Reflections about Randy Pausch

1/15/18

 It was really neat to review the lecture given by Randy Pausch.  My husband had shown me a portion of this lecture before and it was wonderful to have access to the whole thing.  I think I read almost all of it!

 I think Randy was able to achieve so many of his childhood dreams because of two main factors.  First, he was willing to put in the work and time.  He didn't expect that his dreams would come true overnight.

 Second, he kept them at the top of his priority list and didn't give up.  He was focused on them.  He worked towards them and he didn't take no for an answer.  He took no as: find another way!

 Dreaming is so important!  Without them, we just would maintain the status quo of life.  There would be no reason to challenge the normal day to day.  Dreams help us envision the impossible and make the implausible reality.

 One of my childhood dreams was to have a "professional job".  I wanted to have a job where I needed to dress up everyday in a suit and go to work.  I have achieved this goal, but my reason for the goal has changed over time.  When I was little, I wanted this job because I thought it was cool or important.  As I grew up, I wanted a professional job because I wanted an atmosphere that I could be comfortable in, would not have a lot of vulgar language or offensive surroundings and I could help provide for my family.

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