But the truth is, as soon as the work, the daily making of the movie, the doing of the deed became the reward in itself for me, I got more Box Office, more accolades and respect than I ever had before. Matthew McConaughey: (30:56) These are the choices Im talking about. Its not a response to some result. Create a better, more engaging experience for every student. Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? What was this all about? mcconaughey motherjones The maid. Because that is how it hits. I dont. He was ashamed. Look, the first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not, I know who I am. It is not. Checks and balances. So I stripped down to nothing. Larry confessed. Or how about that food we keep eating? Its because we have created a fictitious ceiling, a roof, to our expectations of ourselves. 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 whats important to me in my life. It was spectacular. Im really looking forward to talking with you all tonight. Or, some cops who got a disturbing the peace call at 2:30 in the morning because you were playing bongos in your birthday suit. I let go of the guilt, the weight on my shoulders lifted, my penance paid, and I got back in good graces with God. Hopefully, were both going to be happy on both accounts. Do yourself a favor. More money? We can dissect ourselves into self-loathing if were not careful. You, customize your future. Trust me, too many options. I know thats what I want to live. I mean, I think the answer, its always right there, right there. You ever choked? And when we do this, the race is never over, the journey has no port. And there are not enough cops in the entire world to police themIts on YOU. And its not our right to say or believe it is. I was present, I was out of my own way. Matthew McConaughey: (10:12) Im telling her look, this lady, she cleans the place up after I go to work. We, us are the trickiest mammals walking the planet. Continue to ask yourself that question. We do our best when our destinations are beyond the measurement, when our reach continually exceeds our grasp, when we have immortal finish lines. Its a constant. I need my performance to be acknowledged. Its really simple and it works. You see, happiness demands a certain outcome, it is result reliant. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. If I win, I will be happy. If I dont, I wont. 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. See, happiness demands a certain outcome. The time it takes to disconnect from the world that we just left and become completely present in the one we are traveling in. The film was Boys on the Side and were shooting in Tucson, AZ and I have this sweet little adobe guest house on the edge of the Saguaro National Park. Thank you, good luck and just keep livin. TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Think about it. Matthew McConaughey is more than alright, alright, alright at inspiring others -- and thats a fact. Who are we to think we dont deserve or havent earned these gifts when we get them? The easiest way to dissect success is though gratitude. YOU are the author of the book of your life. Now, some of you already have a job lined up, youve got a path where todays job is going to become tomorrows career. I had this sweet little adobe guest house on the edge of the Saguaro National Park. Matthew McConaughey Actor & Producer Im going to talk to you about some things that Ive learned in my journey. Matthew McConaughey: (15:13) Alive and well in the doing of what were fashion to do and enjoying. Matthew McConaughey: (37:57) I have two older brothers. You are going to make mistakesown them, make amends, and move on. No, we can learn from them too, but only if we look at them constructively. Time slowed down. Its not fair, it never was, it isnt now, it wont ever be. Thank you, Camila. 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. Webmatthew mcconaughey motivational speech Matthew McConaughey, producer and Academy Award winning actor, delivers one of th Special offer: $45 off with code It was an unbelievable book, an unbelievable film, an unbelievable act of courage. And then we have to put in the work to maintain it. Do not fall into the trap, the entitlement trap of feeling like youre a victim. 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. Having the courage to act on it. Dont try to make it that way. I stopped. I stared. Solets flip the script. THESE ARE CRUMBS! Traveling towards immortal finish lines, we write our own book. Why they beat themselves? Now theres always an initiation period with these trips. I hate that line. Thank you for having me. What do we gossip about? Become a freelancer and work on your own terms. 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. I dont know when 13 got the bad rap and became the mongrel of numerology. I got to go to church, remember to say thank you more often or something. Teachers, mentors, the government and laws, they all give us guidelines for which to navigate this life. I think its all around us. 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. His speech went on as follows: And to my hero, thats who I chase. Did I find it? 
