Fierce Tip of the Week: Connect with a Recent Graduate

“Now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make good art.” – Neil GaimanIt’s that time of year. Universities and colleges around the country have officially released another class of graduates into the workforce. Do you remember how you felt when you graduated? Were you excited? Scared? Bogged down? Carefree?I remember thinking – wow, this is it – pretty surreal. And off I went into the next phase of my life. The significance of the time was leveled with how equally anti-climactic it was. I remember thinking: Is this how everyone feels?During that time, a dear family friend, Dave, sat me down and talked with me about how I was feeling, what I wanted to do, and who I wanted to be. He asked me big, juicy, important questions. The type that couldn’t be followed by simple, small answers.Dave asked me those questions, because he wanted to make sure I was looking inside instead of outside for validation. I think people assume those conversations happen all the time with people after they graduate. I would argue they don’t.This week’s tip is to have an authentic, real conversation with a recent graduate. He or she may be in your family, a close friend, or a stranger.Make the conversation deep. Make it fierce.  

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