Today's graduate needs to be fleet; there is no time for waiting around

If I were asked to give a commencement talk to a group of high school graduates this year, here is what I would have told them:

Today’s graduating seniors face a much different world than the one faced by their parents and grandparents.

These graduates face a time when even a college education might not be enough. They face a lifetime of education. A paradigm has occurred here. We are living during a time when the world is changing so fast, successful workers will need constant retraining and continuing education in order to be successful.

It’s been said today’s graduate may have as many as se...