4 minutes to change the world (or maybe an hour)
I am a little late in sharing this video, which has undoubtedly been circulating the net. Nevertheless, better late than never. We all need constant reminders like this. Worth a watch, even if you don’t sit through the full hour of it!
Synopsis:
“Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. For more, visit www.cmu.edu/randyslecture.”
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” We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. ”
On the first man on the moon:
“The inspiration, and the permssion to dream, is huge..”
On (constructive) criticism:
“When you’re screwing up and nobody is saying anything anymore, that means they gave up.”
“Experience is what you get, when you didn’t get what you wanted.”
- Randy Pausch
He is great isn’t he? You know, being the battle-hardened publicist and war-weary marketer, I am quite sceptical in general about feel-good messages. However, Randy Pausch has touched me in many different ways and has given me a fresh inspiration in what I do.
Life isn’t just about achieving the 5Cs. There must be much more to it.
@Walter: I really did enjoy the speech. And I definitely agree with the fact that there is so much more to life than most people in SG think about!