Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Last Lecture- Randy Pausch

What makes me unique?
Not why I have to suffer, but what I have to offer?
Bring out the elephant in the room.
Never make a decision until you have to.
Just because you’re in the driver’s seat, doesn’t mean you have to run people over.
Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.
Keep upping the bar of success.
Leaders don’t believe in no-win scenario.
The park is not closed at eight, it’s open until eight.
A Dutch uncle gives you honest advice and feedback.
People are more important than things.
The brick wall is there to stop people who don’t want it that badly. The brick wall is for other people.
Love will win out.
Not everything needs to be fixed.
No matter how bad things are, you can always make it worse.
Learn the meaning of sacrifice, and power of humility.
The truth does set you free.
Time must be explicitly manager, like money.
You can always change your plan, but only if you have one.
Develop a good filing system.
Rethink the telephone, use speaker while on hold, and utilize your wait time.
Delegate!
Take a break. Recharge your batteries.
Teachers’ goal should be to help student learn how to learn and judge themselves.
One’s as good a team player as the ease one’s team members find it to work with him to.
You don’t know how high the bar should be, and would only do a disservice by putting it anywhere.
Earnest is better than hip.
Raise the white flag, surrender may do you well than bad in the short span of life.
Respect the deals you make.
Don’t complain, just work harder. Complaining does not work as a strategy.
Treat the disease, not the symptom.
Don’t obsess over what people think.
Meet people properly, find things you have I common (sports weather fashion), try for optimal meeting condition, check egos at the door, praise each other and phrase alternatives as questions.
Look for the best in everybody.
Watch what they do, not what they say.
Dance with the one who brung you.
LUCK IS WHAT HAPPENES WHEN PREPARATIO MEETS OPPORTUNITY
Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right!
Don’t focus on smaller issues while ignoring the major ones.
Be the first penguin. Start. That way you lead by example and gather your experience.
Loyalty is a two-way street.
If you’re not good at your current job, what’s the guarantee that you’ll be in a better one?
All you have is what you bring with you. Be prepared. Come prepared.
A bad apology is worse than NO apology: I did wrong; I feel bad; how can I make it better?
Tell the truth. You don’t get away with your lies if you think you do.
Keep the child in you alive. Smell your crayon, playing balls (baseball/rugby/cricket/soccer/tennis).
Customer service goes a long way which you can’t measure in an office room. Have a heart, everyone.
No job is beneath you.
Never give up. Tenacity works wonders just after when you think all’s lost. Take a boost when offered.
Be a communitarian. We’re better people when we’re connected to others.
Sometimes, all you have to do is ASK!
Make a decision: fun-loving Tigger or sad-sack Eeyore?
Optimism, punched with a little practicality wonders awesome. Even the raw potion works just fine!
Value others inputs. If they’re riding hard on you, means they haven’t given up on you yet.
It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams WILL COME to you!

RIP St. Randy of Pittsburgh. Some people really live through their deaths.