Randy Pausch~ Guide to a Better Life~The Last Lecture

Guide to a Better Life

Before Randy Pausch died of pancreatic cancer in 2008,
he wrote the best seller book, The Last Lecture. In a
letter to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan,
and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful "Guide to a Better
Life" for his wife and children.

Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no
idea what their journey is all about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you
cannot control. Instead invest your energy
in the positive present moment.
3. Don't overdo; keep your limits.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else
does.
5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all
you need.
8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your
partner of his/her mistakes of the past.
That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil
the present.
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here
to learn. Problems are simply part of the
curriculum that appear and fade away like
algebra class, but the lessons you learn
will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and laugh more.
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree
to disagree.

Community:
15. Call your family often.
16. Each day give something good to others.
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and
under the age of six.
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
20. What other people think of you is none of your
business.
21. Your job will not take care of you when you
are sick. Your family and friends will.
Stay in touch.

Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that
you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything.
24. Do the right things.
25. However good or bad a situation is, it
will change.
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and
show up.
27. The best is yet to come.
28. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful
or joyful.
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD
for it.
30. If you know GOD, you will always be happy.
So, be happy.

Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture.