I can’t believe two years have passed so quickly.
I gained a tremendous amount personally, academically, and professionally from my time in the LGO program. I don’t think I can summarize everything in a single blog post, although my classmate Leo did a great job with his.
As I sat at graduation I had a lot of time to think while they called what seemed like 10,000 names. I looked at the people around me and read through the program and I realized an important lesson that holds true for LGO:
Surround yourself with role models.
The classmates, faculty, and alumni brought together by this program all became life coaches for me in one way or another. I am amazed at the intelligence of some, the personal sacrifice of others, the commitment to family, integrity, humility, service, drive, and many other countless examples. There is no substitute to surrounding yourself with role models. I am incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend two years with this group, and it is that environment that I will miss the most.
