Great advice in the graduation speech Matthew McConaughey
Life's not easy and it's not fair. What's the "entitlement trap"?
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Happiness is "result reliant." If you're trying to be happy, why are your going to UNhappy much of the time?
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What is joy and how is joy different than happiness?
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If you need your performance to be a success for it to have worth, if it's outcome driven, you're going for happiness, not joy. What's joy about?
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How do you define success for yourself?
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What does he mean, "don't choose anything that would jeopardize your soul" or "don't do anything that antagonizes your character"?
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Sometimes we're successful in some areas but not others, it's a juggle. How do you make sure you are giving proper energy to the things you care most about? (remember the jar of life?)
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We can focus on the negative and dissect it all we want, but that can just lead to more negativity. How do you dissect success?
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What does he mean that gratitude reciprocates?
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He learns from his bad reviews, how does he try to learn from this criticism?
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What does he mean "life's a verb"?
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What does he mean "we are the architects of our own lives" and what can do we do with that?
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How do you "give your obstacles credit"?
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How is fear a good thing?
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How does the idea of declaring your fears relate to vulnerability? How can being "Macho" be a bad thing? (Not Parker and Max Macho :-) That's never a bad thing)
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What is success?
What are some of the things you can excel at that would give you a feeling of success?
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Why is it hard to be successful with both popularity and integrity? Which one is more important to you and what kinds of decisions will you need to make to be successful there?
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The most important success is the success that you find personally fulfilling, and that might not be totally obvious right now. Just because you don't know what ultimate success looks like for you doesn't mean you can't take a step forward towards it. What could feel like a successful next step towards success right now.