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Childhood Dreams


This week I read the last lecture from Randy Pausch given at Carnegie Mellon in September 2007.  The title of the lecture was Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams.  I had never heard of Randy Pausch before I read the lecture, but I was so impressed with his determination to follow thru on his childhood dreams.  The way he spoke about achieving many of his childhood dreams was inspiring.  It got me thinking about how different Randy is from most people.  I think most of us decide that our childhood dreams are just that...a dream to wake up from.  We end up not pursuing them and forgetting about them completely.  I had to spend a lot of time trying to remember what my dreams were as a child.  Randy on the other hand kept his dreams foremost in his mind and when the opportunity came up, he jumped at the chance to achieve it.  Most of his achievements involved asking the right people for help.  I think most people want to help you if they can.  If they can't help, they usually tell you who can help.  Dreaming is very important because it shows us endless possibilities. If look at successful people in history, they all dream big to accomplish their goals.  One of my childhood dreams was to be a backup dancer on In Living Color.  Although I never danced, or even took lessons to learn how to dance, I would daydream of dancing on stage during a live show.  At this point in my life I will never dance onscreen, but I could still take lessons and be the best that I can be.  Who knows maybe I could audition for a geriatric breakdance show!  After reading about Randy I decided that it’s never too late to start your goals.  Time marches on, what we chose to do with it is up to us.   

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