Now, Im not here to be a downer on that. Joy truly comes from connecting with others. I was no longer in a rush to get anywhere. We so often focus on failure, dont we? So how do we know when we cross the truth? If I do my job well today, and that movie keeps rerunning on TV, five years from now, Im getting checks in the mailbox. 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. So I try to measure these five things each day. In a mere 2 quarters defensive coordinator Jim Eddy went from being called DC OF THE YEAR and the man first in line to be a HC next year to a man without a job in the NFL. The journey has no port. I get butterflies every morning before I go to work. After all, were social creatures, so it make sense. Calculate how much it costs to transcribe, caption, or subtitle your content. In fact, 13 has been a pretty lucky number for me and I want to tell you how. A limit where we think its all too good to be true. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. Grappling with the demons on this night, I couldnt sleep. Was it because at halftime, they put a ceiling, roof, a limit on their belief in themselves, aka, prevent defense? These were all questions I was asking myself. Wooderson has better things to do like liking those high school girls, man, because I get older and they stay the same age. Money. Be brave, take the hill but first, answer the question, What is my hill?. And the headings above each potion defining what they would give you were things like fertility, health, family, legal help, energy, forgiveness, money. Life is a verb. I would argue that our cultural values have even been financialized. Matthew McConaughey: (38:58) Build with the best speech-to-text APIs around. They come in the form of regret, guilt, and remorseyou leave em today, they will cause you more stress tomorrow, and they DISALLOW you from creating a customized future in which you DO NOT have to look over your shoulder. 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. You want to ask her out or you want to ask him out, but you fear that he or she may say no. So be brave, have courage. I mean, they were up, then they came out, played on their heels. We know the market for college graduates is more competitive now than ever. Im talking about the YOU versus YOU obligations. 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. Number seven. My other brother, Pat, was in high school in the early 80s. Im not saying be in denial of your failures. Its the news, without the news. Well, architecture is a verb as well. We write our book. You know what Im talking about, fumbling at the goal line, stuck a foot in your mouth once you got to the microphone, had a brain freeze on the exam that you were totally prepared for. Humility is not vogue anymore. First, I believe weve got to put ourselves in the place to receive the truth. Matthew McConaughey: (33:42) When were depressed. How about the other side of unbelievable? But I got to take the tally, because I want to keep all five in healthy shape. And it was then for the first time that I noticed it. So, me, how do I define success? I think fear is a good thing. I let go of the guilt. I dressed, made some tea and I went for [inaudible 00:40:51] destination Machu Picchu but rather to nowhere in particular. Other peoples flaws and limitations. You follow? Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. 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. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. 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? 1. I stared. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. The house. I mean, put them down. Or how? He had number one hits and his life was rolling. He was ashamed. An amount of time that it takes for the place to initiate the traveler. Well, for me, its a measurement of five things. Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. We just dont always see it. If we do THAT, then comes the third part: .having the patience to internalize itand get it from our intellectual head and into our bones and soul and our instinct. Why? I got nothing against money. I check in with them. Tend to our garden, keep the things that are important to us in good shape. I thought about what you would want, I thought about what you might need.
Now, Im not here to be a downer on that. Joy truly comes from connecting with others. I was no longer in a rush to get anywhere. We so often focus on failure, dont we? So how do we know when we cross the truth? If I do my job well today, and that movie keeps rerunning on TV, five years from now, Im getting checks in the mailbox. 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. So I try to measure these five things each day. In a mere 2 quarters defensive coordinator Jim Eddy went from being called DC OF THE YEAR and the man first in line to be a HC next year to a man without a job in the NFL. The journey has no port. I get butterflies every morning before I go to work. After all, were social creatures, so it make sense. Calculate how much it costs to transcribe, caption, or subtitle your content. In fact, 13 has been a pretty lucky number for me and I want to tell you how. A limit where we think its all too good to be true. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. Grappling with the demons on this night, I couldnt sleep. Was it because at halftime, they put a ceiling, roof, a limit on their belief in themselves, aka, prevent defense? These were all questions I was asking myself. Wooderson has better things to do like liking those high school girls, man, because I get older and they stay the same age. Money. Be brave, take the hill but first, answer the question, What is my hill?. And the headings above each potion defining what they would give you were things like fertility, health, family, legal help, energy, forgiveness, money. Life is a verb. I would argue that our cultural values have even been financialized. Matthew McConaughey: (38:58) Build with the best speech-to-text APIs around. They come in the form of regret, guilt, and remorseyou leave em today, they will cause you more stress tomorrow, and they DISALLOW you from creating a customized future in which you DO NOT have to look over your shoulder. 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. You want to ask her out or you want to ask him out, but you fear that he or she may say no. So be brave, have courage. I mean, they were up, then they came out, played on their heels. We know the market for college graduates is more competitive now than ever. Im talking about the YOU versus YOU obligations. 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. Number seven. My other brother, Pat, was in high school in the early 80s. Im not saying be in denial of your failures. Its the news, without the news. Well, architecture is a verb as well. We write our book. You know what Im talking about, fumbling at the goal line, stuck a foot in your mouth once you got to the microphone, had a brain freeze on the exam that you were totally prepared for. Humility is not vogue anymore. First, I believe weve got to put ourselves in the place to receive the truth. Matthew McConaughey: (33:42) When were depressed. How about the other side of unbelievable? But I got to take the tally, because I want to keep all five in healthy shape. And it was then for the first time that I noticed it. So, me, how do I define success? I think fear is a good thing. I let go of the guilt. I dressed, made some tea and I went for [inaudible 00:40:51] destination Machu Picchu but rather to nowhere in particular. Other peoples flaws and limitations. You follow? Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. 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. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. 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? 1. I stared. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. The house. I mean, put them down. Or how? He had number one hits and his life was rolling. He was ashamed. An amount of time that it takes for the place to initiate the traveler. Well, for me, its a measurement of five things. Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. We just dont always see it. If we do THAT, then comes the third part: .having the patience to internalize itand get it from our intellectual head and into our bones and soul and our instinct. Why? I got nothing against money. I check in with them. Tend to our garden, keep the things that are important to us in good shape. I thought about what you would want, I thought about what you might need.