A college freshman discusses their early struggles with academics and adjusting to college life, and their eventual realization of the importance of finding a passion to pursue.
The speaker discusses how they found accessing Shakespearean texts difficult as a young actor, and how there is often pressure to perform the texts as intended instead of bringing a new interpretation to them like in an original screenplay.
The speaker shares how he found confidence and stood up for himself through fashion and personal style, even if it meant looking like "an asshole."
The guest speaker shares his journey of overcoming challenges in his early life and eventually becoming a tenured professor. He emphasizes the importance of learning from mistakes and having self-accountability.
Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of Bumble, discusses the challenges of launching her company while dealing with grief and personal attacks on social media.