But I do want to share four bits of advice that have served me well throughout my life. I ran track in high school and college. I'm sure Mark Bridges will agree that track teaches you to push your personal limits to their fullest. The pole-vaulters could always tell when they were succeeding because the bar did not fall. And they always knew that with each success, they could increase the challenge by placing the bar up a notch.
Every achievement is the next notch.
The diploma you receive today, is your latest notch. Keep raising the bar. Keep raising it especially when it comes to education and personal growth. I've stood at mill gates all over Maine. I hear the same stories at all of them.