Re: it took him 15 years to get his bachelor's degree, and then he was asked to give a speech.
I'm here today to talk about this, because I have a lot of immigrants in front of me, I am immigrant, my grandparents are immigrants, 80% of our schools are immigrants, which is the powerful reason for the United States. As immigrants, we should realize how lucky we are. We come here for our own ideals, and come here to find the joy and peace of life, but keep in mind that there are many people in the world who can't live like us. Because of this privilege, we are more responsible for going to a more meaningful life.
fifth, the fifth thing my wife taught me is to run a meaningful career as if it were a meaningful life. Otherwise you will not get up early, and everything will not succeed. Let me tell you a very simple secret: first, your business must have a purpose, otherwise it will be a waste of time. Second, it is the staff. If your company is a mission driven company, you will attract the best staff in the world. You need to treat them and take care of them in the way you want to be treated. I know today that the most important factor in the business is the employees and everyone working for the day and night for the business. The human factor is the key to deciding whether you are successful or not. If you have clear goals and outstanding employees, you will have to produce excellent products next.
people often ask me that I have clear goals and excellent employees, and why my company is still not very successful. Let me tell you the reason. Your company needs to be in the sense of existence. If your company doesn't exist, it can't be profitable. It is losing money every month. Don't make such a company. If you have a goal, a good employee, and a good product, I assure you that you will be profitable.
with these lessons, I founded Wework with Miguel (Miguel) Rebecca (Rebecca) and I in 2010. At that time, we had only one employee, 30 members, 3000 flat feet of the office. At that time, I thought life was a race. You had to run to the end, and there was only one. And now I realize that starting a business is like life, a marathon, slowly, doing it, looking for the right person, and realizing that this is a team game. As long as you realize it needs teamwork, you will find the right person to take you through the end. I also learned to be honest with myself.
if you are insincere to yourself, it is a waste of time, and you will not be sincere to him. I also learned to give people roses, leaving their hands fragrant, and giving is a harvest. The more you pay, the more you get. I also realize that if you really want to help others, don't expect anything in return. If you don't do one thing and calculate the return, it's not the right thing to do. If you help others without any reward, there will always be a harvest day. The last point, the most important thing I learned in the process of entrepreneurship, was that in the past seven years in Wework, and in my 15 years of business, I learned one thing, the best business in the world, like the best individual in the world, always kept an open mind. If you do that, all good things will come naturally.
Dear friends, I have just shared my life experience and blueprints with you, and we all look forward to hearing the stories and looking forward to the use of your abilities, creativity, passion and attention, to share your story with the world. Now, everyone should be looking for a job, and there are a lot of special attractions outside. I also know that you must have heard a lot of advice. The fact is that your first job is not the best. Maybe you have lost the passion to find, but if you insist on improving yourself, remember that we are asking for it today. There is always a colleague who needs your help. There are always customers who need new services. There is always a need for you to constantly upgrade your creativity and passion.
like unmanned cars, landing on the universe and so on exciting technologies, we have to remember that the good future lies in us, only we can open the way forward. It is not algorithms, nor software, that leads us, but values, friendship, common goals and the most important humanitarian spirit.
people are talking about the industrial revolution. Then I'll tell you a secret that the era of liberating human beings from production lines is coming. Remember, at school, teachers stand on the podium, and students sit in rows and listen to classes. These ways all make students adapt to the assembly line. The gap between the rich and the poor has never been so huge as it is now. When an extremely dangerous time is coming, many people are discussing the third wave, the new revolution, the discussion of the exchange, the discussion of the Internet, the discussion of the rapid connection of the city's super high speed rail, and so on. But in my opinion, these are not the third revolutions. The third revolution should be the revolution of mankind itself and the rebirth of mankind. He will give every one of us a sense of respect and a sense of teamwork. Without these, we will not achieve the greatness of mankind. The regeneration of human beings let us know that we treat others in the way we want to be treated. It is a privilege to be aware of being part of a group that is better than oneself, which does not discriminate against sex, age, race, and religion.
My dear graduating partners, please remember my experience and write your own blueprint with your own way of life. Look at your map of life, where you want to go, and work towards this goal.
let your loved ones, lovers and friends remind you that no one is perfect in the right course of life. Ten years later, you can and should stand here, like I do today, pass on your experience to the next generation of students of Baruch Institute. Everyone here is unique. Everyone is a born entrepreneur and creative. You can become a great painter, singer, writer, my dear friends, your relatives, your teachers, your friends, and the whole world.
2017 graduates, Congratulations, change the world!