Achieving Your Childhood Dreams was a speech given by Carnegie Mellon University’s computer science professor, Randy Pausch. Pausch, who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer decided to do his very last lecture as part of the Journeys lecture series at Carnegie Mellon University on childhood dreams. Childhood dreams are something that everyone has but not everyone achieves. Rausch takes us through a few of his childhood dreams, both ones he fulfilled and others that he did not. He continued to describe how accomplishing some of his childhood dreams inspired him endeavor in enabling the childhood dreams of others. He closes by revealing that his last lecture was not in fact about only childhood dreams but how to live your life, he also reveals that the lecture was not for the audience but for his children. He left his final lecture as a guide for his children on how to navigate through life. Pausch’s last lecture was very effective in the sense that he inspired the audience, relayed his intended message, and kept the audience engaged by appealing to the seven elements of communication which include, self, others, purpose, context, content, structure, and expression. Pausch’s presentation was extremely inspirational; it demonstrated that no matter how big your dreams are they can be achieved if you put your mind to it and work hard for it. One of Pausch’s childhood dreams was to be a Disney Imagineer. When the opportunity arose for him to make his dream become a reality he took the opening. He was willing to take a six month leave of absence from his job without pay in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a Disney Imagineer. The later portion of his speech entailed wanting to help others achieve their dreams and inspi... ... middle of paper ... ...audience through his dreams, achievements, and passion for helping others. He concluded the speech on a more serious note by dedicating the entire speech to his children. Dr. Pausch’s expression was the key to how effectively he conveyed his message. There was not one person in the audience that was not inspired by both the story of Dr. Randy Pausch and his message. He used his life and the experiences he encountered throughout life to relay message. Instead of simply trying to teach the audience what he wanted them to know he took us on a journey through the ups and downs of his life and tied all of that into his purpose for speaking. His message was to inspire people to live an honorable and honest life, and in doing so you will achieve your goals. He encouraged people that once they achieved their goals they should attempt to help others accomplish their goals.
He listed them one by one starting with his parents, then moving to the organization, then wife and children, team mates and last fans. Telling what each of them had given him over his career and thanking them for their support. He did not speak long on each one literally just one sentence on each. This was a little concerning as he should have been more thankful to those who gave him such a great and long career. It was almost like his speech only had an introduction and then a conclusion as the body was so
The main points of the speech were as follows: his childhood in West Virginia, how he got
On August 9, 1974, his last day as the President of the United States, he spent a lot of his time working on the speech he would give to the grounds of the White House, for his final time. This is one of his most recognized speeches, because of its great thanks and the best moment during his presidency. It gave humble amounts of inspiration with its quotes and phrases, which gave a great amount of hope and will for his country, family, and political standpoints. Even though he didn't r...
I am a father of three young children, and married to the woman of my dreams. While I could easily feel sorry for myself, that wouldn’t do them, or me, any good” (Pausch, 2008). Knowing that he has a very limited time to live, Pausch decides to write a lecture on achieving childhood dreams. To him, the lecture will be a legacy that he can leave for his children.
Dr. Pausch mentions that every individual will show his good side if we wait patiently and that no individual is pure evil. I think this is a something I can truly apply in my life, as I am a person who forms an opinion about someone very quickly and find it very difficult to change that in due course of time. Also the concept of brick walls in life being there to show dedication and make you obstinate is something I will remember in life moving forward. This lecture given by Dr. Pausch truly displays courage, appreciation for life and the very simple concept of ‘work hard and have fun doing it’ which results in a great success. A very tearful watch but delivers a strong life message and caused me to reflect back at my own life and see things in positive light.
Disney is an entrepreneur who substituted true copies of experiences for the real life (Sutpen, 2007). The author astonishingly demonstrates that Walt Disney was always in terrible financial straits until the opportunity of Disneyland. This is because his original work of cartoons was not making money due to the war in Europ...
