Randy Pausch Said Something In The Last Lecture That Can Really Help Keep Us Going

Randy Pausch wrote The Last Lecture to help his three very young children know, when they got old enough to wonder, what he valued in life. He had to write it before he died. He didn’t know when he would die, only that it would be soon.

Last July, two years after reading Randy’s book, I shot a short video with a challenge for you. Now, three years after Randy’s unfortunate death, his message is even more important.

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Only Those Willing To Try The Impossible, Will Actually Know How Close They Are

Cedar Rapids, Iowa airport last month.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot

If you’re goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough. – jeff noel

Scroll down to keep reading this blog, or, click Next Blog to move over to Lane 8. It’s a completely different blog about our body – the temple which houses everything that keeps us alive.

Happy Independence Day From The Independent Man

Rhode Island’s Capital building….The Independent Man at dusk.

The Independent Man at daybreak.

Rhode Island’s Independent Man was once called Hope. When I took these photos three weeks ago, no clue why. Today we know. How independent do you feel each morning? Each evening?

Way too many people are slaves to their jobs, their declining health, poor attitudes, empty spirit and fundamental disorganization. Been there, done that. Never again. Ever!

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Since Cave Drawings, Mankind Has Been Keeping Records Of Important Things

Since first drawn on cave walls, mankind has kept records of important things. Yes, that’s 1832-33 (lower left corner), as in 179 years ago.

There is so much to document…

Three floors of books, records, laws. And Rhode Island is one of our smallest states.

Imagine the lectures given over hundreds of years. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture was a lecture about living, as he was dying. jeff noel is writing a book about dying while living.

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