Wow it has been one busy week for me here on the road. Since leaving UNH on Monday, I have already driven over a thousand miles. I was in Southern Maryland all week visiting schools and now I’m in my hotel room in Sterling, Virginia. I’ve been booking hotel rooms, checking emails, returning phone calls and watching a little College football when I can and trying to finish the current book I’m reading.
The book is called The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, here is a little background about the book; the “Last Lecture Series” was a series of lectures held at Carnegie Mellon University where professors would give a lecture as if it was their last. Low and behold it would be Randy Pausch’s last lecture, Professor Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer was given a limited amount of time left.
Professor Pausch didn’t lead his lecture as a sad somber lecture about his illness but as a enlightening and motivating lecture to encourage people to go for your dreams and overcome any obstacles that may come your way. He titled his lecture, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” During his life, Professor Pausch was able to achieve all of his dreams with the exception of one (I encourage you to buy the book to find that one out). Throughout all the setbacks, Pausch was still able to live his dreams.
Living your dreams is such an important concept everyone should strive to do with their lives. No matter what obstacles or problems that may come your way, keep on going and you will be able to surpass it. I’ll end this blog with a quote from Professor Pauch:
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
