In their recent commencement addresses, prominent figures such as Henry Winkler, Jerome Powell, and Jessica Livingston shared insights on personal growth and resilience. Winkler emphasized the importance of positive thinking over negative thoughts, advocating for a mindset shift to enhance habits. Powell highlighted how a blend of luck and the courage to face failures fosters career opportunities and memorable relationships, noting that personal improvement is an ongoing journey. Meanwhile, Livingston encouraged graduates to seek out interesting individuals and be adaptable, reminding them that they have the power to reinvent themselves at any time.
Instead, when faced with doubts and negative thoughts about your goals, "you move it out; you move a positive in," he said.
We risk failure, awkwardness, embarrassment, and rejection," he said. "But that's how we create the career opportunities, the great friendships, and the loves that make life worth living.
Talk to people. Get introduced to new people. Find the people that you think are interesting, and then ask what they're working on.
If you want to, you can just decide to shift gears at this point, and no one's going to stop you.
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