Dont GO there, put them DOWNand when you DO quit giving them your time, you inadvertently find yourself spending MORE time and in more PLACES that are more healthy for YOU, that bring YOU more joyWHY? 1:04. Transcribe your audio files to find high-impact insights in minutes. He had number one hits and his life was rolling. Surprisingly fresh and energized, I dressed, made some tea and went for a morning walk. man flies a suicide jet into the World Trade Center, millions die from diseases that we have cures for, Bob the builder swears hell have your house built by Thanksgiving and you cant move in til Christmas, THE NEXT YEAR Our best friend lies to us, and WE, lie to our self, all the timeunbelievable? Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, telling the stories of those who died in the elementary school. Now, if we hear it, if it becomes clear, a truth that is natural and infinite, then the second part comes. Soaked in sweat, I [inaudible 00:40:40]. Did I want to stand at a podium and read you your rights? Soaked in sweat, I threw up until there was no bile left in my belly, and finally passed out from exhaustion. The Academy award winner attended the University of Houston graduation tonight to deliver his $135,000 speech. And it was then, for the first time, that I noticedIve never thought about NOT liking that starched line down the front of my jeans!! We give thanks for these things and that gratitude, reciprocates, creating more to be thankful for. Number 3 "Happiness" Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. These are FAITH based OBLIGATIONS that we make on our own. So do this. So get rid of the excess, the wasted time. 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. Number two. Who was I was another. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors. One was in high school in the early 1970s. Joy, though, is something else. So, when a coworker sent me this video, I had no idea what to expect. Congratulations. These were all questions I was asking myself. Youve just completed your scholastic educational curriculum in lifethe one you started when you were 5 years old up until now and your future, your days to come, may be no more clear than it was 5 years agoyou dont have all the answersand its scary. And you know what can happen when we do THATsometimes we dont like what we see. I wanted to be in the scene longer and more and come back into the scene. Top Models TV. Yes, they may be truths to me, but dont think that that makes them MINE because you cant own a truth. You dont have the answers and is probably pretty damn scary. The crumbs Im talking about are the choice we make that make us have to look over our shoulder in the future. Usually when were depressed. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. Teachers, mentors, the government and laws, they all give us guidelines for which to navigate this life. Short and sweet or long and salty? Now, your answer may change over time and thats fine. 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. I dont get them and I never did. Do this and let them, let somebody else come up and tap you on the shoulder and say Hey, you scored. Let them run up and tap you on the shoulder and say, You won. Let them come to you, You go home now. Let them say, I love you too. Let them say thank you. Coach Royal listened, as he always had. And since we are the architects of our own lives, lets study the habits, the practices, the routines that we have that lead to and feed our success, our joy, our honest pain, our laughter, our earn tears. The Oilers lost that game, they beat themselves. Yeah, the Bills won, but they didnt really beat the Oilers. Matthew McConaughey: (39:59) Number one, and this should come up on the jumbotron, lifes not easy. Didnt mean as much. 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. 3:11. So I asked the question, what does your college degree mean? You you want to ask your boss for that promotion, but youre scared hes going to think youre overstepping your bounds. Transcript of the core points from Matthew McConaughey's speech. Theyre a cleanse for me, theyre like a 21-day fast from attention, from all the things I have in my well-appointed life. Tastes so good going down but makes us feel like crap the next week when we feel lethargic and keep putting on weight? THESE ARE CRUMBS! You want to ask her out but you fear she may say no. You want to ask for that promotion but youre scared your boss will think youre overstepping your bounds. But if we stay in process, within ourselves, in the joy of the doing, we will never choke at the finish line. I let go of the guilt. NO. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. Do yourself a favor, make the choices, the purchases today that pay you back tomorrow. And we have more to dissect. Matthew McConaughey's wife Camila recently shared an adorable photo of their son from when they celebrated his 10th birthday.. Read the transcript of his speech here. Packing for my continued journey [inaudible 00:42:30]. They really arent going to be there for you in a pinch. Matthew McConaughey gave this commencement speech at the University of Houston 0 seconds of 2 minutes,. Our best friends lie to us. Find the courage to overcome them or see clearly that they are not really worth prevailing over. Personally, as an actor, I started enjoying my work and literally being happier when I stopped trying to make the daily labor a means to a certain endI need this film to be a box office success, I need my performance to be acknowledged, I need the respect of my peers. He just likes those high school girls cus he gets older and they stay the same age.. (It aint the monkeys Im worried about, its you and me.). And dont get paralyzed by denying that they exist and therefore abandoning your need overcome them. Un-be-lievably stupid word. We write our book. He was ashamed. Or how about that food we keep eating? "If happiness is what you're after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. They are your secrets with yourself, your own private counsel, personal protocols. It is success. No. We shouldnt create these restrictions on ourselves. Number nine. So we have to consciously put ourselves in a place to receive that clarity. We give thanks for these things and that gratitude reciprocates, creating more to be thankful for. You. There, in my path. I stripped off all my talismans from adventures past. These are your personal jiminy crickets. But what IS happiness? 