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August 15 Lessons from Table TennisFirst of all, i would like to say a huge Congratulations to the Singapore Women's Table Tennis Team for assuring at least a Silver Medal for Singapore in the Beijing Olympics 2008, and ending the country's 48-year Olympic-medal drought. Singapore has never won any medal in the Olympics since 1960. Today, these ladies did the nation very proud. Singapore beat South Korea 3-2 in the semi-final of the Olympic women's team table tennis event today evening. The Singapore women's team will advance into the Finals for the team event this Sunday in fight for a Gold Medal. But even if they lose in the championship match, they will still take home the Silver.
I must also congratulate the South Korean women's table tennis team for their great effort at defending. The South Korean women paddlers made this Semi-finals match so intense, gripping and entertaining to watch. They created alot of 'heat' and 'pressure' to the Singapore Women's Team with their defensive-style playing. With all the loops, spinning and chopping. In fact, the South Korean table tennis women's doubles pair, Park Mi Young and Kim Kyung Ah, are named the Invincible Korean Choppers. What a superb match! 3 hours and 45mins!
But aside from all the entertainment, i actually learnt a few important lessons from this match alone. I learnt about Patience and Resilience. and also about Dark Horses.
Patience
Singapore's Women Table Tennis Team captain, Li Jia Wei, needed lots and lots of patience to beat her nemesis, South Korea's Kim Kyung Ah, who beat Li in the women's singles bronze-medal play-off at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kim is a chopper, a highly defensive-style player.
In the Semi-Finals, Feng TianWei had given Singapore a dream start when she crushed world No 26 Dang Ye Seo 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 in the opening of the five match team event. But a tie was then levelled 1-1 when world No 6 Li Jia Wei lost 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 9-11 to world No 11 Kim Kyung Ah in a thrilling second match encounter. What caused world No 6 Li to stumble? It's lack of patience. If you have watched the match, you would have seen that in order to beat the South Korean, Li just needed to be patient in her returns. Many times, Kim gave Li spins and loops which needed a very careful, patient return and not a quick attack. If one is quick in her return, then she would have hit the net or go off table. In this case, Li was not patient enough.
However.....with...
Resilience, Li bounced back from that defeat with resilience and partnered Wang Yuegu to victory over Park and Kim in the doubles match, powering to a 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 win to put the Republic 2-1 up.
Now about Dark Horses. No one expected that Feng Tianwei would seal the win in the Semi Finals round for Singapore. She is the dark horse. All the hype was on Li Jiawei. But this time, the one who propelled the Singapore team to clinch for the nation their first Olympic medal since 1960 is none other then Feng. The 21-year-old produced a performance of maturity and composure beyond her age to make history for the Singapore's women's table tennis team. In recent news articles, it was highlighted that Feng does not usually do well against defensive players like the South Korean choppers. But, Surprise! Surprise! She won 2 matches in the five match team event. In the fifth and final match, which determines which team gets to play in the Gold Medal match, Feng was able to handle all the pressure very well, beating Park Mi Young, who is another chopper and defensive-style player, 11-7, 12-10, 3-11, 11-9. Amazing job! Who said she doesn't do well against defensive players? Perhaps, in life, it's really better to be a dark horse. Then you surprise your opponents by winning unexpectedly. By being less well known, also comes lesser pressure.
July 31 Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing~SOME RANTS~
Someone just sent me a hurtful sms. And some group members have been spreading some really bad rumours about me. Man, those ungrateful people! I've done so much for the group and I don't expect anything - I don't even expect or to hear a 'Thank You' from any of them. But at least i hope they will appreciate what i've done, and not the other way round, by spreading rumours!
Ok that was negative. Yes, i've been ranting. And in my previous blog entry i said i'll write about positive things, so, Hey! Here's my positive note based on the above scenario that happened.
~POSITIVE MESSAGE~
No matter how hard they try to make me upset or cry, I'm gonna tell them, I'm not gonna worry 'bout a thing. I'll still stay strong and carry on...
I'll put my records on, hear a simple song and drown my ears in motivational music to perk my spirits up. YOU AIN'T GONNA BREAK ME DOWN! No. No.
