The Powerful Legacy of Randy Pausch

Once in awhile in our lives we run into someone truly remarkable.

Randy Pausch's
"The Last Lecture" was one that I shall always remember.
I was inspired to do this hub after visiting a hubber in the hopes that many more
will be inspired by this amazing man.

On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.

Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come.

Randy’s Pausch Quotes on How to Improve Your Life

PERSONALITY

1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

2. Don't overdo; keep your limits

3. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment

4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does

5. Dream more while you are awake

6. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip

8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present

11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

13. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

14. Smile and laugh more

15. Don’t complain; just work harder.

COMMUNITY

16. Call your family often.

17. Forgive everyone for everything.

18. Each day give something good to others.

19. What other people think of you is none of your business.

20. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

22. Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

LIFE

23. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.

24. Do the right thing.

25. GOD heals everything.

26. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

27. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

28. The best is yet to come.

29. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

30. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

31. If you know GOD, you will always be happy. So, be happy.

Print this out and display it somewhere you can see every day. Remember and practice all of the above.

Share this knowledge with the people you love, people you go to school with, people you play with,
people you work with and people you live with.

It will enrich YOUR life, and also that of those around you.