There were about 20 people in the graduating class.
One thing that I liked was that when they called up each person to shake hands and get their diplomas, each graduate was given the opportunity to say a few words.
It was amazing to me how 20 people could give a thank you, what I learned, and what I will do with it speech in 20 completely different ways.
20 people, 20 personalities, 20 ways of thinking and saying something.
We really are all the similar to and different from one anther at the same time!
I remember one graduate in particular.
He talked about how the leadership program challenged him, and he said:
It made me think back, and it made me think forward.
I loved that!
This is really what learning is all about.
Reflecting back and using that to think forward--how to apply it, how to shape it, and how to innovate from it.
Thinking forward starts with thinking back to where we came from and all the lessons learned in our lives.
It all starts at the beginning and it goes forward from there. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)