Randy Pausch The Last Lecture Analysis
“It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life” is a quote that was spoken by Randy Pausch in his inspirational speech ‘The Last Lecture’. Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was told that he had three to six months of good health left. Although this is devastating news for anyone, he continued on with his life as he had before. Pausch’s speech was about how to achieve your childhood dreams, and more importantly how to lead your life. You should lead your life doing what you want with no regrets. He had achieved all of his childhood dreams, while helping many others achieve theirs through higher education. T In the last few minutes of Pausch’s speech, he
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But, as it is more often used to get any good paying job in this day and age, it is sometimes difficult to tell apart the dreamers from the ( ). Through hard work and determination you can easily find the students who are reaching for their goals, but these (traits) are not always enough to achieve goals. “What lets you achieve your dreams” is often the effect other people can have on you, such as with parents, friends, and mentors. Without someone who believes in you, it is often hard to imagine your dream being reachable, but with the help of others, many positive (things) may come your way, such as connections or a once in a lifetime chance, such things that Pausch speaks of happening to him in his speech. People can also be helpful with the feedback they give you, if you decide to listen. Through feedback you can learn a lot about yourself, such as skills you’re weak at. With this information, you can figure out what your flaws are and work to fix them, especially if their big flaws such as teamwork. Although it is a big help to have someone supporting you, a big factor of having their support is honesty. Honesty can bring the help of earnest people to you, which can give you that once in a lifetime opportunity. All of these factors can help someone stay motivated on their studies, while keeping their goals in mind and furthering themselves closer to
But, as it is more often used to get any good paying job in this day and age, it is sometimes difficult to tell apart the dreamers from the ( ). Through hard work and determination you can easily find the students who are reaching for their goals, but these (traits) are not always enough to achieve goals. “What lets you achieve your dreams” is often the effect other people can have on you, such as with parents, friends, and mentors. Without someone who believes in you, it is often hard to imagine your dream being reachable, but with the help of others, many positive (things) may come your way, such as connections or a once in a lifetime chance, such things that Pausch speaks of happening to him in his speech. People can also be helpful with the feedback they give you, if you decide to listen. Through feedback you can learn a lot about yourself, such as skills you’re weak at. With this information, you can figure out what your flaws are and work to fix them, especially if their big flaws such as teamwork. Although it is a big help to have someone supporting you, a big factor of having their support is honesty. Honesty can bring the help of earnest people to you, which can give you that once in a lifetime opportunity. All of these factors can help someone stay motivated on their studies, while keeping their goals in mind and furthering themselves closer to