Wow! Where do I even begin? This video Randy Pausch's Last Lecture was so inspirational. There is so much to learn from this that I believe anyone can take something away from this video. In this video Randy talks about his dreams, how to help other people enable their dreams, and lessons learned.
Randy's six dreams were being in zero gravity, playing in the NFL, authoring an article in the World Book Encyclopedia, being Captain Kirk, winning stuffed animals, and being a Disney Imagineer. Something he discussed about before going into detail about each one of his dreams is you may not get to do exactly what you want but you may could do some form or fashion of it. His dream was not to become an astronaut but to just experience the zero gravity. He did this by riding in something NASA has called the "vomit comet". It wasn't as easy as he thought and he ran into some complications, but if you have something you can bring to the table you have a better chance of finding a way to accomplish your dreams. His next dream was to play in the NFL which he did not come close to but he was able to play football in school. Here he learned that it is all about the fundamentals. I thought a good key point he brought up was if you are screwing up and no one says anything is when they have given up on you. Through all his other dreams some good key points he made was that you hit brick walls to prove how badly you want something and wait long enough and someone will surprise you,
For enabling childhood dreams you always need to push kids. An example he shared was when he gave his college students a project and they blew his mind away. He did not know what he was suppose to say to them but ended up telling them "that was good but I know you can do better". As a result the kids did even better on their next project.
We can learn lessons from are parents, a mentor, and even students. Remember to never lose the child-like wonder, to always help others, loyalty is a two way strip, and never give up. From just remembering these few things it can help you out in your life journey and even help accomplish some of your dreams. If you need help from people along the way some good things to remember are always tell the truth, be earnest, apologize when you screw up, and focus on others not yourself.
What I have shared with you is just minimal stuff from what Randy shares with you. So if you get a moment go and watch the video. It may just help you out and give the guidance you were looking for. Not only was this video inspirational but it was also very heartfelt.
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