How To Achieve Your Childhood Dreams Randy Pausch Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Herb Zeh, UPMC Dr. Robert Wolff, MD Anderson The elephant in the room…
Today’s Talk n My childhood dreams n “What I Know For Sure” about how you can achieve your childhood dreams
To Achieve Dreams… 1) Have dreams 2) Make a list 3) 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
Being in zero gravity
Dream: Meeting Captain Kirk
It’s cool to meet your boyhood idol.
Playing in the NFL n Coach Graham ä practice with no football ä fundamentals ä him riding me all practice meant he still cared
I Never Made it to the NFL, but I learned from football... n But football got me where I am today n Fundamentals & Hard Work n “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted” n Most of what we learn, we learn indirectly (or by “head fake”)
Winning Stuffed Animals
Being an Imagineer
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things
1991: VR on Five Dollars a Day
Aladdin
“What I Know For Sure” about how to achieve your childhood dreams…
What I got from my Parents
My Mom, on her 70 th Birthday My Mom on her 70 th Birthday
Dad Riding A Roller Coaster on his 80 th Birthday
My Mom n The theory qualifier n My son, the doctor…
Decide if you’re Tigger or Eeyore
My son Logan; a born Tigger
Never Lose the Child-like Wonder
Advice to Young Ladies like Chloe n When it comes to boys… n “Ignore everything they say, and just pay attention to what they do.”
People vs. Things
How to Achieve your Dreams n Share your dreams so others can help you n Spread goodness; it will come back to you n 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
Get a feedback loop; and listen to it!
Show Gratitude
Don’t complain; just work harder.
Important Advice n Be good at something: it makes you valuable n Work hard … “what’s your secret?” n If you wait long enough, people will show you their good side. n Be prepared: “luck” is where preparation meets opportunity
Why I Gave the Talk
n Bonus slides
Money doesn’t buy happiness. And it certainly wouldn’t buy my childhood dreams.
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
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