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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Pausch on Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Pausch on How to Achieve Your Childhood Dreams
We can't control the cards we're dealt, but only how we play them.
Focus not on problems or death, but on how to live.
Never give up dreams, childlike wonder, and enthusiasm.
We benefit and learn from pursuing dreams, even if we never achieve them.
Experience is what we get when we don't get what we wanted.
If no one tells us when we're doing a poor job, that means others have given up on us.
When someone pushes us, it's because they care that we are our best.
Rejection letters are inspirational -- one more avenue explored.
"Brick walls" are there to give us a chance to show how much we want "it."
Have fun all the time, every day. Consciously choose to enjoy life.
Humility is important.
Expressing creativity is more important than pristine surroundings -- let kids paint their dreams on their bedrooms walls, and forget the resale value.
No whining, no self-pity. ("When your father was your age, he was fighting the Germans.")
Value people over things.
Choose to be a "Tigger," not an "Eeyore."
Work and play well with others: tell the truth, apologize when wrong, and look for the best in others.
A true apology says, "I'm sorry. It was my fault. How can I make it right?"
No one is pure evil -- be patient, and the good side will show itself.
Show gratitude: It's simple and powerful.
Don't complain -- just work harder.
If we live life the right way, dreams will come to us, and karma will work itself out.
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