by Susan
I have been inspired by Randy Pausch's last lecture as shown on youtube. Randy Pausch was a young professor at Carnegie Mellon who passed away on July 25, 2008. His last lecture was in September of 2007 and it is quite moving.
Randy's last lecture is titled "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams". In the lecture he talks about each of his childhood dreams and how he achieved satisfaction from them. He also discusses how we can enable others to achieve their childhood dreams.
Something I found especially helpful about his lecture were the points he listed on how to get people to help you.
1. You can't get there alone
2. Tell the truth
3. Be earnest
4. Apologize when you screw up
5. Focus on others, not yourself
He also said something profound that gives me hope for the future of the fallen relationships in my life. He said, "People will show you their good side, just keep waiting". I believe hope enables others to achieve their dreams and I appreciate the feeling of hope I received from Professor Randy Pausch.
If you are interested in seeing the inspiring last lecture of Randy Pausch you can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo