Blog Post 7

I recommend Randy Pausch's last lecture to anyone. This is a man that has learned what living is all about. He has ten tumors in his liver and has about three to six months of good health left. He talked about his dreams as a child and what they each meant to him. We all have dreams that we aspire to achieve. Randy made his childhood dreams come true and gave a very inspirational speech on how we can achieve our dreams too.

After his introduction about his childhood and his dreams he spoke about his family and how much they meant to him. He talked about how important it was to help others achieve their dreams and how he set out to become that important person in their life. He talked about life experiences that he would use to help others.

He talked about his career(s) and how he became a professor. He knew this was his "place". This is where he could have the most impact on someone to help them achieve their childhood dream. He realized he would leave his "imprint" in a different way than other professors. He would reach them through technology.  His approached touch many and the results were better than he anticipated.

At the end of his lecture, Randy left some important thoughts that we should all live by. A person should listen to any feedback given to them and use it to better themselves. He mentioned  in the beginning of his lecture that brick walls are there for people who want "it" enough. If you let the brick wall defeat you then you obviously didn't want "it" bad enough. He talked about how important it was to have fun no matter what you do. He also said we should help others. One key point he point he made though his whole lecture was to not let you dreams go by the waste side. Embrace the opportunities, no matter how hard, and achieve your dream. He not only helped people achieve their dreams but achieved his as well. I think we should all make our lives count for something. Randy Pausch did.