A Reflection on Life & Achieving Your Dreams

by Sue on July 25, 2010

I wanted to do a video blog about a video I saw the other day, called The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. This lecture really inspired me and I wanted to share my thoughts about it.

Here is the link to the 10 minute, short version of his lecture, and here is the full version, which is 1hr 16 minutes.  Let me know what you think in the comments!

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  • damonclark

    I think, at least for me, it is easy to lose my self in the pursuit of success. But, success, while nice, does not equal happiness. Happiness is living a good life like you said. For me that means being there for my family and serving others. If I can do that I could go to my death without any regrets. Should I be troubled if I don't achieve my dreams exactly as I had planned? That is difficult, but it has forced me to question what it means to me to be successful/unsuccessful. I think for many people (especially men) one of the things we value ourselves on is success, but the best life is more than our achievements.

    It's good to watch the Last Lecture periodically as a reminder. Good post.

  • http://www.workinonmyfitness.com Susan Jane

    Thanks for the comment! I think that being successful may not always equal happiness, but I think that it should! I think that may mean that you aren't doing something you truly enjoy and love. It should all balance out I think. I think in the whole scheme of things if you try to do achieve something and may not succeed, but you should be happy knowing you tried or learned something from it.

  • damonclark

    I agree. I think we should be happy in our success. However, I believe you can do something you truly enjoy and love and not “feel” successful and therefore not be happy, which I think can be a problem.

    For example, take someone who enjoys singing and performs locally as an opera singer. Let's say this person defines success as performing on a more recognizable scale. During their career she teaches many children and adults how to sing while continuing to perform in the local opera, but never reaching the success she defined for herself. Ultimately, she becomes frustrated with her “work.” Is it that she doesn't truly enjoy and love what she is doing, or she has framed success in a way that has her pursuing a shallow and empty sense of fulfillment? After all, many people across the nation can now sing (or sing better) because of her.

    So, I am very much in agreement with your last statement.

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