Name: 十大人生感悟(最後一講系列) (Top 10 Life Lessons (Last Lecture Series))
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You know, I've had a lot of chance to interact with your

class over the last couple of years, starting with admit weekend, I guess.

So, we've had lots of interactions, large and

small but never anything quite like a last lecture.

I, I have assembled the list of of ten lessons that have been

important to me in my life that I'd like to share with you.

This first one, I guess, comes from two sources, one, as you know, I spent

seven years of my life living and working

in Australia where cricket is a national game.

teaching a second year seminar on leadership and in

that leadership seminar I like to use the

case of Sir Earnest Shackleton the great Antarctic explorer.

And Shackleton had something very interesting to say about life.

He said, Some people say it's wrong to think of life as a game.

He said, Life to me means the greatest of all games.

The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game.

And a game where the rules don't matter much.

Shackleton said, you know, the game has to be played fairly, or it's no game at all.

And even to win the game is not the chief end.

The chief end is to win it honorably and splendidly.

And in Shackleton's mind, honorably and spend, splendidly meant living it by

his values, the things that mattered most to him, by his rules.

Now, those of you who know cricket know, it's got a lot of rules.

But another thing about cricket that I think is relevant, it's a long game.

at staying in shape physically, mentally, emotionally.

In many respects, your determination and your drive will have

as much to do with your life as your DNA.

And another thing a well known cricket commentator observed

is that in addition to being a long game where

perseverance and resilience and patience are critical, it's a

game where he said, nothing happens and then everything happens.

Again, only a true cricket aficionados might appreciate this.

But applying it to life, I can tell you that often, out of the blue, that big

opportunity or that big challenge hits you in the face, you can't plan your life.

You can't plan your career, but you can plan

to be prepared, and preparation is an awfully key aspect.

over again from our CEO at Wells Fargo, Carl Reichardt.

I don't think Carl necessarily believed the

world was divided into good people and bad

that there were people with very bad behaviors.

You don't have to deal with people who are

abusive, people who are dishonest, people who are unethical.

You know, in banking where you make loans every day, you take deposits every day,

you accept investments, you, you have a lot of opportunities to say yes and no.

Even at the GSP, when raising money, there are times

when it's appropriate to say no because the motivation isn't right.

And I think this lesson, aside from saving you

an awful lot of unpleasantness, can also save you.

[SOUND] Because your reputation is everything.

For me, a corollary to this life's too short lesson, has been another one

I've always applied, which is, don't sign something you haven't read,

don't sign something you don't understand, or that you don't agree with.

it's still very much a part of the company today.

And it's something that we began adopting when we wanted very much to change the

culture from one that was more bureaucratic

to one with a real sense of accountability.

store, and you encounter the person that owns that

store, you have a much different experience and encounter

than when you're dealing with a temporary, hired clerk.

That comes from true ownership is is a very real

and different behavior that we all recognize and we all appreciate.

money not somebody else's, or somebody else's enterprise.

Whenever you're in charge of something, anything, anywhere, any group.

If you adopt that ownership mindset and mentality, it serves you well.

After all, next John, leadership is not about fame

and fortune and power, it is about responsibility.

And it's a responsibility for the group that you have inherited.