now, a few hours later, I woke on this 13th morning to a rising sun, surprisingly, fresh and energized. And towards the end of an hour, Larry who was in tears, he asked coach, he said, Coach, what do you think I should do? Coach, being a man of few words just looked at him and calmly said, Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life. Larry got sober that day, and hes been sober for the last 40 years. I love what Im doing. Im not worried about the monkeys. Matthew McConaughey is more than alright, alright, alright at inspiring others -- and thats a fact. Theyre a check-out so I can check-in with me. I went to a voodoo shop south of New Orleans a few years backthey had vials of magic potions stacked in columns with headings above each defining what they would give youFertility, Health, Family, Legal Help, Energy, Forgiveness, Money. Remember, joy is state of being you can cultivate with time, patience, and practice, and believe me, it is well worth it! Section 107, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Soaked in sweat, I [inaudible 00:40:40]. Well, instead of denying these fears, declare them, say them out loud, admit them, give them the credit they deserve. Remember Darrell Royal? And yes, most things are more rewarding when you break a sweat to get em. Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. And if we get that far. A few hours later I returned to camp and packed for my continued journey onto Machu Pichu. Where we believe, where we enjoy the process of succeeding in the places in ways that we are fashioned to. When were depressed. An honest mans pillow is his peace of mind, and when you lay down on the pillow at night, no matter whos in our bed we ALL sleep alone. Yeah, the Bills won, but they didnt really beat the Oilers. Millions died from diseases every day that we have cures for. Our best friends lie to us. Speech-to-Text live streaming for live captions, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition API. In 1992, I got my first job as an actor. If you do this, you will have accidentally, almost innocently put in front of you what is important to you by process of elimination. Because were not looking at the clock. Turn the page. But if we stay in process, within ourselves, in the joy of the doing, we will never choke at the finish line. In 1995, I got my first big paycheck as an actor. Because at halftime they put a ceiling, a roof, a limit on their belief in themselves, a.k.a the prevent defense. Maybe they started thinking about the next opponent at halftime, played on their heels, lost the mental edge the entire 2nd half and voila, they lost. We dont always grasp it, hear it, access it. Choose it because you want it. Teachers, mentors, the government and laws, they all give us guidelines for which to navigate this life. We do our best when our destinations are beyond the measurement, when our reach continually exceeds our grasp, when we have immortal finish lines. Because you just eliminated the whos, the wheres, the whats and the when that were keeping you from your identity. We got fatherhood, we got being a good husband, we got my health, mind, body and spirit, we got career and we got friendships. A happy marriage? There was no way around it: The jungle floor in front of me was actually THOUSANDS OF BUTTERFLIES. My other brother was in HS in the early 1980s, and by this time the GED wasnt enough to guarantee employment, you needed a college degree, and if you got one, you had a pretty good chance of getting the kind of job you wanted after you graduated. When we humans under perform or act OUT of character? We received it, we personalized it, we internalized it. [inaudible 00:07:00]. Even the local Sherpas I was traveling with, they noticed calling out to me. In fact, 13 has been a pretty lucky number for me, lemme tell you how: Ive always taken these 21 day trips by myself to far off places where I usually dont know the language and nobody knows my name. The most accurate AI-powered transcription on the market. It was electric, glowing and vibrant, just hovering just off the surface of the jungle floor as if it was plugged into some neon power plant. Lost the mental edge the entire second half and voila, they lost. Voluntarily keeping our own counsel because we want to. Along a muddy path on this walk, I turned a corner and there in the middle of the road was a mirage of the most magnificent pinks and blues and red colors I had ever seen. And theyre writing me a check for $325 a day. You know what I mean, fumbled at the goal line, stuck your foot in your mouth once you got the microphone, had a brain freeze on the exam you were totally prepared for, forgot the punch line to a joke in front of four thousand graduating students at a University of Houston Commencement speech? A limit where we think its all too good to be true. Add English on-screen subtitles for videos. Am I in the red or Im in the black? I dont know. Im not talking about those obligations. Ive had quite a few written by the more talented critics. Many of them Im still practicing, but all of them I do believe are true. Other peoples flaws and limitations. I was naked. DONT LEAVE CRUMBSand the beauty of delayed gratification. I have. Matthew McConaughey: (32:08) Its down here, but hey man, my friendships and my social life, theyre in high gear. Bo Jackson ran over the goal line, through the end zone and up the tunnelthe greatest snipers and marksmen in the world dont aim at the target, they aim on the other side of it. And since she did, now, for the first time in my life, I just liked it because I could get it, I never thought about if I really wanted it there. Matthew McConaughey: (26:36) See, I crossed the truth that morning. Overcoming our fears, we make friends with ourselves. You may remember those or is it just me? Matthew McConaughey: (16:57) Shit again. And the headings above each potion defining what they would give you were things like fertility, health, family, legal help, energy, forgiveness, money. A roof is a man-made thing. I dont get em. I have. Number 12. Who was I was another. No, we can learn from them too, but only if we look at them constructively. Number eight. I got nothing against money. Just stay away from crowds. It just happened, you witnessed it, you just did it, believe it. