When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave--"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"--wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have...and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
Time must be explicitly managed. Like money.
Don't complain. Just work harder.
Hard work is like compounded interest in the bank. The rewards build faster.
When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.
"What time does the park close?"
"The park is open until 8pm."
You can always change your plan, but only if you have one.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
You're only as good as your word. Tell the truth, all the time.
A bad apology is worse than no apology. Proper apologies have three parts:
1) What I did was wrong.
2) I feel badly that I hurt you.
3) How do I make this better?
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.
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