Pledge 8

[@itsmyyoutube]

Mike just want you know know that you are the only celebrity I have wanted to meet and it's been that way since season 1 dirty jobs. Your work changes so many people's mindset on their jobs, it's a beautiful thing. Thank you.

[@krystalharwood6359]

me too. made a response to the opera video too. wish he'd seen it

[@Srfear]

You’re a good man, Mike Rowe, and your humility is an example we can all try to follow. Keep up the good work.

[@dfl19034]

Thanks for these videos. They always inspire me to do better.

[@luneytunes1998]

Damn you Mike you made me cry. I love our veterans and respect them so much. You obviously do as well which makes me love you even more. God bless.

[@dianemarie8873]

This is awesome.❤ Travis is awesome. Gratitude is the best attitude. Thank you for your service, Travis.

[@lisarmahan]

I love this pledge and what a real to hero Travis thank you for sharing this story

[@tappychef1098]

My favorite pledge of yours is this one! Life is too short to whine about...life! Live it! Love it! Thanks again for your wonderfully deprecating common sense approach to life! 🙋‍♀️😘

[@williamrullman7063]

Mike Row is a true role model. God bless you Mike.

[@RandallHallKaizenReiki]

Great story and great lesson. Thanks for spreading the positive.

[@dwightcarter6334]

Your sweat pledge hangs in my office..... I haven’t read it in a while.... I need too.... Thank you for the videos!

[@kimisom9839]

I need to remember this story next time I'm tempted to complain or gripe about my life. Thank you!

[@tomintexas817]

Wow thank you Travis from the bottom of my heart......America

[@audreyfrench7129]

This gave me chills! Such an awesome story, and a great reminder to quit complaining!

[@bonniej2609]

I recently hurt my wrist, got an infection, - SO MISERABLE! got some antibiotics/steroids- fixed me up in a week. - I HAVE A WHOLE NEW RESPECT for people who overcome adversity! I actually whined and had pity for myself trying to take a shower with my limp hand. - I FEEL SO HUMBLED by this video! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 I PLEDGE TO APPRECIATE MY ALMOST PERFECT LIFE- PROTECTED BY THESE BRAVE SOULS! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@terrydodson430]

Wow! Amazing, I am not a victim & I will not be portrayed as such! I am so ashamed , I am a whiner , going to have to work on that!

[@johnradik406]

Mike is addicting to watch and listen too. Like a trip through "the good ole days"...

[@rosshixon6796]

Ive seen Travis on Jocko's podcast. This guy is truly something to behold. He just never stops smiling.

[@wayneheath8759]

By far and above the best story yet.

[@rainydays1105]

Very inspiring. I might add that ending the day with a laugh is a good for you too. Thanks for your video.

[@billhudson1923]

Thank you Travis. And thank you mike. Mike Rowe for President! Maybe Travis could be your VP.... just sayin 👍

[@hope4surf]

God bless America!!! #freedomisntfree #thankyouvets #thankyouservicemembers

[@xAllSystemsReadyx]

Mike "We The People" Love you! Thank you for the share...

[@jasonkraus2831]

I love it, Mike and team - strong work as always. My wife and I tell my boys (5 and 2.5 YO) every day "I can't hear you when you whine". It's not quite stuck yet, but I have faith it will.

[@peggygibbons1441]

Ive been following Travis since I first saw him and at the very beginning, he said "Well, I USED to be A Wounded Warrior but I'm not now. I'm just a guy who had a bad day at work."

[@Squat5000]

WOOHOO! This is the best part of my day trying to survive the hellhole of Seattle. Can't wait to get back to MT. :-D

[@wendybryan9857]

I love this one. I think it is my favorite.

[@richardklassen8082]

WOW Mike thanks ! This pledge is going to be a hard one to keep

[@thall3048]

Best video that I have seen in a long time!

[@saltyp7573]

Great video Mike!!!! 👍

[@19553129]

Mike , Thanks To You. Thanks to the Hard working Folks thru the USA .

[@scottwitkowski1298]

I really agree with all the pledges. But I wonder, will I ever be able to actually fulfill them? This one seems particularly challenging.

[@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243]

Scott Witkowski the story behind this pledge is what makes it challenging to fulfill. It made me question all the times I complained about being assigned some mediocre chore at work

[@DamePiglet]

@Scott... you stay mindful of them and dedicated to doing your best. You might slip up, but being mindful means that slip-ups don't become HABIT. Every obstical you overcome in life will make it easier. I'm not Mike Rowe, but I'm old & I know a thing or two. 😊 Best wishes!

[@lorigthefirst]

@@DamePiglet Great explanation :)

[@DamePiglet]

@@lorigthefirst thanks. Just wanna help someone who so earnestly wants to help himself (and frankly, society on the whole!) 'Cause the world needs more Scotts (& Mike Rowe, TBH) ✌

[@DamePiglet]

Incredible!! 💜

[@patriciabeckman8573]

Inspirational as always.

[@stuartmatthews2613]

What a great message.

[@reina4969]

Every powerful truth needs to be tempered with a dose of nuance. My tendency to never "whin or complain" led to my autoimmune disease not being properly treated until it was too late. Man need to learn how to advocate for themselves and communicate their needs. I agree with pledge 8 for the most part because it promotes industriousness, anti-victimization, and self -efficacy, but there are subtle differences between bitching/complaining and communicating/protesting that an axiom like P8 might obscure even more so. Over self-reliance can easily lead to not getting help when one needs it because they don't even know how to START talking about pain and sadness. This is why self-medication through alcohol and drug abuse is so common; P8 is great for the healthy in mind and body, but bad when you have an affliction that you must seek help for. My hope is that there will be another pledge that helps address these aforementioned concerns.

