Don’t let anyone disturb your pace
Headmaster:
Alright, everyone looking forward, please.
Good morning Year Elevens.?
Today’s assembly is about the start of a journey.?
The start of the rest of your lives.?
In 2 years time all of you will be finishing your A levels.?
In 3 years time you’ll be studying across the world, studying at the university of your choice.?
In 5 years time you’ll have started your careers.?
Many of you will be in this room working for the top institutions across the globe.?
You will then get married, you then may buy a house.?
In 10 years time your life will be set for you.?
In 15 years you’ll be 30 and from then on your path, your life will be set.
Murmurring.
A young man:
I’m sorry Mr. Headmaster, let me tell you why that approach may fail you.
I know people who graduated at 21 and didn’t get a job until they were 27.
I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately.?
I know people who never went to university, but found what they love at 18.
I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they do.
I know people who took gap years and found their purpose.?
I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16, they change their mind at 26.?
I know people who have children but are single, and I know people who are married but had to wait 8 to 10?
years to have children.?
I know people in relationships who love someone else.?
I know people who love each other but aren’t together.?
So my point is everything in life happens according to our time, our clock.
You may look at some of your friends and think that they’re ahead of you, maybe some of them you feel are?
behind, but everything happens at their own pace.
They have their own time and clock and so do you.?
Be patient.
At age 25, Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas.?
It took till 32 for J.K. Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by 12 publishers.?
Ortega launched Zara when he was 39.?
Jack Ma started Alibaba when was 35.
Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52.?
Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old.?
Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34.
Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement.
Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful.?
Starting a family after 35 is still possible, and buying a house after 40 is still great.?
Don’t let anyone rush you with their timelines.
Because as Einstein said, “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that’s
counted truly counts.” And this is the most important thing, I want you to be able to create meaningful,?
purposeful fulfilling lives for yourselves, and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the?
lives of others.?
That will be true success.
不要讓任何人打亂你的節(jié)奏
校長(zhǎng)：
請(qǐng)大家都朝我這邊看。
早上好11年級(jí)的同學(xué)們。
今天的集會(huì)是關(guān)于一段新的開始。
它將開啟你們今后的余生。
再過兩年你們就會(huì)完成A levels 的學(xué)業(yè)。
再過三年，你們就會(huì)去到自己想去的國(guó)家，上自己想上的大學(xué)。
再過五年你們就會(huì)開啟自己的職業(yè)生涯。
你們?cè)谧暮芏嗤瑢W(xué)會(huì)進(jìn)入世界頂尖公司工作。
然后你們會(huì)結(jié)婚、買房。
十年之后你的人生就會(huì)安定下來。
再過十五年，你就三十歲了，你的人生軌跡就會(huì)定型。
（發(fā)出雜音）
一個(gè)年輕人：
不好意思校長(zhǎng)，我想告訴你為什么你的這些話是錯(cuò)的。
有的人21歲畢業(yè)到27歲才找到工作。
有的人25歲才畢業(yè)但馬上就找到了工作。
有的人沒上過大學(xué)卻在18歲就找到了熱愛的事。
?有的人一畢業(yè)就找到了好工作，賺很多錢，卻過得不開心。
有的人選擇間隔年去尋找自我。
有的人在16歲就清楚知道自己要什么，但在26歲時(shí)改變了想法。
?有的人有了孩子卻還是單身，有的人結(jié)了婚卻等了8到10年才生孩子。
有的人身處一段感情，愛的卻是別人。
有的人明明彼此相愛，卻沒有在一起。
我想說的是人生中的每一件事都取決于我們自己的時(shí)間。
你身邊有些朋友也許遙遙領(lǐng)先于你，有些朋友也許落后于你，但凡事都有它自己的節(jié)奏。
他們有他們的節(jié)奏，你有你自己的。
耐心一點(diǎn)。
庫(kù)班25歲的時(shí)候還在酒吧做酒保。
在被拒12次后，JK羅琳到32歲才出版了《哈利波特》。
Ortega到39歲才創(chuàng)辦了Zara。
?馬云35歲才建立了阿里巴巴。
摩根弗里曼到52歲才迎來他演藝事業(yè)的大爆發(fā)。
Steve Carell 40歲才紅。
?Richard Branson 34歲才創(chuàng)辦維珍航空。
?25歲后才拿到文憑，依然值得驕傲。
30歲沒結(jié)婚，但過得快樂也是一種成功。
?35歲之后成家也完全可以，40歲買房也沒什么丟臉的。
不要讓任何人擾亂你的時(shí)間表。
因?yàn)閻垡蛩固乖?jīng)說過：“并不是每一件算的出來的事都有意義，也不是每一件有意義的事都能夠被算出來”。
?這才是最重要的事，我希望你們可以創(chuàng)造屬于自己的充滿意義的人生，學(xué)會(huì)用這些去影響點(diǎn)亮他人的生活。
這才是真正的成功。