SHEDAISY - Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing
Ever been misunderstood, misused, or misled Ever knocked on the sky and had it fall on your head well, don't worry 'bout it, don't worry Ever lost your luggage, your marbles, your house Or found yourself in bed with Uncle Sam or Mickey Mouse Ever been accused of murder on Music Row Or caught in morning traffic when you really gotta go - Oh no! [Chorus] Life is funny, life's a mess Sometimes a curse, sometimes a blessing Don't worry 'bout a thing, don't worry 'bout it Life gets sticky, life can bruise Sometimes you win sometimes you're losing No matter what it brings Don't worry 'bout a thing Ever sat yourself down when the seat is all wet Or see your "ex" sucking face with a little brunette Don't worry 'bout it, no don't worry Ever lost your religion, ever lost your best friend Or found your last record in the bargain bin Or been stuck in a divorce like crazy glue Or scraped someone else's gum off the bottom of your shoe - Boo hoo! [Repeat Chorus] (Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah) Don't worry, don't worry [Bridge:] We all got a little junk in the trunk And when you're feelin' good as sunk Remember, everything will be just fine If I laugh at yours then you'll laugh at mine [Repeat Chorus 2x] (Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, - Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah) Don't worry, don't worry Life gets sticky, life can bruise Sometimes you win sometimes you're losing No matter what it brings Don't worry 'bout a thing Wipe the tear away after crying, girl.Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool, but till then, you'll never see me complain again
Yes. I will wipe away my tears and stop complaining about my group members' irresponsibility in the group projects. From now onwards, i will say only positive things. Strength only comes from the Lord!I almost fainted again because of overwork. Today i had to submit another written report by 5pm. Unfortunately, i got delayed because of my fatigue. So i had to see the doctor and all. And also the peak hour traffic also slowed my arrival to submit the hard copy binded report. Supposedly it should be really a GROUP project. It's supposed to be a GROUP affair to settle all this. BUT one member wanted me to break up and said that I should go solo. So in the end, i had to redo this Consumer Behaviour report from scratch. From Ground zero. I only got the 'bad breakup news' this morning. So i had no choice but to start the report from the top only this morning and worked from 10am to 6pm, nonstop, no break. Needless to say, ALONE. AGAIN. As for the other 2 guys in my group, they were MIA, as usual. (Missing in Action). I was glad i had backed up all my previous work that i had done in the past, so there was'nt much 're-doing' to be done. I only got to add 'fillers' here and there and take care of the overall format, layout and report writing style. Yup, the 'fillers' are those parts that were supposed to be done by the other group members. But ya, i ended up doing it all. But ultimately, though i submitted my report late, but i am still happy that i completed it well and i knew i submitted a good quality piece of work. Through my ups and downs, people try to break me, tear me and rip me apart... but NO! I ain't gonna give up. The Lord is my strength! I will hang on and move on forward because of HIM! Philippians 3:14 (New International Version)14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."July 29 Love One Another, or DIEToday i watched a very touching movie. Tuesdays with Morrie. Yes, that's right. The movie made from the all time best seller book, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' by Mitch Albom. The movie was so moving that it brought buckets of tears to my eyes! My elder sister who watched the movie with me cried lots too.
TWO Important Lessons Learnt
1. L.O.V.E
"We must love one another, or die", a famous quote from W.H Auden. A sentence that Morrie loves to quote. Indeed, it is so true. Where would we be without the love? Let's revisit some history....Christ died on the cross for? US. WE. out of LOVE. Ok, then let me think, Mom work so hard everyday to all the bills and give me and my sister such a comfortable life. And it's all out of LOVE. The movie and the way Morrie lead his last few days on earth and the lessons he had shared with Mitch, well, it did 'hit' on me, those hard lessons. It definitely not easy to say this word sometimes. It takes guts to really say it and mean what you say. But i'm definitely not gonna let PRIDE or FEAR seep into me and sweep off the opportunity and chance to love and most importantly, to tell someone, "I LOVE YOU". I immediately texted my Mom via sms and told her how much I Love her after the movie ended. And i can't wait to tell her when she gets home. Oh btw, lately she's been working till late at night and comes home past 9pm or like today past 10pm. I'm sure she'll be so thrilled if i said those words to her in person and give her a warm big hug like what Morrie always does on the Tuesdays when he sees Mitch. I also told my sister that i love her too. And i'm gonna say that and hug them hard everyday. That'll be my new daily goal. Oh ya, not forgetting my friends too. I love you all, Yeeshin, Charis and Yunqi too! It's grace that we have so many chances and opportunites to express our love for someone, to friends and to people. Take this chance, and don't waste it away. Have you told someone important in your life how much and badly you love them yet? Why not give them a great big hug today, or right now? I'm sure you won't regret it.
