Guest speaker elementary graduation speech

I didnвЂ™t know if he knew I will win but one thing I know is for sure - he believed in me. Every awarding ceremony, Sir Richard will close his eyes and hold my hand. Cheering, being the personal alalay and at the same time, giving me pointers to review.

I remember one time that I won the National Journalism Competition in Tacloban and you were there for me. Mr Richard Calimbas, when I found out you are the school principal, I said to myself, вЂњhe deserved it.вЂќ YouвЂ™ve been always active in our lives. In high school, I found myself hosting in events and writing for the school paper and I always remember who led me to do that. He made me dance when I was in grade 5, he made me host school events at the age of 11 and he always believed in my writing. Ever since, I have not had the chance to thank my mentors: Teacher Ronald who taught me to try new things. You may not understand the way I live my life but this is what I am passionate about. I found something that makes me happy and it is traveling the world. Not from your parents, friends or colleagues. But remember, you need not seek approval from other people. I am not saving for anything, I donвЂ™t have any properties and that doesnвЂ™t make me less of a person. I make ends meet day by day just so I can live. One of my friends used to tell me that I live to live. They will always have something to say about what you are doing with your life. But as long as you believe in what you are doing, you will be fine.

I just think that nothing is really definite in this life: maybe at 30, I will buy a beach house in Miami, get married and have children maybe at 40, I will be traveling the world once again because I feel like I canвЂ™t hold myself together or maybe at 50, I will be the richest woman in the world. I still have a long way to go and I am already 27. You are just 12 years old right now and let me tell you that you have a long way to go. This is for all of you, parents, teachers and the stars of this night - the graduates: Whatever you feel that will make you happy in living your life, do it. You just need to believe that what you are doing really makes you happy and that it is important. As long as you have passion, you can never go wrong. Remember that what you do is based on what you really love. Let me tell you that all of these careers are good and never regard it as foolish. You can be a lawyer or an office clerk, full-time mom or a pre-school teacher, a factory worker or a pastry chef. You can work in an office with a good salary or you can be a freelance artist with part-time gigs. It gets so confusing what kind of people we are supposed to be and you will never find out if you are doing the right thing.Д«ut what you need to know, is that there are no right or wrong choices. вЂњBe realistic, be fearless, go after what you love.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s what everyone will tell you. You will be told that the office is not a good place to grow so step back from the office table every once in a while. Soon enough, you will be encouraged to break the rules, go after that makes you happy and never settle. At least thatвЂ™s what we have been told to do. This is my success because if thereвЂ™s one thing I want all of you to remember is that, we are successful in our own ways.ДЄfter this, you will go to high school, and then college, graduate University, find dependable jobs and stick to the status quo. For over 7 years, IвЂ™ve visited over 40 countries, 100+ cities, lived with local families, spoke different languages and had a great time eating my way around the world. I chose to travel the world to see how people eat, cook, speak in a different culture that is far away from mine. After college, I did not choose to have a corporate job or live life in a chronological order.

There are no monuments dedicated to me but I am living life the way I imagined it and for me, that has always been good enough. When I got invited to speak here, I got excited and at the same time, I asked myself, вЂњWhy me?вЂќ Good afternoon graduates, parents and to all the familiar faces here: mentors who appeared to me in so many helpful and impacting ways 16 years ago in Kalayaan. Due to my friendsвЂ™ demands, I am publishing my speech here.

It was really fun to see familiar faces, most especially when I saw them listening carefully while I am standing in the podium. Last Friday (01 April), I spoke at my elementary schoolвЂ™s graduation and it was one of the happiest days of my life! I never imagined, not even in my wildest dreams that I will be invited to be a keynote speaker in any of my former schools.

Guest speaker elementary graduation speech