President Barack Obama taught Arizona State University a lesson on May 13, 2009. Your Body of Work Is Never Done!
He encouraged graduates to measure their success in a different way. It's not the material things that signify your achievements.
It's how you impact others, it's the community service you perform, it's what you do to make the United States a better nation. The Class of 2009 and all Americans have a duty to put aside their material aspirations. Instead, we all need to become emotionally wealthier by figuring out how we can help others who are in need.
If Arizona State University doesn't think that Barack Obama hasn't positively impacted millions of people, that he hasn't or won't perform impressive feats for communities across America or hasn't helped our country become better by encouraging us all do our best ... maybe President Michael Crowe and his staff don't understand what success is all about.
In a clever, thought-provoking, inspirational manner, President Obama's speech hopefully helped ASU officials to reconsider how they evaluate those who should be deserving of an honorary degree. It's not the number of bullet points on the resume, it's number of people you can impact for the rest of your days!
I can't even imagine how everyone at Sun Devil Stadium felt, but I watched Obama's commencement speech from home and I am fired up to continuing doing what I can to make the world a better place! How can you not love this President? Could George W. Bush and John McCain motivate you the way President Obama has?
How do you feel PhxSoul.com readers - what's your take on President Obama's speech at Arizona State University's graduation ceremony?
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I you think Pres Obama's speech at ASU was A+ you have to be out of youever lovin' mind. He is trying to RUIN the American sucess tradition.
After HE & SHE became so successful, NOW they (her speech in DC last week)want everybody else to become slaves to the fascists goverment he is heading. YES I think he is a FASCIST and one of these days maybe some others will see where he is taking this country. Seems he really likes what Hugo Chavez is doing south or our borders.
JON KITE
Posted by: Jon Kite | July 03, 2009 at 14:27
Great speakers do not make great leaders! It is what they do behind closed doors that will define them. God please protect us from this evil that is happening behind closed doors!
Posted by: p | May 14, 2009 at 12:23