2. F.O.R.G.I.V.E.N.E.S.S
In the book or movie, Morrie had an occasion where he shared to Mitch about his regrets in life. One of which he regretted ALOT - Not forgiving his Dad when he had the chance to. His Dad died a terrible death - he was shot dead on the streets. And Morrie wished he had the chance to tell his Dad that he has forgiven him for his past doings (Morrie's Dad used to bring Morrie to work at a factory sweatshop) that hurt Morrie when he was just a little boy. Unfortunately, his father died too soon, way before Morrie even realised that he should have forgiven his Dad. As for me, during this week and the week before, I have been working real hard at my marketing projects. I really resented my group members. I felt that they were like blood suckers, sucking me up till i finally get dry and die! And i felt like i was being 'used' and 'taken advantage' of. They knew that i would be like a 'mother at rescue' at all times. Well, they have seen that i have completed and wrapped up the sales management project very well and they did'nt even have to break a sweat! As for me, i did not only break sweat, i even fainted the eve before submission deadline. I was stretched and overworked to my limits. And my physical body gave way. And my group members, none of them even said a simple Thank You. I don't expect anything much from them, but just a simple thank you? No, i don't get that. And i feel like hating them. I so much want to blame them for their irresponsiblity and laziness. I did like close to 70% of that whole project. And ya, i feel so much like making them go through the hardship and pain and sweat to produce that sales project training manual. But i chose not too. I think of Jesus. I think of Morrie. I think of Mom. I think of my family. I think of LOVE. and then my heart just melted...and all the resentment just slowly fade away. The hurt. The bitterness. Whoosh. All gone. Love and Forgiveness just goes together. Like a marriage. With love, you will learn to forgive. So yes, it's hard, but i've learnt to forgive. When you forgive, all the anger and bitterness in your heart will go away. And you feel happy and JOY will feel your whole heart. I have forgiven those who have hurt me and have received tremendous joy when i let go, forget and forgive. Have you?
Here's a nice song to listen to. Inspiring. Motivational. It's entitled, "Faith, Hope and Love".
A chapter done
Turn the page And separate roads Lead separate ways But as we go, we're not alone No, we're not alone Because faith and hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye... Where would we be without the Faith Where would we be without the Hope Where would we be without the Faith The one that God alone has made Because faith and hope and love Are waiting for you when we say Faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Where would we be without the Faith Where would we ve without the Hope Where would we be without the Faith The one that God alone has made Because faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say Faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Yea, though I walk Down in the valley of the shadow of darkness I will not fear I will fear no evil Because faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say Faith, hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Because faith and hope and love Are waiting for you when we say goodbye Faith and hope and love Waiting for you when We'll be praying until then Waiting for you when we say goodbye To walk in FAITH, put my trust and HOPE in GOD and LOVE the ones oh so dear to me! EVERYDAY! - NARELLE's daily motto and goal July 28 Even HAIR takes DISCIPLINERecently i just permed my hair, just to have a change in my boring thick and long hair that is terribly layered and all fashion sucidal. Well, that's one reason, the other of cause is a reward to myself for all my hardwork in school completing 2 major projects during this very hectic week.
It's funny how my NEW hairdo can actually make me a more disciplined person. No kiddin' man.
CURLED HAIR = DISCPLINED PERSON
Why is that so?
Firstly, especially for someone, like myself, who has naturally extra thick and alot of hair, when i wake up in the morning, the curls will got all curly wirly and all wrong, flyaways here and there and curls at all the wrong places. Yup that's wake-up-in-the-morning bed hair. So how to solve this problem and get back the nice cermaic perm that i had like that first day i did my perm? Yep, that's right. You've gotta bathe, gurl and wash your hair.
Then, secondly, you will have to wake up early to wash my hair with the right curling shampoo and conditioner. And still have enough time to eat breakfast, get changed and go to school.
And thirdly, before i leave home, I have to use a special treatment water to 'tame the frizz' and then use styling lotion to define the curls, maintain and hold tha curls throughout the whole day.
That's a whole lot of 'styling process' for maintaining curls. At this point, i'm still a newbie at this, cos i am usually a very lazy person when it comes to maintaining hair. I don't even do home care hair masks or treatments (no wonder i used to have such a thick mane that is so untamed! and still have because of my lack of discipline in my hair regimen)
So yeah, EVEN HAIR takes DISCIPLINE. And therefore, all the more, in LIFE, everyone should be disciplined in whatever we do to achieve success and attain your goals. Slackers and lazybums will never be successful. If you don't have a disciplined eating habits and exercise routine, you will get out of shape. SO it's the same for work and for school-related stuff. All of us will get out of shape if we don't keep a disciplined lifestyle.
This reminds me also that if i don't have a disciplined spiritual life, I will not be able to have spiritual maturity and finish the marathon race of life. Without discipline, i may be distracted and steered off the right route and into SIN (like tangled up, untamed curly and frizzy hair). Yup, so apart from success in schoolwork and all, it is also my goal to achieve success in my spiritual walk with God. Grow to be more like Christ and thereby help my friends to follow Jesus too.
