Best Advice Ever (3)
No one ever said on his deathbed, “If only I’d spent more time at the office.”
I totally agree with that. I was quite impressed by the commencement address our CEO, Paul Pearson, gave at his alma mater last year. I’m sure you’ve all read the speech in the online corporate newsletter. I liked his main theme: the need to sustain passion over our lifetime-passion for both our work and our life.
Yes, Paul said that after he got his MBA, his first boss at the ad agency he joined scolded him for always being late for work.
Some people do have a problem with punctuality in general. But Paul said that was the wake-up call-no pun intended-he needed to realize that he had no passion for that job. He tried a couple of different jobs before he found his calling in the healthcare field when he joined the health dan beauty division of what’s now A&A.
Right. Paul told the graduates that it’s crucial to be true to yourself and find something that sustains your passion. He encouraged them to build a life well lived, not just in their careers, but also with their family, children and legacy. True to A&A’s culture, he emphasized the importance of helping others, because he best thing we can do is be a good human being.
That’s right. For me, the most impressive part of his speech was when he said we should find the work path and the life path that makes us want to rush to work in the morning and then be just as excited to rush home at the end of the day.
What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.
