"Follow your bliss" he said repeatedly during the presentation. In other words, follow what drives you. Your passion and love. The thing you that makes you look forward to living each day. Whether that be traveling, writing, working in a certain job, or really just anything that sparks your ultimate happiness.
He stressed to us that it's okay to not know what you want to do, and it's okay to not know that you don't know. It's a bit of a tongue twister, but you get the idea. He said it's about working hard and taking risks, and above all making mistakes on the journey of following your dreams and your passions.
On the topic of parents, he told us not to listen to him. With a chuckle he said don't tell them he told us this, but don't listen to them. "You're parents will try to live through you" he said. "But they have their own life. You have to live your life."
In a time where stress levels are high and graduation is growing closer, his speech was exactly what I needed to hear. It's important through all of the madness life throws at us, that we don't lose sight of what we want in our life, and that we understand we need to work hard to get where we want to be.
He left us with a few words of advice, among the many he gave us:
"Success comes in "cans"; Failures in "cannots."
