Graduates receive a lot of advice as the big day approaches. They’re ending one chapter and beginning a new one. It’s the first day of the rest of their lives. The pressure to make the right choices at this juncture is high, and the future can be an overwhelming concept at this stage in life.
I asked professionals across a variety of industries two basic questions. First, what’s one thing you wish someone had told you when you graduated high school? And second, what’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?