What Teenager Should Do
1. you can’t do it alone.
2. be open to collaboration.
3. other people and other people ideas are often better than your own.
4. find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot time with them, and it would change your life
5. no one is here today because they did it on their own. you’re all here today because someone gave you strength, helped you and held you in the palm of their hand; God, Allah, Buddha, Gaga ..
6. the answers of your life’s questions is often in someone else’s face. try putting your iphone down everyonce in a while and look at people’s faces.
7. hold someone’s hand and you’ll feel less-scared.
8. it’s much more fun to succeed and fail with other people.
9. take your risks now!
10. try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matter that you never know about.
11.continue to share your heart to people even if it’s been broken.
12. even though you’re smart, you’re still allowed to say ‘I don’t know’
" When you feel scared, hold someone's hands and looking at their eyes. When you feel brave, do the same thing. You are all here because you are smart and you are brave. If you add kindness and ability to change your tire, you almost make up to a perfect person"
Amy Poehler on Harvard Class Day Speaker in 25 May 2011
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