This video made the rounds some six months ago, and I’m here to annoy you with it once again. I do this because I think it’s important, for two reasons:
1. Jim Carrey is not making a funny face, proof that it is indeed possible. While he is donning some ridiculous commencement garb, as seems to be a requirement for graduation speakers, he appears to be completely serious in demeanor and delivery. Rarely do we get to see Carrey in this form, like a snow leopard in pursuit.
2. He has a point. So often we are tempted to take the “safe” path, and Jim reminds us here that there are no guarantees in anything in life, including the things we aren’t passionate about. But he says it much better. It’s worth 61 seconds:
Think about what you want in 2015. And think about what you don’t want. No matter which path you choose, you might fail. But what happens if you succeed?