The Last Lecture

Recently, MooMoo just read a book called the "THE LAST LECTURE."

MooMoo finds that the author "Randy Pausch" is a very interesting guy and the book he had written is very inspiring. His book is based on his last lecture on the topic “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” and he delivered his last lecture on 18th September 2007 to 400 audiences at Carnegie Mellon University before he lost his battle to Pancreatic Cancer on 25th July 2008.

Below are some of the Citations and Quotes that MooMoo likes from the book...

"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."

"You've got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work."

"When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you."

"If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today."

"Tenacity is a virtue, but it's not always crucial for everyone to observe how hard you work at something."

"The brick walls are there for a REASON. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something."

"If you want something bad enough, NEVER GIVE UP."

"You don't repair things if they still do what they're supposed to do."

"No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better."

"There were things we could that might help the outcome in positive ways..."

"Focus on each day, rather than the negative things down the road. It's not helpful if we spend everyday dreading tomorrow..."

"Go on those trips you've always wanted to take... Live in the moment."

"Getting people to welcome feedback was the hardest thing... Too many stroking and too little real feedback is not good..."

"We must know how to judge ourselves... do self reflecting..."

"Luck is indeed when preparation meets opportunity."

"Give yourself permission to DREAM."

"You only buy new clothes when your old clothes wear out."

"Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy."

"It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward."

"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."

"A BAD Apology is worse than NO Apology... Half hearted of insincere apology can be insulting."

"When we're connected to Others, we become better people."

"Sometimes, all you have to do is ASK."

"OPTIMISM is that as a Mental State, it can enable you to do tangible things to improve your physical state."

"It's not about How to Achieve your Dreams. It's about how to Lead your Life. If you lead your Life the Right way, the Karma will take care of itself."

Do check out the book if you're free. It's a book worth reading.

* MooMoo had a GREAT week so far without Dark clouds... had a good workout doing Boot Camp and Balance at the gym just now. Today, MooMoo's Company's CEO communication was pretty motivating... MooMoo really liked that new guy... Hope he really walk the talk... and not just giving empty promises... Anyway, looking forward to watch her Hero in 'Wu Xia' tomorrow...^=^