桑德伯格在UC伯克利毕业演讲.docx
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桑德伯格在UC伯克利毕业演讲
Thankyou,Marie.Andthankyouesteemedmembersofthefaculty,proudparents,devotedfriends,andsquirmingsiblings.
Congratulationstoallofyou…andespeciallytothemagnificentBerkeleygraduatingclassof2016!
ItisaprivilegetobehereatBerkeley,whichhasproducedsomanyNobelPrizewinners,TuringAwardwinners,astronauts,membersofCongress,Olympicgoldmedalists….andthat’sjustthewomen!
Berkeleyhasalwaysbeenaheadofthetimes.Inthe1960s,youledtheFreeSpeechMovement.Backinthosedays,peopleusedtosaythatwithallthelonghair,howdoweeventelltheboysfromthegirls?
Wenowknowtheanswer:
manbuns.
Earlyon,Berkeleyopeneditsdoorstotheentirepopulation.Whenthiscampusopenedin1873,theclassincluded167menand222women.Ittookmyalmamateranotherninetyyearstoawardasingledegreetoasinglewoman.
OneofthewomenwhocamehereinsearchofopportunitywasRosalindNuss.RozgrewupscrubbingfloorsintheBrooklynboardinghousewhereshelived.Shewaspulledoutofhighschoolbyherparentstohelpsupporttheirfamily.Oneofherteachersinsistedthatherparentsputherbackintoschool—andin1937,shesatwhereyouaresittingtodayandreceivedaBerkeleydegree.Rozwasmygrandmother.ShewasahugeinspirationtomeandI’msogratefulthatBerkeleyrecognizedherpotential.Iwanttotakeamomenttoofferaspecialcongratulationstothemanyheretodaywhoarethefirstgenerationintheirfamiliestograduatefromcollege.Whataremarkableachievement.
Todayisadayofcelebration.Adaytocelebrateallthehardworkthatgotyoutothismoment.
Todayisadayofthanks. Adaytothankthosewhohelpedyougethere—nurturedyou,taughtyou,cheeredyouon,anddriedyourtears. Oratleasttheonesmanwhodidn’tdrawonyouwithaSharpiewhenyoufellasleepataparty.
Todayisadayofreflection.Becausetodaymarkstheendofoneeraofyourlifeandthebeginningofsomethingnew.
Acommencementaddressismeanttobeadancebetweenyouthandwisdom.Youhavetheyouth.Someonecomesintobethevoiceofwisdom—that’ssupposedtobeme.IstanduphereandtellyouallthethingsIhavelearnedinlife,youthrowyourcapintheair,youletyourfamilytakeamillionphotos
–don’tforgettopostthemoninstagram—andeveryonegoeshomehappy.
Todaywillbeabitdifferent.Wewillstilldothecapsandyoustillhavetodothephotos.ButIamnotheretotellyouallthethingsI’velearnedinlife.TodayIwilltrytotellyouwhatIlearnedindeath.
Ihaveneverspokenpubliclyaboutthisbefore.It’shard.ButIwilldomyverybestnottoblowmynoseonthisbeautifulBerkeleyrobe.
Oneyearandthirteendaysago,Ilostmyhusband,Dave.Hisdeathwassuddenandunexpected.Wewereatafriend’sfiftiethbirthdaypartyinMexico.Itookanap.Davewenttoworkout.Whatfollowedwastheunthinkable—walkingintoagymtofindhimlyingonthefloor.Flyinghometotellmychildrenthattheirfatherwasgone.Watchinghiscasketbeingloweredintotheground.
Formanymonthsafterward,andatmanytimessince,Iwasswallowedupinthedeepfogofgrief—whatIthinkofasthevoid—anemptinessthatfillsyourheart,yourlungs,constrictsyourabilitytothinkoreventobreathe.
Dave’sdeathchangedmeinveryprofoundways.Ilearnedaboutthedepthsofsadnessandthebrutalityofloss.ButIalsolearnedthatwhenlifesucksyouunder,youcankickagainstthebottom,breakthesurface,andbreatheagain.Ilearnedthatinthefaceofthevoid—orinthefaceofanychallenge—youcanchoosejoyandmeaning.
I’msharingthiswithyouinthehopesthattoday,asyoutakethenextstepinyourlife,youcanlearnthelessonsthatIonlylearnedindeath. Lessonsabouthope,strength,andthelightwithinusthatwillnotbeextinguished.
EveryonewhohasmadeitthroughCalhasalreadyexperiencedsomedisappointment. YouwantedanAbutyougotaB. OK,let’sbehonest—yougotanA-butyou’restillmad.YouappliedforaninternshipatFacebook,butyouonlygotonefromGoogle.Shewastheloveofyourlife…butthensheswipedleft.
GameofThronestheshowhasdivergedwaytoomuchfromthebooks—andyoubotheredtoreadallfourthousandthreehundredandfifty-twopages.
Youwillalmostcertainlyfacemoreanddeeperadversity.There’slossofopportunity:
thejobthatdoesn’tworkout,theillnessoraccidentthatchangeseverythinginaninstant.There’slossofdignity:
thesharpstingofprejudicewhenithappens.There’slossoflove:
thebrokenrelationshipsthatcan’tbefixed.Andsometimesthere’slossoflifeitself.
Someofyouhavealreadyexperiencedthekindoftragedyandhardshipthatleaveanindeliblemark.Lastyear,Radhika,thewinneroftheUniversityMedal,spokesobeautifullyaboutthesuddenlossofhermother.
