Ditch the dream and be a doer shonda rhimes' commencement speech at dartmouth university

Ditch the dream and be a doer

1. Ditch the dream and be a doer

2. Shonda Rhimes Commencement Speech at Dartmouth University

3. Shonda Lynn Rhimes is a screenwriter, director and producer. Rhimes is best known as the creator, head writer, executive producer and showrunner of the medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy , its spin-off Private Practice and political thriller series Scandal.

4. Having majored in English and Film Studies from Dartmouth College herself in 1991, she was called by the college President, Mr Hanlon to deliver the commencement speech to the graduating class of 2014!! Though she admitted that she is no great public speaker, she still agreed to do it because she likes challenges

5. I Inspiring Quotes from Shonda Rhimes ’ Commencement Speech

6. Stop dreaming Already

7. "Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams . Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them . It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change."

8. … And Start Doing

9. "You want to be a writer? A writer is someone who writes every day, so start writing . You don't have a job? Get one. Any job. Don't sit at home waiting for the magical opportunity. Who are you? Prince William ? No. Get a job. Go to work. Do something until you can do something else ."

10. Don't Let Hashtags Replace Activism 

11. " A hashtag does not make you Dr. King. A hashtag does not change anything. It's a hashtag. It's you, sitting on your butt, typing on your computer and then going back to binge-watching your favorite show . Volunteer some hours. Focus on something outside yourself . Devote a slice of your energies towards making the world suck less every week.”

12. Forget About "Having It All" Because Perfection is Impossible

13. "If I am succeeding at one, I am inevitably failing at the other . That is the tradeoff. You never feel a hundred percent OK ; you never get your sea legs; you are always a little nauseous . Something is always lost."

14. Stop Trying to Be Someone Else, and Focus On Being  Yourself

15. “You know what I wanted to be? I wanted to be Nobel Prize Winning Author Toni Morrison .   Guess what ? Years later, I had dinner with Toni Morrison . All she wanted to talk about was   Grey's Anatomy . That never would have happened if I hadn’t stopped dreaming of becoming her and gotten busy becoming myself."

16. Count Your Blessings

17. "Yes, it is hard out here . But hard is relative. Elsewhere in the world, girls are harmed simply because they want to get an education. Slavery still exists. Children still die from malnutrition. ... So yes, tomorrow may suck for you—as it did for me. But as you stare at the lint in your navel, have some perspective. We are incredibly lucky. We have been given a gift."

18. All of us have a responsibility to become a person w orthy of joining and contributing to society. Because who we are today ... that's who we are!!

19. A Recap of the 6 Pearls of Wisdom Stop Dreaming Already … A nd S tart Doing Don't Let Hashtags Replace Activism  Forget About "Having It All" Because Perfection is Impossible Stop Trying to Be Someone Else, and Focus On Being  Yourself Count Your Blessings

20. These slides were created by Pragna.S.P , IIM Lucknow as a part of the Personal Branding course taught by Prof. Sameer Mathur .

21. References http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ commence/news/speeches/2014/rhimes-address.html https :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuHQ6TH60_I