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RANDYISM:

RANDYISM:. A statement made by Randy Pausch in “The LasT lecture” That ms. Mott thinks you Should take to heart. Randyism # 1. Just because you are in the driver’s seat doesn’t mean you have to run people over. He was quoting his father. Pg 23. Randyism # 2.

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RANDYISM:

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  1. RANDYISM: A statement made by Randy Pausch in “The LasT lecture” That ms. Mott thinks you Should take to heart.

  2. Randyism # 1 Just because you are in the driver’s seat doesn’t mean you have to run people over. He was quoting his father. Pg 23.

  3. Randyism # 2 Have something to bring to the table because that will make you more welcome Pg.33

  4. Randyism #3 Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Fundamentals! You’ve got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work. Pg 36

  5. Randyism # 4 • When you are screwing up and nobody says anything to you any more, that’s a bad place to be. It means they have given up on you. Pg 36-37

  6. Randyism # 5 • Tenacity is a virtue, but it’s not always crucial for everyone to observe how hard you work at something. Pg.48

  7. Randyism # 6 The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Pg 52 Brick walls are there to stop people who do not want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people. pg73

  8. Randyism# 7 Time must be explicitly managed, like money. Pg 108

  9. Randyism# 8 You can always change your plan, but only if you have one. Pg 108

  10. Randyism# 9 Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things? Pg 108

  11. Randyism# 10 Develop a good filing system. Pg 109

  12. Randyism# 11 • Rethink the telephone: • When on hold – use a speaker phone, so your hands are free to do something else. • Don’t sit down during unnecessary calls. • Hang up on telemarketers while YOU are talking • Short calls – call them at 11:55 A.M. Pg 109

  13. Randyism# 12 • Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think. Pg 111

  14. Randyism# 13 • Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids’ dreams, too Pg 133

  15. Randyism# 14 …hip is short term. Earnest is long term. Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes for the core, while hip is trying to impress you with the surface. Pg 133

  16. Randyism# 15 • Don’t complain, just work harder. Pg 138

  17. Randyism# 16 • Look for the best in everybody. Pg 145

  18. Randyism# 17 • Watch what they do, not what they say. Pg 145

  19. Randyism# 18 • Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted. Pg 148

  20. Randyism# 19 • Showing gratitude is one of the simplest, yet most powerful things humans can do for each other. Pg 151

  21. Randyism# 20 • Loyalty is a two-way street Pg 153

  22. Randyism # 21 • A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard. Pg 156

  23. Randyism# 22 • A bad apology is worse than no apology. Pg 161

  24. Randyism# 23 • A good apology is like an anti-biotic; a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound. Pg 161

  25. Randyism # 24 • No job is beneath you. Pg 168

  26. Randyism # 25 • Too many are unhappy with the idea of starting at the bottom. Pg 168

  27. Randyism # 26 • When we are connected to others, we become better people. Pg. 176

  28. Randyism # 27 • Sometimes, all you have to do ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true. Pg. 179

  29. Randyism # 28 • … there’s nothing weak or selfish about taking some fraction of your day to be alone , recharging your batteries. Pg 201

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