Commencement speech given by Matthew McConaughey.
Now, as far as general life, some things that I’ve heard that have helped me along the way, I’m going to share with you here. Act today in ways that you will respect tomorrow. From how you treat yourself to how you treat others in real life and online. And what I mean by online, just remember those comments you leave online, those thumbs-up or thumbs-down, they will outlive you. They are part of your resume of who you are.
Number two: Respect yourselves and others. Inspire yourselves and others and laugh as much as possible and have as much fun as you can when you can.
Number three: Life’s hard, even without a damn pandemic. You realize that now and you’re going to enjoy your life a whole lot more later.
Number four: Don’t be afraid to fail. Learn who you are, take risks to be that person, then persist and pursue to get what you want.
Number five: Let your reach exceed your grasp. If you do that, what you end up getting is going to be better than what you could have grabbed.
Number six: You’re not going to get straight As in life. If you did, life would be pretty doggone boring because how do we ever know what was right if we didn’t screw up.
Number seven: Take care of yourselves, family and loved ones. Forgive yourselves, family and loved ones. Bet on yourself, hold yourself to task. Make a plan when you can and own it.