One-Minute Graduation Speech
© Glenn Dromgoole
I have never been asked to give a commencement address and probably will never be invited, but I have given it some thought. What would I tell the graduates? What wisdom would I try to leave them with? Here are my thoughts, condensed into about one minute.
Graduates, families, and everyone else:
First off, I want to follow the two rules of graduation speeches. The first rule is: Keep It Short. The second rule is: Keep It Short.
So here’s what I have to say – in one sentence, seventeen words – describing what I consider a good working philosophy for life. A mission statement, perhaps. At least something worth striving for.
It is this:
Wherever I am, I can do something to make my corner of the world a better place.
Wherever I am, I can do something to make my corner of the world a better place.
I hope that wherever you go, whatever you do, you will try to make your corner of the world a better place. Be kind. Be generous. Be compassionate. Be honest. Be reasonable. Be thankful.
Make a difference with your life.
And then I would sit down.
