Yesterday I went to my brother's graduation. He went to Weber State and was graduating in integrated studies, if I remember right. It's a major where you can combine 3 topics together, while doing a capstone project, that will better suit your desired career path. His ultimate desire is to go to medical school and end up in the medical field somewhere.
I only was able to make it to part of it as I had several other things to do. As I watched him walk I reflected upon last summer when I went to my commencement am walked. John M. Huntsman Jr. spoke at my commencement. He gave 4 points that I recall and would like to share:
5 F's You'll Need In Life:
1. Find Yourself
2. Find A Cause
3. Face Failure
4. Find Someone To Love
5. Find Meaning
Love can transend race, religion, geography and class. ~ Incubus (Dig)
Have goals - Create an intellectual framework. Experience is the most valuable training ground.
The most valuable of all talents is if you can use one word instead of two. ~ Thomas Jefferson
All of these points, I thought, were very important to me as I went forward and pursued my career. In particular was the one about having goals. I have always been a goal oriented person. There is a quote that I found a while back which talks about goals:
"The most important thing about having goals is having one." ~ Geoffrey F. Abert
Goals help drive people to accomplish so much, but if you can't have one, it won't get you anywhere. Goals can be big and small. One of my big goals that I made years ago was to run a marathon one day. I took my 1st step towards that goal a few weeks ago by running my 1st race ever, the Canyonlands 1/2 marathon down in Moab. I ran it in just over 2 hours. I was extremely proud that I was able to do this.
Pre-race
Post-race
This was one of the sub-goals that I needed to accomplish to get to my goal. By having goals in my life, I've been able to achieve what I am today. Several people have been influences and I thank them for being an example to me every step of the way.
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An inspirational story of vulnerability and overcoming adversity
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