So as the economy evolves out of an information
economy into a purpose economy which is really
the future of work and it's the future of
our economy and society, it's an incredible
opportunity. I'm so jealous of people graduating
from college right now. It's an opportunity
to be in an economy and to be an innovator
in this new economy where you're able to both
do good and do well and to really do that
in a really authentic way. So my advice to
folks graduating now -- I mean first and foremost
is to spend your twenties getting to know
yourself. I think too often we look to outside
influences. We look at what people expect
of us instead of just trying to really figure
out who we are, what drives purpose for us,
what matters to us. And to spend our twenties
just rubbing up against the world and getting
to know ourselves so that we can figure out
once we have that strong core, that strong
sense of purpose how we can then go out and
create value in the world. And I think unfortunately
universities do a pretty poor job of doing
that. So in some sense you're twenties is
about getting your real college degree by
going out there and learning in the real world
and learning about yourself.
In my experience the most important thing
is to get to know yourself and you get to
know yourself most often by putting yourself
in different circumstances and trying different
things. And I think in education we tend to
go through the same experience over and over
again for four years instead of having a diversity
of experiences. Taking English and then math
is not really that different an experience.
When I was in college the things that were
different were studying abroad. I did a lot
of work in a local prison as a teacher. These
are the things that actually teach you who
you are. And those are the things that we
really need to invest in in our twenties.