No one can be exempt from experiencing the hardships in life. Great success comes from failures. But not everyone has great success because they do not continue on after the failures. Some of us instead give up rather than continue to venture forward to achieve our goals and dreams. With that in mind, it is important to look at what motivates humans to continue on after failures. Walt Disney like everyone else in this world had successful ventures and complete failures. But, unlike those people who just give up after failing one time. Walt Disney kept on going and he soon succeeded. Walt Disney moved forward because of his goals and perseverance in life. There were many people who talked about Disney’s life, Neal Gabler stresses Disney’s early commitment to innovation’’(Gabler, 2006, p. 121). And as Schickel notes, ‘‘Mickey would become a symbol of the unconquerably chipper American spirit in the depths of the Depression’’(Schickel,1998, p.124). In essence, as shown by his life, his thoughts on work and achievements and his thought on his career and family, Walt Disney was motivated mostly by the goals he wished to achieve that had to do with motivation for art and his family rather than the being motivated by someone with incentives or being seemingly
Randy Pausch, with the limited time he had left in the world, changed from a good person to a better person. People think back on their mistakes and how they messed up and they try to fix it. With time, anything can happen. After finding out about his cancer, Randy used the time he had left to teach life lessons to his kids in a way that will make them into better people.“Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting (pg.153).” Randy is teaching them that all people are good it just takes time for them to show it. Throughout the book, The Last Lecture, Randy teaches his kids lessons that he would not be able to teach them when they are older because Randy was going to die. So Randy tapes his last lecture and gives it to his to kids so they can look back when they do not know what to do. He was trying to teach them that people are more important than things and nothing can change that. As Randy displayed in chapter 15, no new Volkswagen Cabrio convertible is more important than a human being because things are just
Throughout Walt Disney’s life its seen that his never-ending imagination, his magical theme parks, and his charming cartoons have encouraged and thaught people that no matter what your circumstances, or how many time you have fallen down, you need to get right back up and try again, and never give up. Because, “If you can dream it, you can do it” (Disney).
Good Morning to my class, I come to talk about my dreams for the future. In twenty or thirty years how I do I see myself, my peers. Will we be successful, will we be married with kids, will we be in poverty, will we be dead? All 52 of us might fall in at least one of these categories. I ask myself, what problems do we face? Do I want my future children to live in a world where suffering still exists? I want my life to be filled with lavish essentials. I don’t necessarily want the finer things in life, but the things that make me feel fine. I want to go to college, and become a Pediatric Neurologist. I want a multi-million dollar home. I want the memory of me to be plastered footprint. A footprint that can leave an impression and can be referenced
Randy Pausch was a man who found much success in his life. He received his bachelors degree from Brown University, and went on to earn his Ph.D in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, later becoming a professor there. He had been employed with major companies, such as Adobe Systems and Walt Disney Imagineering. In September 2006, Randy Pausch discovered that he had terminal pancreatic cancer, and was given 3-6 months to live. He underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy to remove the tumor from his pancreas, but by August 2007 the cancer had returned. After giving a lecture at Carnegie Mellon University in September 2007, called “Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams” (also referred to as “The Last Lecture”), it went viral, and led
From a small community area within the suburbs of Chicago to the hills of California, Walter Elias Disney’s journey through life is considered to be, at least by myself, an incredibly inspirational story. Walt Disney was the epitome of an innovator during the era that he was alive for. His determination and resiliency to follow his dreams were never stopped as he created one of the most successful corporations in the world today. His lasting legacy has shaped The Walt Disney Company’s business strategies for the present and ongoing future. In terms of revenue The Walt Disney Company, otherwise known as Disney, is currently considered the second largest media firm in the world, only to be behind Comcast (“Global 2000”). It is my goal to break down Walt Disney’s story towards becoming the influential leader that he will always be remembered as. After touching up on his background story, I want to walk you through the very beginnings of the Disney Company all the way to the end of Walt’s life. The story will begin where all he had was a small cartoon named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and finish with Walt’s latest and greatest accomplishment, Mary Poppins. I will illustrate the difficult times and successful times throughout his almost 50 year reign within the media business. Notice how I only relate to Walt Disney’s life as a story; I do this because I firmly believe that his life was the greatest story of them all. He has brought so much joy to families with his revolutionary ideas and willingness to take risks because he wanted to share his imagination with the world. The story of Walt Disney’s life truly was a dream come true.
Growing up, I was given the freedom to choose who I wanted to be, to decide what I wanted to do. I grew up with many different opportunities and chances to try out new things. A simple life I led as a child, sheltered and loved by all, but I was oblivious to reality, lost in my own “perfect” world. Yet as I grew up and began to surpass the age of imaginary worlds, the idea of “perfection” had begun to fade and reality began to settle in. Like a splash of cold water, I went from a childish mindset to an adult’s. Child hood play was a thing of the past and responsibility became the norm.
...ything up and says, “you the people... have the power to create happiness.” Ending the speech on a positive note, he notes that we as human beings can be happy if we all work together and fight for what is right.
When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he was given six months to live. If you had only six months to live, what would you do? How would you live your life? Instead of being depressed, Pausch left people an inspiring message to live each day to its fullest with the widely known speech – “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. In his “Last Lecture”, he talked about how he achieved his childhood dreams. His childhood dreams were being in zero gravity, playing in the National Football League, authoring an article in the World Book Encyclopedia, being Captain Kirk from the movie, Star Wars, and being an imagineer in Disney… He went on to attain most of his dreams, although he overcame the obstacles that may seem insurmountable, they didn’t all come easy. Even though sometimes he met a wall and took the roundabout ways, the experiences he gained can’t be compared with anything