Iskustvo je ono što dobiješ kada ne dobiješ ono što želiš. Iskustvo je također najvrjednija stvar koju možeš ponuditi.
Randy PauschDoista nisam imao pojma što ću učiniti ili reći nakon što publika otpjeva »Sretan rođendan« Jai. Ali kad sam je pozvao na pozornicu i kada mi je prišla, slijedio sam prirodni impuls. Kao i ona, pretpostavljam. Zagrlili smo se i poljubili, prvo usnama, a onda sam je poljubio u obraz. Publika je nastavila pljeskati. Ćuli smo ih, ali se činilo da su kilometrima daleko od nas.
Dok smo stajali zagrljeni, Jai mi je nešto šapnula u uho.
— Molim te, nemoj umrijeti.
To je zvučalo kao holivudski dijalog. Ali rekla je upravo to. Ja sam je još čvršće zagrlio.
Nije bila riječ o ostvarenju vaših snova, već o tome kako ćete živjeti život. Ako ga živite na pravi način, karma će se pobrinuti sama za sebe. Snovi će doći vama.
Randy PauschI'll take an earnest person over a hip person every time, because hip is short term. Earnest is long term.
Randy PauschBe prepared luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity
Randy PauschYou can almost always find something in common with another person, and from there, it's much easier to address issues where you have differences. Sports cut across boundaries of race and wealth. And if nothing else, we all have the weather in common.
Randy PauschTags: communication
I quote my father to people almost every day. Part of that is because if you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable. Of course, when you have someone like my dad in your back pocket, you can't help yourself. You quote him every chance you get.
Randy PauschIf other people owe you an apology, and your words of apology to them are proper and heartfelt, you still may not hear from them for a while. After all, what are the odds that they get to the right emotional place to apologize at the exact moment you do? So just be patient. Many times in my career, I saw students apologize, and then several days later, their teammates came around. Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded.
Randy PauschTags: relationships fighting apologies
Halfhearted or insincere apologies are often worse than not apologizing at all because recipients find them insulting. If you've done something wrong in your dealings with another person, it's as if there's an infection in your relationship. A good apology is like an antibiotic; a bad apology is like rubbing salt I the wound.
Randy PauschTags: relationships fighting apologies
Years ago, I dated a lovely young woman who was a few thousand dollars in debt. She was completely stressed out about this. Every month, more interest would be added to her debts.
To deal with her stress, she would go every Tuesday night to a meditation and yoga class. This was her one free night, and she said it seemed to be helping her. She would breathe in, imagining that she was finding ways to deal with her debts. She would breathe out, telling herself that her money problems would one day be behind her.
It went on like this, Tuesday after Tuesday.
Finally, one day I looked through her finances with her. I figured out that if she spent four or five months working a part-time job on Tuesday nights, she could actually pay off all the money she owed.
I told her I had nothing against yoga or meditation. But I did think its always best to try to treat the disease first. Her symptoms were stress and anxiety. Her disease was the money she owed.
"Why don't you get a job on Tuesday nights and skip yoga for a while?" I suggested.
This was something of a revelation to her. And she took my advice. She became a Tuesday-night waitress and soon enough paid off her debts. After that, she could go back to yoga and really breathe easier.
Tags: debt stress anxiety finance
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