Have we ever taken a moment to reflect about life? Ours to be more specific. Are we living life with joy or worry? Will we, on our 80th birthday, feel grateful of a life well-lived or regretful of the many things we didn't do? Randy Pausch has left an amazing legacy to his children that has also benefited many people.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006 and was told he only has 3-6 months to live. He appeared on Oprah in 2008 and passed away on July 25th, the same year. Watch this video and see what you can learn from him.
Randy has also written a book. The official website is called The Last Lecture.
Showing posts with label Motivation. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Monday, October 13, 2008
Pushed To Get Ahead
Have you ever experienced this situation on the road? You turned from a junction to join the main road. You give all the necessary signals so your car can get into the main road but few cars refuse to give way. You did not cut queue. You followed all the rules but for some reason, few cars stubbornly decided not to let you cut in. Feeling very frustrated, you zoomed forward, probably using the emergency lane, with your signal on, you managed to squeeze in and join the main road. All the while, feeling very satisfied the few cars behind who refuse to budge stays way behind and you managed to get ahead of them. You have no intention to do so at the beginning. But you have no choice. You're pushed to get ahead.
Similarly in life, at home, at work, you followed all the rules but you may be pushed away. You are not allowed into the group. You may feel left out. Some will feel depressed with the situation, all the while trying to join the main pack. But some will decide to call it quits and zoomed ahead, took risk and managed to get ahead. They become successful because they are pushed. Instead of wallowing in self pity, they decided to chart their own destiny and become successful. That is the sweetest revenge. Don't you think so?
Sometimes we have to believe in ourselves. Find our own support system and leave those who drain our energy. Believe that our existence are not limited to what we currently have... our family, our colleague, our boss, our job, our friends. We can move ahead, we can use a different route, a riskier route but in the end we may smell the sweet smell of success.
Similarly in life, at home, at work, you followed all the rules but you may be pushed away. You are not allowed into the group. You may feel left out. Some will feel depressed with the situation, all the while trying to join the main pack. But some will decide to call it quits and zoomed ahead, took risk and managed to get ahead. They become successful because they are pushed. Instead of wallowing in self pity, they decided to chart their own destiny and become successful. That is the sweetest revenge. Don't you think so?
Sometimes we have to believe in ourselves. Find our own support system and leave those who drain our energy. Believe that our existence are not limited to what we currently have... our family, our colleague, our boss, our job, our friends. We can move ahead, we can use a different route, a riskier route but in the end we may smell the sweet smell of success.
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