Graduation Speech
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Graduation Speech
Friend, I hope you can see that what will propel you to thrive has a little to do with your skills and a lot to do with your mind.
I hope you get to know your inner world. I hope you thrive financially while living your values. I hope you focus less on what you achieve and more on who you become. I hope you learn to be kind to yourself. I hope you f... See more
I hope you get to know your inner world. I hope you thrive financially while living your values. I hope you focus less on what you achieve and more on who you become. I hope you learn to be kind to yourself. I hope you f... See more
Remember that having innate talent is not a goal. Expanding skills and knowledge is.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
George Saunders's Advice to Graduates
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Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but, most of all, endurance. ...If you are going to be a writer there is nothing I can say to stop you; if you’re not going to be a writer nothing I can say will help you. What you really need at the beginning is somebody to let y... See more