With college seniors heading down the homestretch, I can't help but think of the best graduation present I received when I finished school. While some people I know got cars and others a simple bouquet of flowers—my parents were somewhere in between when it came to my gift—I received a ticket to see Avenue Q* on Broadway.
Princeton an Avenue Q resident
For those of you not familiar with the concept of the show it is a spoof on Sesame Street and it shares life lessons for young professionals. Some of these lessons include getting a job with a BA in English, how to find your purpose in life, and many more.
Now that I’ve been out of school for some time I really appreciate what a great gift it was. While everything I learned about being a 20-something in the working world didn’t come from the show, it was a nice starting point. It taught me that it’s okay to not know what you want to do, even if it seems like everyone else does (they don’t), finding your purpose isn’t always do-able, but you can still be fulfilled, and nothing lasts forever, so be ready to accept that—for the good and the bad.
So why am I telling you all this? I figured I should pay it forward, so for all of you recent or soon to be college grads, here we go: