After graduation: Five real-world steps to success

With graduation day around the corner, Modern Parenthood caught up with Cindy Brown, author of the book “The Girls Guide to Swagger,” to ask her what her top tips would be for new graduates going off into the “real world.” 

5. Whatever you want to do or dream you can do, begin

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John Fiorenzo, center, catches a brief nap during the address to the graduates at his Boston College Commencement ceremony while a classmate yawns behind him at Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Boston, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fellow graduates Patrick Dingham, left, and Brandan Kirby, right, watch the stadium's jumbotron.

“There can be a problem for all of us with momentum,” Brown says. “The ‘I don’t know what I am going to do.’ The most important thing is to take that first step. And it will lead to the next step.” 

She suggests figuring out one positive action you can take today. And then do it. 

This is true, she says, for anyone looking to make a change, not just graduates.

“I think it’s really good for all of us at some point to take a step back, especially if something in you is saying, ‘I’m not quite satisfied here.” By going through a structured process like this you get access to some inner knowledge that is often drowned out.”

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