I went to my boss and told him I was gonna start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job."That logic made some sense to me, and he (1) me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be (2) by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I 'm proud of that choice. Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author from scratch on your own — begins.How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make? Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions? Will you follow dogma, or will you be (3) ? Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and (4) ? Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions? Will you bluff it out when you are wrong or will you (5) ? Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love? Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling? When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless? Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder? Will you be clever at the (6) of others, or will you be kind? I will hazard a (7) . When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of (8) narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. Thank you and good luck!3.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I was gonna start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job."

That logic made some sense to me, and he      (1)      me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be      (2)      by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I 'm proud of that choice. Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author from scratch on your own — begins.

How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make? Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions? Will you follow dogma, or will you be      (3)      ? Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and      (4)      ? Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions? Will you bluff it out when you are wrong or will you      (5)      ? Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love? Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling?

When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless? Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder? Will you be clever at the      (6)      of others, or will you be kind? I will hazard a      (7)      . When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of      (8)      narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story. Thank you and good luck!

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