As too many graduation speeches like this one often do, no value-added perspective is given to these graduates.  We get it: today is all about you, graduates.  Tomorrow?  Not so much. 

Instead of "triumphant heroes," here are three, USEFUL things the graduates could have been called, instead:

1) Be a follower.
Speeches like this are the reason 3/4 of Millennials and younger think they're "leaders" when nothing could be further from the truth.  You must learn and listen to lead, which includes following other people and causes- hopefully greater than oneself- that's where heroes are made.

2) Be a loser.
You should expect to suffer loss, mistakes, and abject failure.  Like- REAL failure- not Becky posting bad things about you on Snapchat.  Look for the opportunity in these setbacks, crush it, and then perhaps the real world will think you "triumphant."

3) Be valuable.
To God, to a boss, to a hiring official, to your family.  Nothing outweighs hard work- go to where the helpers are.