Achieving your childhood dreams
Today, Randy Pausch, the professor whose "last lecture" about "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" became an internet sensation and an inspiration to millions, passed away from cancer. In Randy's lecture, shown in the video above, he highlights key lessons that he's learned in his life, such as that "Brickwalls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things", "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted", "You can't get there alone, and I believe in Karma", "Tell the truth, be earnest, apologize when you screw up", and perhaps most importantly "focus on others and not yourself".
I wanted to post this video so that more people could have a chance to see this. Yes, it's a bit long, but I highly encourage you to watch it - it's pretty moving / touching / inspirational and all around awesome. We often get so caught up in the daily grind of trying to get to where we're trying to go, that we often forget to step back and reflect on why or where we really wanted to go in the first place. With his teachings, research, this lecture, and his best selling book, Randy has left us with a critical perspective that we can hopefully apply to our own lives, the perspective of what's really important and what you leave behind.