5. Sure, he's got a nice face and a great body, but he is so much more than those things. Can you hear me? But there ain't no denying that he's a bit weird. Its something else. How about the other side of unbelievable? I never thought about not liking that starched line down the front of my jeans because Ive never had a maid iron my jeans before. And that college degree in 93 did not mean much. He had picked up a habit snortin the white stuff somewhere along the line and at one particular party after a bathroom break, Larry went confidently up to his mentor Daryl and he started telling Coach a story. Come on. Lets dissect that, and give thanks for those things. It was just weird, overall. That line. We tense up, we have this sort of outer body experience where we are literally seeing ourselves in the third person. A speech by Matthew McConaughey shows us that we can always find those things that make us positive if we focus on the journey and stop searching for things that we constantly change. Here we go. 1. Everyone wanted a piece of me. It shouldnt ever come out of our mouths. Like a 21 day fast from attention, from all the things I have in my well appointed life. 20. So, while were here, and theyre going to run across the jumbotron, lets make it a place where we break a sweat. So, Ive got a friend over one Friday night and were having a good time and Im telling her about how happy I am with my set up . I have. Be brave, take the hill but first, answer the question, What is my hill?. So first, we have to define success for ourselves. Do not fall into the trap. Matthew McConaughey And Wife Camila Alves Arrive Home In Time For The Oscars. 8th Jun 2022, 12:10pm - 6 min read. The Oilers lost that game, they beat themselves. So, me, how do I define success? Ask how it works for you, how it applies to you personally, why you need it in your life, specifically. See, I forgave myself that morning. In my business, we call it mailbox money. Or that computer screen, that computer screen that keeps giving us an excuse not to get out of the house and engage with the world and get some real human interaction? We DISSECT them. My gut was still a bit piqued from last nights purge, yet I curiously felt pretty good: alive, clean, free, light. Checks and balances. So I stripped down to nothing. Well, those people, those places, those things, stop giving them your time and energy. Happiness is hard to obtain due to our own standards of perfection and changing the goal posts whenever we get close to what we wanted. We tense up, we have this outer body experience where we are literally seeing our self in the third person. Convert your audio or video into 99% accurate text by a professional. 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. "The people who are really good at what they do do simple things really, really well.". 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. Alive and well in the doing of what were fashion to do and enjoying. It is result. For the first time I stopped thinking about what was coming up next. No one else governs these, but you. And I got sick. Continue to ask yourself that question. Unbelievable is the stupidest word in the dictionary. A few hours later I returned to camp and packed for my continued journey onto Machu Pichu. 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. which is to PERSONALIZE it. Before his appearance in the White House briefing room, Mr McConaughey, who hails from Uvalde, met with President Joe Biden to discuss gun reforms. I hate that line. Because I put myself in a place to be found. You are the author of the book of your life. They aim on the other side of the target. Today? You may remember those or is it just me? We dont always grasp it, hear it, access it. Forgot the punch line to a joke in front of 4,000 graduating students at the University of Houston commencement. I have. Matthew McConaughey: (01:20) Maybe its a healthy family. In FILM AND TV 2 Tags MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, ACTOR, BEST ACTOR, OSCARS, FIRST BUYERS CLUB, ACADEMY AWARDS, TRANSCRIPT. The late and great University of Texas football coach Daryl Royal was a friend of mine and a good friend to many. Because we arent thinking of the finish line, were not looking at the clock, were not watching ourselves on the Jumbotron performing the very act we are in the middle of. He considers himself a storyteller by occupation, believes it's okay to have a beer on the way to the temple, feels better with a day's sweat on him, and is an aspiring orchestral conductor. Matthew McConaughey: (32:59) Matthew McConaughey - This Is Why You're Not Happy | One Of The Most Eye Opening Speeches Absolute Motivation 1.39M subscribers Subscribe 214K 15M views 4 years ago If you enjoyed this video. You guys and girls, and young men and women are the reason Im here. Oscars 2014: Jared Leto Oscar Winning Acceptance Speech. There's no magic trick.". Its just as important where we are not as it is where we are. Matthew McConaughey: (00:01) It was SPECTACULAR. Everywhere I went, there I was on a billboard, a magazine cover. I dont know when 13 got the bad rap and became the mongrel of numerology. Matthew McConaughey - Acceptance Speech - Oscars 2014. It is just as important where we are not as it is where we are. It just happened, you witnessed it, you just did it, believe it. [time-brightcove not-tgx=true], So, before I share with you some what I do knows, lets talk about a what I dont know.. Matthew McConaughey: (25:08) And while Im not here to discourage you, or in any way, belittle your accomplishments tonight, which Id like to applaud that one more time. Remember Darrell Royal? TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Well, I did NOT want it there. 