Hilary Duff’s commencement speech to Northeastern University’s Class of 2026. You don’t have to say yes to every opportunity. Saying no is not rejection it’s redirection.
by Relevant-Peach3997
Hilary Duff’s commencement speech to Northeastern University’s Class of 2026. You don’t have to say yes to every opportunity. Saying no is not rejection it’s redirection.
by Relevant-Peach3997
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I will say i don’t think i have ever seen bad being said about Hilary, she seems like she remained a humble human being while being famous and successful in her career good for her! 👏
Like she said no to dance lessons
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Sadly..without financial freedom “every opportunity” is usually exactly one opportunity if that, and there is no luxury to be able to say no
Ah yes it must be nice to have the luxury and financial stability to say no to opportunities.
Like… I kind of get what’s she’s trying to say but it comes across tone def. And also how has her vernacular not changed in 20 years
I don’t understand
Despite her maybe privilege, she is right. She is saying what young people in corporate America are told all the time — don’t say yes to everything, learn how to say no with tact
This is a speech for rich people?
This is phenomenal advice. I got a great opportunity early in my career and I took it without really thinking of the long term plan. It sort of derailed the plan I’d already been making work. I’m still fortune for the opportunity but i often wonder what other adventure I would have found if I’d said no.
Good advice, but personally I would encourage people to say yes to more things. Get outside your comfort zone. I started saying yes to almost everything (not unhealthy shit but social events, activities, hangouts with new people) and it changed my life
Someone who has never had a regular job giving the commencement speech at Northeastern, of all places, is bizarre.
Why are people acting like she didn’t say “when you are lucky enough to have opportunities”. Everything is not taking a crap on less financially well off people. Overreacting & nitpicking everything a successful or wealthy person says because it doesn’t seem tailored to a certain tax bracket is so insecure. If you can’t apply then ignore it, it doesn’t wholly make it bad advice.
She’s well-intentioned and I love her, but until she’s interested in offering me a job, I’m taking this advice with a pound of salt. 😛
This is not the place for this speech really. New grads aren’t going to turn down whatever opportunity comes their way. They need to take what they can get to have experience for their credentials to move higher. Especially in this sad economy with little prospects. But I get what she is saying as an older gal myself. I have had opportunities where I can say no, but only because I had credentials and experience. And Hilary has money and credentials and experience