You’re allowed to make mistakes, change your mind and just be who you are. “On your journey to accomplish your big goals and dreams, you are allowed to fall down and fail. “Now I’m going to be my mom and say what she says to me to all of you: you are not perfect and you don’t have to be,” Felix-Tovar reminded attendees. These standards can ratchet up expectations, creating a journey full of stress and turning students into their own worst critics. And today, I would like to share the meaning, love and compassion of those words with you.”Įmory students are known to be high-achieving and focused on success. But far from a harsh truth, Felix-Tovar said, “I think those words are one of the truest expressions of love and compassion I’ve ever experienced. When Felix-Tovar shared struggles with her parents, her mom offered the reminder that she’s not perfect. Student speaker Nicole Felix-Tovar, who majored in anthropology and human health and biology, shared advice that has seen her through the last four years as she juggled school, work and volunteering with Emory Emergency Medical Services. Student speaker Nicole Felix-Tovar reminded fellow graduates that they all have their own unique paths in life.
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