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. You see, I forgave myself that morning. Take that daily tally. See it every day. He needed a college degree. Get over it and get on with it. 1,116 Sponsored Ad We as human beings tend to seek out happiness whether we realize it or not and the truth is, happiness is not as simple as we want it to be. Thats not the first step. Number two. Number 13. The sudden fame Id just gotten was somewhat unbalancing. But do yourself this favor. Theyre a cleanse for me, theyre like a 21-day fast from attention, from all the things I have in my well-appointed life. But in January 3rd, 1993, it was the NFL playoffs, and your Houston Oilers were playing the Buffalo Bills. You all remember that? One was in high school in the early 1970s. Frank Reich and the Bills come back to win 41-38 in overtime for one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. We give thanks for these things and that gratitude reciprocates, creating more to be thankful for. Why? I hate that line. So I asked the question, what does your college degree mean? Because that is how it hits. She even presses my jeans. The point is, I should not have been in that scene. Think about it. Look, the first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not, I know who I am. Short and sweet or long and salty? But I am here to talk brass tacks. The time it takes to disconnect from the world we left, and become completely present in the one we are traveling inFor me, that initiation period usually last about thirteen days. Why? So we have to consciously put ourselves in a place to receive that clarity. I was no longer in a rush to get anywhere. Mom and dad, since we were young, they teach us things as children. Happiness demands a certain outcome. Well in 1996, right after I got famous from the film I did call the time to kill, I headed out on one of these 21-day walkabout, and this time to the jungles in the mountains of Peru. It is result reliant. All right. He told him how embarrassed he was and how he had lost his way in the midst of all this fame and fortune. I dont know when 13 got the bad rap and became the mongrel of numerology. Its not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Ask how it works for you, how it applies to you personally, why you need it in your life, specifically. Now, in rewatching the film, and youll agree if you know Wooderson, Wooderson is not a guy who would ever say, later, and then come back to see if you were sure you didnt want to go. My other brother, Pat, was in high school in the early 80s. Trust me, too many options. Other peoples flaws and limitations. The late and great University of Texas football coach Daryl Royal was a friend of mine and a good friend to many. These are the choices I speak of and this is the beauty of delayed gratification. Did I find it? There we go. Number four. The adventure never ends, because we are always on the way. You witnessed it. Grappling with these demons on this night, I couldnt sleep. Do it because you want to. McConaughey had me completely captivated from his first word to his last. PRIORITIZE WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU WANT TO BE, AND DONT SPEND TIME WITH ANYTHING THAT ANTAGONIZES YOUR CHARACTER. So get rid of the excess, the wasted time. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Industry-leading accurate legal transcription to ensure you dont miss a statement. Number five. Speech-to-Text API for pre-recorded audio, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition engine. And by this time, the GED wasnt enough to guarantee employment. Or you will two, see more clearly that theyre not really worth prevailing over. We study failure. Why? The answer, you know, its always right there. I got to go to church, remember to say thank you more often or something. Did I deserve all this? were all questions I was asking myself. So lets flip the script. So what do we do? Your answer may change over time and thats fine, but do yourself this favor: WHATEVER your answer is, DONT CHOOSE ANYTHING THAT WILL JEOPARDIZE YOUR SOUL. Its not a response to some result. I shook hands with myself, my best friend, the one were all stuck with anyway. Get some ROI. It was awesome. You graduated. Lets admit it. Matthew McConaughey: (37:57) Matthew McConaughey: (19:06) Or that computer screen that keeps giving us an excuse not to get out of the house and engage with the world and get some HUMAN interaction? Residuals. As much because he felt so disrespectful to Coach Royal, and as much because hed obviously gotten too comfortable with the drug to even hide as well as he should. You want to ask her out or you want to ask him out, but you fear that he or she may say no. I even got rid of that. There, in my path. Thirteens never done me wrong. You slept around on your spouse and you just found out that tomorrow she and the lady youre having an affair with are going to be at the same PTA meeting. 7. See, I forgave myself that morning. And then we have to put in the work to maintain it. I stopped. I dont think so.. Again, it just happened, and it happens everyday , NOTHING we homosapien earthlings do is unbelievableone thing you can depend on people beingis people. Its not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Hopefully, were both going to be happy on both accounts. Im not gonna attain that. What are crumbs? (It aint the monkeys Im worried about, its you and me.). Money is king today, is what makes the world go round. I was present, out of my own way, not anticipating next, embracing only what was in front of my eyes, and giving everything the justice it deserved. Its an if, then cause and effect, quid pro quo standard that we cannot sustain, because we immediately raise it every time we attain it. 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