I spoke at George Washington University tonight. It’s like a personal pilgrimage when I speak there. Half of our core group of twenty-five people back in 1996 were GW students.

I gotta say: I love speaking to students.

As promised, here are the ten college commandments.

Some of them are more like suggestions And no, I didn’t climb Mount Sinai and descend with these on stone tablets. These are just lessons learned.

#1 Don’t base your self-esteem on your GPA
#2 Take some offbeat classes
#3 Study abroad or go on a mission trip!
#4 Pick the tough internship not the easy internship
#5 Good friends are more important than good grades
#6 Don’t put God on hold during college
#7 Don’t pursue a degree. Pursue a passion.
#8 Make godly pre-decisions
#9 Enjoy the Journey
#10 Take calculated risks