Monday, May 2, 2011

You will now call me Master




It finally came.  It happened.  I put on my black robe, blue hood, and black cap with a fringed tassel and walked across the stage at BYU's Marriott Center as they called out my name and handed me the diploma, "Masters of Business Administration".  I never got to walk for my undergrad as I was sorta busy riding a plane to Nauvoo for my mission.  Yesterday was almost surreal.  It was a beautiful way to mark the end of a crucible and the start of a new chapter of my life. It was the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done.
If I had to sum up the many things that I learned over the past two years---and there are many---I think I would say this: it's not about doing everything right.  It's about picking yourself up when you fall, eating a slice of humble pie, and doing it just a little bit better the next time.  Until you fall again only to repeat it over and over; you're never going to do it all right; but you can always do it better.





2 comments:

Camille said...

OH how wonderful!! You are so incredible! What an accomplishment! Congrats!

Amber said...

You rock, Carly! That's such a great accomplishment that no one can take away from you. Thanks for sharing that life lesson; it was definitely something I needed to hear today!