We had our company “State of the Nation” address last week. I listed to our CEO boast about how well our company is doing despite the odds with the economy. He showed us how our company is progressing and continue to grow even when all the odds are against us. Something at the end of his speech caught my attention and thought it would be great to share with all of you.
It is called the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. He is a Mellon University Professor. Each year, the professor’s are tasked to give one “Last Lecture” to impart to their students. It is a requirement after all. The only difference is, Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He is truly dying. The video has become viral and Randy has been invited to guest on Oprah already. Here is the lecture that he gave to his students. I hope you’ll find it inspiring as well as enlightening.
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He is still alive today and recently returned to Mellon University to give inspiring words to the graduates of 2008.