Empowering Yourself to Dream

The best place to start thinking about your future is to begin thinking about what you wanted to do when you were a little kid.  When we are little, we really believe we are capable of doing just about anything.

When thinking about your future it is important to see yourself doing whatever it is you aspire to.  Human beings have the incredible capacity to overcome nearly any obstacle when they empower themselves by believing that it is possible.

Your assignment for this section is to watch a ten minute video about The Last Lecture delivered by Randy Pausch.  After you have watched the video, please copy and paste the following questions into word, answer the questions and submit your assignment.

1.)  What were Randy Pausch’s childhood dreams?

2.)  How does Pausch define experience?

3.)  Pausch shares that it is okay for someone to “ride you.”  Why does he say that it is okay?

4.)  Have you ever had a teacher who you thought was hard on you?  Did you ever think that the teacher might have been hard on you because they saw your potential?  Does that make you think differently about him or her?

5.)  Why does Pausch say that brick walls are important?  Do you think that is true?

6.)  If you were allowed to paint anything on your walls, what would you paint?  Why?

7.)  Are people or things more important to you?

8.)  What are the three parts of a true apology?

9.)  What is more important to you, complaining or working harder?

10.)  What did you dream about when you were little?

11.)  Do you still have the same dreams for yourself?  If not, what made you change your mind?

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