“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.”
– Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
A few months before Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch died of cancer, he gave his last lecture about achieving childhood dreams and helping others do the same. He shared his view that brick walls—those blockades that pop up on our journeys—exist as obstacles to tear down to show how much we want something.
Although early in his career he’d been denied his childhood dream of working as a Disney Imagineer, he was able to fulfill it during a sabbatical a decade later, when his virtual reality expertise was needed. He’d put his energy into working hard to develop skills that ended up helping him land his childhood dream job.
Although early in his career he’d been denied his childhood dream of working as a Disney Imagineer, he was able to fulfill it during a sabbatical a decade later, when his virtual reality expertise was needed. He’d put his energy into working hard to develop skills that ended up helping him land his childhood dream job.
How are you preparing for an opportunity that may seem out of reach?
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