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Perspective and Randy Pausch

I read about Randy Pausch in Jason Corsello's Human Capitalist blog yesterday. Randy is a professor at Carnegie Mellon who learned recently that his pancreatic cancer can't be treated, and that he's only got a few more months to live. His last lecture at Carnegie Mellon was recorded and has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

You can see it on YouTube.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQtwEKlUutA&hl=en&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1]

Randy's comments about living your childhood dreams, and his wishes for his children, are very moving and thought provoking. He has clearly been leading a purposeful and balanced life before he learned that his life was likely to be cut short. His work has been deeply meaningful in his life as it has connected him to his dreams - specifically becoming an "Imagineer".

I encourage you to take a few minutes to hear Randy's message. Most of us rush through our workdays trying to stem the tide of to do's. If this message doesn't get you thinking about what you are working for, I'd be very surprised.

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