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How To Achieve Your Childhood Dreams. Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University. The elephant in the room…. Dr. Herb Zeh, UPMC Dr. Robert Wolff, MD Anderson. Today’s Talk. My childhood dreams “What I Know For Sure” about how you can achieve your childhood dreams.
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How To Achieve Your Childhood Dreams Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University
The elephant in the room… Dr. Herb Zeh, UPMC Dr. Robert Wolff, MD Anderson
Today’s Talk • My childhood dreams • “What I Know For Sure” about how you can achieve your childhood dreams
To Achieve Dreams… • Have dreams • Make a list • Pursue them
My Childhood Dreams Being in zero gravity Playing in the NFL Authoring an article in the encyclopedia Meeting Captain Kirk Winning stuffed animals Being a Disney Imagineer
Playing in the NFL • Coach Graham • practice with no football • fundamentals • him riding me all practice meant he still cared
I Never Made it to the NFL, but I learned from football... • But football got me where I am today • Fundamentals & Hard Work • “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted” • Most of what we learn, welearn indirectly (or by “head fake”)
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things
“What I Know For Sure”about how to achieve your childhood dreams…
My Mom, on her 70th Birthday My Mom on her 70th Birthday
My Mom • The theory qualifier • My son, the doctor…
Advice to Young Ladies like Chloe • When it comes to boys… • “Ignore everything they say, and just pay attention to what they do.”
How to Achieve your Dreams • Share your dreams so others can help you • Spread goodness; it will come back to you • Integrity: play for the long term: Tell the truth Be earnest Apologize (properly) when you screw up
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things