Today as I finished with one of the finest products I have done so far specifically for my family, friends and Puerto Rican friends (of course you guys are also invited) I read the local news and a special, full of purpose, loving guy went in peace with his last lecture. Other than my two greatest friends, my parents, a person called “Randy Pausch” inspired millions of people across the world, specifically in his native country up there in the US and surely tough me even more and inspired many of us to pursue meaningful things as far significance results means to your loved ones and others define.
Randy Pausch historic legacy is surely already living in peace since yesterday when he passed away, His fight for living every single day full of gratitude and in time to let all of us look inside of us in more deeper insightful ways as how are we managing our life can be defined by you, also as priceless.
Please take yourself 1 hour to watch the historic speech he did for his college students and university or take a look at the “Oprah” shortest version it’s post immediately below the Carnegie Mellon University lecture. His insights surely have great value on all of us. Take a nice soda or perhaps “Tropica 12 onz” of fresh orange juice and do watch one of the two lectures by Mr. Pausch, you won’t regret it.
A shorter version can also be seen by going to:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R9ya9BXClRw
What a guy, huh?
Among the many quotes I have gathered from Randy’s lectures. His way of conveying many of his quotes bring so much much truth and meaning, that I had to add him to this blog and show them to you. Here are some of the lectures that many of us (including myself) have always believed truly that came from Randy Pausch:
“Brickwalls are there for a reason: they let us prove how bad we want things” Video quote by Randy
Me: My obvious and logical view of this quote is; if it was easy to become the head CEO of a company or a successful work at home entrepreneur, in my opinion, more than 95% of Puerto Rican people will resign their McDonald’s job and more than 70% of people across the globe will happily find meaning to a new route for financial security or freedom.
“Decide if you are a Tiger or Eeyore” Video quote by Randy
Me: In my experienced viewpoint, hearing this made me laugh so much as I always found it very truthful. While being an “Eeyore” will be loving for your daughter and kids, in the real you either have to be a tiger or a lion! My logo means, many of us are kind of slow in reaction but an element in persistence always find truth for success. While a lion should always win a battle, a tiger is often faster than any rival in business. Sharpening your strengths is one of the principles I have taken greatly into consideration in the last years. Being an “Eeyore” is always ok too, however, instead of being nice you might find that being “good” has more meaning than being nice. I’m sure you’ll understand the connotations in such words now or soon enough.
“Earnest Is Better Than Hip” Randy Pausch “The Last Lecture” book
To be exact, on page 133 of Randy Pausch books, he documents his finding across a simple and yet another truthful, healthy habit. In a nutshell and in my opinion to, forming a habit for long term always beats short term.
Get his book from Amazon.com directly from this link http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch/dp/1401323251/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217085778&sr=8-1
His lectures, his life meaning with his family and definitely his story is one you definitely should consider reading for an amplified state of improved and better living. Around 20 minutes writing and editing this long but yet sincere blog post, I am sure you may also find it worth it.
Recently, I have been in deep analysis and studies among thoughts among three types of people. The loving middle class person, the average poor person ( as poor mind) and the not so tolerated rich fragrance of the wealthy classy typo. Personally being in all three types of classes, my studies are incredibly interesting for many of you.
Note: When few of us say we have been in all types of classes, generally means. That knowing what is having to eat “corn beef” every week, then (thank god for evolution) having the privilege to eat pasta and cook the latest Costco shrimps around the plate while having some materialistic goods to enjoy feels great and the one that is demanded from those rising from middle class developments - the one with most momentum. Fighting to pay the bills with family and friends over weekend getaways is often an issue.
What I found really interesting is that people don’t know themselves. Most people, easily a 70% of the people I meet outside my entrepreneurial career - don’t know themselves. Then, how can people get wealthy, live healthy and keep minimum amounts of stress from unknown situations can actually happen, if they don’t know themselves?
One of the ignorant commentaries of a poor person (poor mindset) was as a past mindset from a person reminded me “Forget books, self-books are for insecure people”. This particular enligthning comment can get in your subconscious rolling, why isn’t that dumb!
She was a sweet, beautiful good looking sweetie from college. Without needing to say more, the real fact was at the end among many - she didn’t know herself. A person may have many qualities in common as you may understand, however, but an ignorant comment abour reading self-help book being about insecure people was interesting enough to keep knowing why! Just imagine.
