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
worthy of joining and contributing to society.
Because who we are today ... that's who we are!!
So be brave
Be amazing
Be worthy
And every single time you get a chance
Stand up in front of people
Let them see you. Speak. Be heard

19. A Recap of the 6 Pearls of
Wisdom
 Stop Dreaming Already
 …And Start 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

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

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