Thank You Dr. Pausch

I’m a motivational pack rat.

I find snippets of things online that inspire me and I hold on to them, referring back whenever I feel weak or question my journey as an Internet entrepreneur. Even as I type this I am drinking coffee out of a mug that reads “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” ~Thoreau

Every once in a while I stumble upon a piece of motivation that is so great, so wonderful, that I keep coming back to it. I can’t stop telling people about it. In short, it changes my life. One person that has done just that is Dr. Randy Pausch, a former professor of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. In late-September, I wrote an article, Dr. Pausch teaches what matters most about his speech, Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, given on September 18, 2008. I have attached his presentation below, and if you have not had the opportunity to watch it yet, then I strongly urge you to set aside some time in the very near future to do so. Since being published on Youtube it has had well over 6 million views (many of those from me) and has caught the attention of the media.

Unfortunatley, Dr. Pausch died a little over a week ago, on July 25, 2008. But his legacy lives on in the form of a loving wife, 3 beautiful kids, and a wonderful book titled The Last Lecture. Shortly after it’s release I bought two copies, one for myself and the other to pass along to friends and family, and everyone that has read it raves about the content within; several family members bought their own copy shortly after reading mine.

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As a tribute to Dr. Pausch’s life, I purchased 5 copies of his book purely with the intent of spreading his inspiring outlook on life, and I want to give them away to you, my readers. Now, I’m not entirely sure how I should go about giving them away so I’m looking for your feedback, and if the interest is high then I’ll gladly buy 5 more copies, giving away 10 copies of The Last Lecture. I need your feedback: how should I give away these books? Should I ask that you write a blog post about Dr. Pausch or what motivates you? I don’t know. What I do know is that I want it to be something special, so please leave your feedback in the comments section below and I’ll make a decision within the next week.