Pressing the luck for a few months, there were many red flags. She is still working in a low paying profession, her parents are still rich, she still looks nice - but what does that matter if she is still broke? A hello and a how are you and conclusions goodbye.
The point is, we all broke once or twice in a lifetime if you have a bit ordinary luck on your side (like myself) but if you constantly study and bring your own anlysis on how you are improving as a person or careerwise - you shouldn’t have much trouble getting wealthy with time.
Now, there is no need to remind you that among my studies a poor mindset will most often say: “I know myself. I don’t need to take a personality test.” That is the average reaction. Some have reason for such answers and we definitely respect that, however, some definitely have no reason for answering in such a way as their living style confirm otherwise.
By taking an analysis report every year, most of us also grow our strengths even more and better our weaknesses a bit more with the answers given from such tests. Then when you find your optimum personal strength and what the codes in the answers given, you already got workable results.
A personal authority on such test can be found by hitting a search on Personality 100 resource on the search engines. You may not get surprised if you take similar tests religiously by the year, from few of the available authority sites online by doctors and health experts, however, you may get intrigued by your scoring past modified way of doing and by other related improvements, among others.
Then the secret, more like mystery not follow by many. In simple words, educate yourself and know yourself before going alone in the jungle. Get a book in your strength and get another for your weaknesses. Hit a café latte at Borders and indulge yourself. It should be fun. Could you hear the unconventional communication already saying, “pinky promise?”
Some results, few insights so you know a bit about the so called “wholesale guru…”
Agreeableness
Agreeableness refers to the degree to which people make their actions depend upon the behaviour of other people. A person who scores high in agreeableness has a strong willingness to empathize and connect with others. A person who scores low in agreeableness has a strong willingness to follow his or her own inner voice.
Your score of 25 classifies you as low in agreeableness.
Your Feedback
You are strong-willed and self-confident. You are genuine.You like the motto ‘what you see is what you get’. You appreciate people who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in, who do not pretend to be something they are not.You take pride in being yourself without compromise.
Your Interaction Style
You say what you feel. People may sometimes consider your actions insensitive, but you feel that you are doing them a favor by remaining authentic. If you find your friend’s haircut to be terrible, and that friend asks for your opinion, you will tell him or her you find the haircut terrible. The trick, however, is learning….
(Books super-good stuff…edited…order your own for good…the entire book truly read me better than the last 3 I have taken since 2004)
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Another paragraph out of random. The analysis is full of great insights, but in other terms…you may love the changes among others to modify and tweak as needed. Here’s one additional quality analysis and explanation style of personality100.com. No need for their affiliate program on me, they deserve their money…I would higher recommend them. The test analysis tells you what you need to hear. Here’s the promised quality paragraphs:
Your Work Style
You have the ability, if you like, to remain emotionally disconnected from a situation. As a result, you do not have trouble making unpleasant or unpopular decisions. You are able to think clearly and objectively, without letting personal ties and friendship obligations encumber the situation.
You are able to remain authentic to yourself because you have less of a need to please / be accepted by others, compared to those of higher agreeableness levels. However, to say that one is entirely unconcerned about what others think borders on a self-protective, rather than genuine, tendency. Steer clear of such extremes.
You are not tender-minded. You would rather be assertive under conflict than yielding, wishy-washy, humble, or meek.You would admit what other people are afraid to say: you are more focused on your own needs than the needs of others.What does this mean? You follow the beat of your own drummer, rather than getting lost within the group.
Your Interaction Style
Thinkers approach decisions in an entirely different manner than feelers. Be aware that, to a feeler, the thinker’s approach is often seen as detached and lacking in emotions. It is important to explain that you express your caring by looking after others’ welfare in impartial, clear, and level-minded ways.
Thinkers and feelers work well together once each person fully understands the other’s perspective. If two people applied for a job that required advanced technical skill, you would prefer the person who was extremely qualified to be chosen over the one who was less technically qualified but friendlier. A feeler would prefer the opposite.
That’s only one single page from personality100.com, I got 100 pages of myself. Just imagine, but then again, that’s a bed time study/analysis.
Right now, I need some weekend sugar… (as movie get-away entertainment)
Sex and the city was an explosion, no need for that. A friend told me to see the movie “Wanted” and immediatly called me to say, I understand you Joaquin. The beginning and ending part of the movie, is what you keep saying over and over. That the ending part was always the best one, he never said to me what happened in the end. Little prediction, but lets get some midnight adventure as the old days…shall we?
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