6. If you like your jeans pressed. I kind of looked up at her, my jaw caught hanging open. This may cut a little close to the bone since the geography, but I think we all were there and we will all remember where we were. Thats where I want to live!! And when you do this, when you do put them down, when you quit go in there and you quit giving them your time, you inadvertently find yourself spending more time and in more places that are healthy for you, that bring you more joy. So the question that we got to ask ourselves is what success is to us? Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. The sooner we become LESS IMPRESSEDwith our life, our accomplishments, our career, the prospect in front of us. Matthew McConaughey: (38:58) The adventure never ends because we are always on our way. It is considered one of the best motivational speeches of all time. If I dont, I wont. You know that group of friends you hang out with that really dont bring out your best? I shouldnt have been there. Famous dude, actor and Lincoln car spokesperson Matthew McConaughey . Lost the mental edge the entire second half and voila, they lost. Now did I find it? OK, I got nothing against money. So, whether its prepping the coffee maker the night before so all you gotta do is press the button in the morning, or getting ready for the job interview early so you dont have to cram the night before, or choosing not to hook up with that married woman because you know youll feel horrible about it tomorrow (and her husband carries a gun), or paying your debts on time so when you do see that guy three rows back tonightyou dont have to hunker down in your seat hoping he dont see you. . We study them. [00:00:09] Plaza Class Thousand 2015. Is it up there. Matthew McConaughey: (14:24) You ever choked? June 7, 2022 5:13 PM EDT. Frank Reich and the Bills come back to win 41-38 in overtime for one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. But I shouldnt have been there. Look, were going to make mistakes. Matthew McConaughey: (24:12) A limit where we think its all too good to be true. Say your obstacle is fear of rejection. He's a professor at the University of Texas in his hometown of Austin, where he also serves up 'Minister of Culture' duties for the UT Athletic Department and the Austin FC Soccer . And by the end of the shoot those 3 lines had turned into over 3 weeks work and it was Woodersons 70 Chevelle we went to get Aerosmith tickets in. Bad ass. Youve just completed your scholastic educational curriculum in life, the one that you started when you were five years old in kindergarten up until now, and your future may not be any more clearer than it was five years ago. We live in an extremely noisy world with all kinds of frequencies coming at us. First, we have to put ourselves in the place to receive the truth. I get butterflies every morning before I go to work. Well, for me, its a measurement of five things. I was present, I was out of my own way. Well, a few years ago I was watching the film again and I noticed two scenes that I really shouldnt have been in. TAKE THE LID OFF THE MAN MADE ROOFS WE PUT ABOVE OURSELVES AND ALWAYS PLAY LIKE AN UNDERDOG. And when we do this, the race is never over, the journey has no port. I stopped. And since she did now for the first time of my life, I just liked it because I could get it. Matthew McConaughey is seen out in London for the first time after impassioned speech about gun control at the White House 13/06/22 02:16 The 52-year-old actor was seen out and about on a solo . People Ive never met were swearing that they love me. [inaudible 00:07:00]. Im not saying be in denial of your failures. Be forced to be my own and my only company, to have a look in my mirror. like. Its not a response to some result. Matthew McConaughey: (36:51) I got rid of my lucky and faithful American cat. 229K229K. Whether thats prayer, meditation, a walkabout, being in right company, a road trip, whatever it is for you. [foreign language 00:42:36], which means, you are light, in Spanish. So I got a friend over one Friday night, were having a good time and Im telling her about how happy I am with my setup. So how do we know when we cross the truth? I felt free and light. Process of elimination is the first step to our identity (a.k.a where you are NOT is as important as where you are). And get it from our intellectual head, thinking about it and into our bones and our soul and our instinct. I need my performance to be acknowledged. 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. Usually because were not in the right place to do so. He's a movie star and not a professional speaker. Sometimes we do not like what we see. 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. And while nobody throws you a party when you abide by them, no ones going to arrest you when you break them either. Schedule it. I dont know, I think it found me. You already liked that one. Again, these are not societal laws and expectations that we acknowledge and endow for anyone other than ourselves. These are the crumbs. Once you have that, you can wait for the respect and fame you deserve to come to you. Lets admit it, we all got two wolves in us, a good one and a bad one, you know what Im talking aboutand they BOTH wanna eat We just gotta feed that good wolf a little more than the other one. Here's my take on Matthew McConaughey's 5 Rules to Live By. Life is not a popularity contest. 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