Leadership Lessons: Randy Pausch & Tony Dungy Laura Ward The Culture of Leadership September‚ 30‚ 2010 Abstract This paper is a look at some of the leadership lessons I have learned from researching Tony Dungy. Included in the text is some information about Tony’s life‚ leadership traits‚ and how he went on to successfully impact many lives of others through his accomplishments as an NFL Coach and family man. I have taken the information I learned about Tony and have included some examples
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his happiness towards people who surround him in his life. Pausch shows how important choices are in showing your family your love and happiness throughout the hardest times in his life. Also‚ Pausch expresses he is happy towards complete strangers and the people he interacts/surrounds himself with. The memoir The Last Lecture shows us that our choices are important in showing others and your family that you are happy and loving life. One of the most important choices we can make in our life is choosing
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The Last Lecture In the last lecture by Randy Pouch he expresses his feeling on his life and how he wanted to be and an imaginer‚ the three most important messages by Randy Pouch‚ could influence you‚ and maybe you will see your life and things in another way‚ he has influenced me with some of his messages. The most important messages in the last lecture‚ were “Don’t Complain Work Harder”‚ “Never give up”‚ and ‘Never lose the child wonder”. In the first message Don’t complain work harder‚ he’s
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Last Lecture Don’t judge a book by its cover. You hear that expression all the time. However‚ it couldn’t be applied greater than the book titled‚ “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. When I first looked at the book‚ I expected to encounter a story filled with nothing but sadness. However‚ after reading this National Bestseller‚ I found that I had discovered a tale of life. “The Last Lecture” documents the life of Randy Pausch in the form of short stories that exemplified the kind of man
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Achieving Your Dream Striving for greatness comes with overcoming obstacles on the journey. Many people believe that in order to be accepted in society‚ you have to continuously be striving to be a better person. Nobody accepts who they really are and are constantly needing the approval of the people around them. In the movie October Sky‚ Homer Hickam is constantly trying to be accepted in his society and to his parents. From the experience in my life‚ having the approval of someone makes life
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In the talk given by Randy Pausch‚ Achieving Your Childhood Dreams‚ Pausch gave some of his personal insights on life. He began his presentation by addressing the “awkward elephant” in the room‚ explaining that he had liver cancer and was expecting to live three to six months. Pausch quickly establishes that this is not something that he wishes pity for‚ but rather‚ conveys his attitude that these were the cards that have been dealt to him and he simply has to make the best of what he has left. During
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failure later in life. Many people loose their focus. A wise man once said‚ "Dreams are what life is made up of." This statement is true in the sense that if you have dreams you have something to look forward to; something to focus on; even something to live for. Knowing that you are a VIP is important in the decision-making process. To accomplish your dreams‚ you must first face adversity in the eye and conquer your fears. For me personally‚ training to be a lawyer will take time and commitment
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human population. Everyone has and should find their passions in life. Their passions should be there dreams. Discovering dreams can be a tough objective in society. People must figure out what they enjoy and what they are good at‚ or else their life’s journey can be a long ride. Dreams are also what people have a passion for‚ and will take on anything to achieve them. My first goal to achieve my dream is to go beyond the average person. I have decided to work towards a bachelor’s degree after high
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Everyone has dreams and desires. I myself‚ used to desire my life to run smoothly and flawlessly; without problems‚ without worries. When I was in my early adolescence‚ I have always dreamed for a perfect teenage life with excellent results throughout the studies‚ amazing relationships with a huge circle of friends‚ and also all the expensive brands of clothes and goods. Nonetheless‚ growing up had really showed me that life is not at all about perfections and flawlessness. Joseph Epstein had mentioned
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is the failure to try. That is the first rule towards achieving your ambitions. Moving past the ‘no‚ I just can’t.’ attitude and realizing that you can. That the possibility is there‚ and no matter how minute that chance is‚ the fact that it is present is all you really need. In the words of Beth Hamilton‚ ‘You don’t need easy‚ you just need possible’. You need to commit yourself to achieving it‚ realize that your fate is in your hands‚ and that the choices you made yesterday and what
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