The only constant in life is change — even for a billionaire like Melinda French Gates.
"I think a lot lately about transitions," French Gates, 59, said during a commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday.
Practice 'radical open-heartedness'Embrace moments of change — whether they're exciting, frustrating or tragic — with an open heart, French Gates advised.
Many people prefer to keep their head down and power through the uncertainty, French Gates noted — including herself, when she was younger.
And like the big wave, I thought things were coming to an end for me," French Gates continued.
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Melinda French Gates, Gates, Melinda Gates, Bill Gates, who's, —, Kevin Antshel, Ram Dass, Charlotte
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Stanford University, Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, CNBC