Thequestionisnotifsomeofthesethingswillhappentoyou. Theywill.TodayIwanttotalkaboutwhathappensnext.Aboutthethingsyoucandotoovercomeadversity,nomatterwhatformittakesorwhenithitsyou.Theeasydaysaheadofyouwillbeeasy. Itistheharddays—thetimesthatchallengeyoutoyourverycore—thatwilldeterminewhoyouare. Youwillbedefinednotjustbywhatyouachieve,butbyhowyousurvive.
AfewweeksafterDavedied,IwastalkingtomyfriendPhilaboutafather-sonactivitythatDavewasnotheretodo. WecameupwithaplantofillinforDave.Icriedtohim,“ButIwantDave.” Philputhisarmaroundmeandsaid,“OptionAisnotavailable. Solet’sjustkicktheshitoutofoptionB.”
WeallatsomepointlivesomeformofoptionB.Thequestionis:
Whatdowedothen?
AsarepresentativeofSiliconValley,I’mpleasedtotellyouthereisdatatolearnfrom.Afterspendingdecadesstudyinghowpeopledealwithsetbacks,psychologistMartinSeligmanfoundthattherearethreeP’s—personalization,pervasiveness,andpermanence—thatarecriticaltohowwebouncebackfromhardship.Theseedsofresilienceareplantedinthewayweprocessthenegativeeventsinourlives.
ThefirstPispersonalization—thebeliefthatweareatfault.Thisisdifferentfromtakingresponsibility,whichyoushouldalwaysdo.Thisisthelessonthatnoteverythingthathappenstoushappensbecauseofus.
WhenDavedied,Ihadaverycommonreaction,whichwastoblamemyself.Hediedinsecondsfromacardiacarrhythmia.IpouredoverhismedicalrecordsaskingwhatIcouldhave—orshouldhave—done.Itwasn’tuntilIlearnedaboutthethreeP’sthatIacceptedthatIcouldnothavepreventedhisdeath.Hisdoctorshadnotidentifiedhiscoronaryarterydisease.Iwasaneconomicsmajor;howcouldIhave?
Studiesshowthatgettingpastpersonalizationcanactuallymakeyoustronger.Teacherswhoknewtheycoulddobetterafterstudentsfailedadjustedtheirmethodsandsawfutureclassesgoontoexcel.Collegeswimmerswhounderperformedbutbelievedtheywerecapableofswimmingfasterdid.Nottakingfailurespersonallyallowsustorecover—andeventothrive.
ThesecondPispervasiveness—thebeliefthataneventwillaffectallareasofyourlife.Youknowthatsong“Everythingisawesome?
”Thisistheflip:
“Everythingisawful.”There’snoplacetorunorhidefromtheall-consumingsadness.
ThechildpsychologistsIspoketoencouragedmetogetmykidsbacktotheirroutineassoonaspossible.SotendaysafterDavedied,theywentbacktoschoolandIwentbacktowork.IremembersittinginmyfirstFacebookmeetinginadeep,deephaze.AllIcouldthinkwas,“Whatiseveryonetalkingaboutandhowcouldthispossiblymatter?
”ButthenIgotdrawnintothediscussionandforasecond—abriefsplitsecond—Iforgotaboutdeath.
Thatbriefsecondhelpedmeseethattherewereotherthingsinmylifethatwerenotawful.MychildrenandIwerehealthy.Myfriendsandfamilyweresolovingandtheycarriedus—quiteliterallyattimes.
Thelossofapartneroftenhasseverenegativefinancialconsequences,especiallyforwomen.Somanysinglemothers—andfathers—struggletomakeendsmeetorhavejobsthatdon’tallowthemthetimetheyneedtocarefortheirchildren.Ihadfinancialsecurity,theabilitytotakethetimeoffIneeded,andajobthatIdidnotjustbelievein,butwhereit’sactuallyOKtospendalldayonFacebook.Gradually,mychildrenstartedsleepingthroughthenight,cryingless,playingmore.
ThethirdPispermanence—thebeliefthatthesorrowwilllastforever.Formonths,nomatterwhatIdid,itfeltlikethecrushinggriefwouldalwaysbethere.
Weoftenprojectourcurrentfeelingsoutindefinitely—andexperiencewhatIthinkofasthesecondderivativeofthosefeelings.Wefeelanxious—andthenwefeelanxiousthatwe’reanxious. Wefeelsad—andthenwefeelsadthatwe’resad.Instead,weshouldacceptourfeelings—butrecognizethattheywillnotlastforever.MyrabbitoldmethattimewouldhealbutfornowIshould“leanintothesuck.” Itwasgoodadvice,butnotreallywhatImeantby“leanin.”
NoneofyouneedmetoexplainthefourthP…whichis,ofcourse,pizzafromCheeseBoard.
ButIwishIhadknownaboutthethreeP’swhenIwasyourage.Thereweresomanytimestheselessonswouldhavehelped.
Dayoneofmyfirstjoboutofcollege,mybossfoundoutthatIdidn’tknowhowtoenterdataintoLotus1-2-3. That’saspreadsheet—askyourparents.Hismouthdroppedopenandhesaid,‘Ican’tbelieveyougotthisjobwithoutknowingthat”—andthenwalkedoutoftheroom.IwenthomeconvincedthatIwasgoingtobefired. IthoughtIwasterribleateverything…butitturnsoutIwasonlyterribleatspreadsheets.Understandingpervasivenesswouldhavesavedmealotofanxietythatweek.
IwishIhadknownabout
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