[@lorigthefirst]

Another great one. Love it.

[@kenpearce3269]

Thanks for putting things into perspective.

[@travisadams4470]

"We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgment about them" Epictetus

[@roninart7094]

Thank you Mike! USAF Veteran

[@creatingincolors333]

Powerful. This is getting bookmarked.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodSnyderMan]

Very cool Mike. Very cool.

[@johnmccanntruth]

Mike you are the greatest!

[@davidketchell5900]

Well done brother. Thanks again.

[@scottyd8]

Thank You Mr Unknown.

[@Vulneravariable]

Mike Rowe for president.

[@SeanFoushee]

Best one yet Mr. Rowe.

[@jackwalsh1468]

Hey Mikey I, liked it a lot!!! OOOOORRRRAAAAAHHH! Cheers, Mate.

[@shackman9566]

Love you Mike thank you.

[@CMDDK]

Really important message...

[@johnradik406]

This is the one that brings it all HOME! I would have been honored to have served with Travis side-by-side in my ranks!!! (SFC(R))

[@NorseButterfly]

The difference between being a victim and a survivor is mindset. Whether you're a veteran or a domestic abuse survivor, or rape survivor... we're alive to tell our tale and with that, possibly help at least one other person come out of the dark.

[@philiprizek6384]

Damn straight Mike glad you made time to see that fellow keep in mind the dead are only out of time

[@SammyLeeJ]

I don't know how I just found your channel Mike.

[@billr6280]

I would like to know the 8 aholes who gave a 👎. Must be anti Americans crazy. What a good story about our veterans and what respect Mike has. Great video makes you think.

[@HugsXO]

No one likes a whiner or complainer, there especially tough to work around. I know I used to be one. Found a different job and it all went away.

[@dannywilsher4165]

You’re a good man, Mike Rowe!!!

[@lZEOBA]

Dang it Mike, you got to put a tear warning on this. 🤧👍

[@08Kaylee]

Thank you Mike Rowe

[@alaboutfood2326]

How does anyone in the right mind do thumbs down on this video?? That said, its people like any Veteran, who defend the Constitution and people's right to do something so ridiculous silly like thumb this down. God Bless you all regardless!

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

And here we sit in 2022 about to switch to 2023. In Canada when a vet asked the Prime Minister Trudeau why he won’t help the vets more, Trudeau answered....”you are asking for too much”! 😳 And so now when multiple vets have asked for say a new ramp to get into their homes..one a paraplegic...Trudeau answered this request by offering the vets MAIDS...Medical Assistance in Dying! That is right! Instead of helping our vets who fought for us they are being told to kill themselves! After all it would benefit society as a whole! 😳🙄😡

[@margaretwade]

I'm a Canadian and I don't like Trudeau at all, but the truth is Trudeau didn't offer MAID, Veterans Affairs Canada did. But he DID say, "Veterans are asking for more than we can give." My family has a long long of army - navy personnel in it and his comment disgusted me.

[@tamireeves5158]

❤️

[@Notta_Brat]

Would love to donate to this fine man... is there a go fund me or something where we can donate to this survivor whom is bit a victim???

[@Un-socialFlutt3rby3]

❤💙🇺🇸💙❤

[@787Earl]

thank you

[@jameshoffman3019]

I am going to straight-forwardly admit that I am unhappy with my job, and I haven't been able to figure out a way to be happy in it. I guess because there isn't much work to do. How can one be happy at a job where nothing happens?

[@mikehess4494]

Thank you.

[@dianavelkovska650]

Awe... he and his family was one of the Returning the Favor episodes, weren't they?

[@OVBassets]

No matters how bad it gets it could always get worse so suck it up cupcake! Thank you Mke!

[@BarryDennis]

I see 7 thumbs down on this video. How? WE all need to hear this!

[@dccuff1]

......Only 8 likes great story that need attention.

[@janwhite5642]

I agree and I shared it to my facebook.

[@bonniej2609]

What's with the thumbs down??😡

[@lisad476]

My Grandma always told me..there's always someone out there worse off than you so stop complaining. And she was right..

[@jmh8743]

Mike, simple thx for that. I’m 75 got all appendages. Simple.

[@glutenfreegam3r177]

Life is a LOT easier when you have 100% disability rating from both the VA and SSD and are banking 60-70K on disability alone with zero medical bills to say the least. When your service-connected disability is not readily visible...you tend to passed by or told you are a liar.

[@Zrambo49]

God bless you. I enjoy your video's and enjoyed dirty jobs.

[@aparson2967]

President

[@sarahjayne782]

I would have been rather embarrassed to admit that I whined and complained about fans getting in the way.

[@nomusicrc]

Show this video to a Karen sadly she won't get it

[@donaldtayloe4406]

So this is a corporate funded podcast I'm guessing not Mike rowes podcast ??

[@dakotastein9499]

whining i agree is totally obnoxious but complaining isnt inherently wrong...sometimes you have to speak your mind if you expect change. but i supposed that really depends on what exactly your defining as "complaining"

[@h0gheadS]

I'm sorry, this is just a bad outlook. Am I really just supposed to lie down and take whatever is given to me? I'm not allowed to stand up and point out flaws I perceive in any given system? This sounds like a defeatist attitude. I agree that constant whining is annoying, but to imply that all systems are perfect and require no feedback is just insane.

[@Bertiesghost]

Another "hero" story. Americans and their warped hero-obsession..very unhealthy. How about a video about all the Iraqi and Afghan children who lost limbs, eyesight, mother's, father's..

[@shannonconley5316]

Take off your hat. You're inside. Single Mom's don't date.