![]() I had the opportunity to visit the national team’s locker room. When I was on the youth national team, only dreaming of playing alongside Mia Hamm – Y’all know her? Good. You gotta learn to make failure your fuel. Failure is the highest octane fuel your life can run on. Soccer star Abby Wambach at Barnard College on May 16:įailure is not something to be ashamed of, it’s something to be powered by. More importantly, you’ll be able to tackle the big things when they come your way. If you step up without fear of failure, if you talk and listen to each other, without fear of rejection, if you act with decency and kindness, even when no one is looking, even if it seems small or inconsequential, trust me, the rest will fall into place. It means knowing that you reveal your character when you stand apart, more than when you stand with the crowd. It means being driven by a higher purpose, rather than by applause. Fearlessness means taking the first step, even if you don’t know where it will take you. But don’t let those worries stop you from making a difference. Maybe you’re thinking about the job you hope to get, or wondering where you’re going to live, or how to repay that student loan. Now, if you’re anything like I was on graduation day, maybe you’re not feeling so fearless. ‘Fearlessness means taking the first step’Īpple CEO Tim Cook at Duke University on May 13: And the number one lesson I could offer you where your work is concerned is this: Become so skilled, so vigilant, so flat-out fantastic at what you do that your talent cannot be dismissed. Every remedial chore, every boss who takes credit for your idea - that is going to happen - look for the lessons because the lessons are always there. It’s just what you’re doing on the way to who you will become. And remember that your job is not who you are. Other days, you may not feel like going to work at all. There will be some days that you just might be bored. Your job is not always going to fulfill you. Because I can assure you, based on the thousands of people I’ve interviewed, one does not automatically follow the other. And while I’m at it, do not equate money and fame with accomplishment and character. ![]() So do the right thing, especially when nobody’s looking. You see, in a court of law, there are loopholes and technicalities and bargains to be struck, but in life, you’re either principled or you’re not. And another thing you already know that definitely bears repeating: Don’t ever confuse what is legal with what is moral because they are entirely different animals. And if you’re fighting with someone you really love, for God’s sakes, find your way back to them - because life is short even on our longest days. I’m telling you, your back will thank you later. And know that it’s better to be interested than interesting. And know that what you tweet and post and Instagram today might be asked about in a job interview tomorrow or 20 years from tomorrow. Ask for help when you need it, and put your phone away at the dinner table. ![]() Say thank you to people and actually really mean it. Oprah Winfrey at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on May 11:Įat a good breakfast. Because if enough of you listen to that voice - if enough of you prove that this generation isn’t going to make the same mistakes as the one before - then doing the right thing won’t seem as rare, or as hard, or as special. Because more than ever we need people to be guided by their own senses of principle - and not the whims of a culture that prizes ambition, and sensationalism, and celebrity, and vulgarity, and doing whatever it takes to win. And I hope that in that moment you’ll be generous with yourself, but trust that inner voice. Where it will be totally unclear to you what the right thing is for you, for your family, for your community. ![]() No matter what you choose to do no matter what direction you go whether you’re a doctor treating refugees or a financier making money off of foreclosures - and I genuinely hope you don’t do that - you will face a moment in your career where you have absolutely no idea what to do. ![]() Journalist Ronan Farrow at Loyola Marymount University on May 5: Here are a few of their most notable pieces of advice: ‘Trust that inner voice’ Politicians, writers, athletes, celebrities and CEOs have all delivered words of wisdom to 2018 graduates in commencement speeches during the past few weeks. ![]()
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