The following scripture verse inspires me to move on and be disciplined in my walk with God. Will you be inspired too by this verse and turn away from ill-disciplined lifestyle, away from the contemporary and get in tune with Jesus, and let him hold your hand as you run the race of life?
"Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with the perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." - Hebrews 12:1-3
CALL ON JESUS - Nicole C. Mullen
I WILL RUN TO YOU - Hillsongs July 24 Hang On, Good Girl!I have never worked so hard in my life, until today! I'm dead serious! No kiddin'. I worked on my Sales Management Group Project today from 2-10pm straight, no break! That's solid 8 hours!
Somehow, my 3 other group members had 'something on' at 5pm. Though i find their reasons to be a little ambiguous...1 of them left at 3.30pm for 'Smoke break', but NEVER came back. The remaining 2 members left at 5pm, one said he needs to return back his car to his father, otherwise he get a scolding, and the other said she gotta go for Chess...but, oh well, I can't keep them to stay back with me to work on our Group Project...Anyway even if they stay it makes not much difference...
Anyway, I set a goal that by hook or by crook, I gotta get this project out of the way, clear it, once and for all, by tonight. I'm actually glad I stayed on to complete it, though i was all alone to complete this....But I'm still SMILING, because...
1. I built my threshold of hardship. Now my threshold is much higher. Yes, I'm tenacious and strong! I am prepared for my upcoming student internship programme at Thuraya Telecomm Co. in September. I remembered the HR Manager told me during my interview in April 2008, "When deadlines and promotional launches are around the corner, things can get very hostile." I think i am prepared for whatever hostility that come my way. (Thank you Jesus for giving me strength!)
2. What Ultimate Joy, Satisfaction and Sense of Achievement I get from completing a project! I feel good, because I am a responsible girl, who would finish her project well.
3. I am able to Manage Stress and Tight Deadlines.
And all these means that I am one step closer to SUCCESS in LIFE! Well done, ME! Oh there's 2 THANK YOUs that i want to say, once again, Thank you Lord Jesus for giving me strength to go through the day and Thank you TP Business School Computer Labs and IT Helpdesk for opening the labs till 9.45pm for hardworking students to work on their projects in the comfort of a fully air-conditioned room with modern PCs and quality LaserJet and DeskJet Printers for us to print our reports, coloured charts, graphs, diagrams etc...By doing my projects in school, i help my Mother save on Utility bills! hehe! So, thank you TP Business School for the educational facilities provided till almost up to 10pm.
As usual, i'd always sign in or sign off with a song...as i was heading back home on the public bus, i was tuning in to this song which really perked my spirits up and motivated me to work even harder each and everyday to achieve excellence in whatever i do.
 ZOEgirl - Good Girl
You walk a narrow road
I know you face it on your own But you've got the will inside I can see it in your eyes You're not about mini skirts And silly reasons just to flirt 'Cause you've got heaven on your side And that's how you live your life [Chorus] [Chorus] [Bridge] Hang on, good girl, (you're not the only one)
June 27 Quiet Time With God and Been Readin'Instead of blogging. I will just share some books that i've been reading, that's impacted my life ever since. You WILL NOT regret reading them!
Narelle's List of HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Books
1. Life Application Bible (NIV) by Zondervan [THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!]
2. The Patterson Principles of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer [A great read. Easy to digest. Author is so engaging!]
3. Fabulosity: What It Is & How to Get It by Kimora Lee Simmons [Supermodel turn Entrepreneur turn Creative Director of BabyPhat and KLS, Kimora shares her life experiences with us all and tips on how one can achieve a fabulous life]
and more books to recommend...coming soon!
June 13 Keep small $2 notes in your disposable income walletI'm not any guru in the area of money and finance. But here's just a little tip on how you can curb those cash from flowing out of you wallet so frequently.
Do anyone of you sometimes get those impulse buying behaviour because of promotions and sales such as the June Great Singapore Sale(GSS), Warehouse Sale, Clearance Sale, BUY 2 Get 1 Free, $9.90 ONLY! and the list goes on...? These buying behavious is bad and i think i don't need to state the reasons why it is bad. You should know why. Well, anyway, i won't deny and say that i don't fall prey to such sales gimmicks. So, yes, i do 'impulse buy' sometimes especially during GSS. But recently, i've discovered a way to curb those impulse buying behaviour. It's simple and it works on me, so it should work on you too!
Money & Finance Tip: Try to Keep only the small notes such as $2 notes in your disposable income wallet.
When you open your wallet and you find that you only have small notes such as the $2 or $5 notes left in your wallet, it will somehow make you feel like you ran out of cash to purchase something. So, this first impression that your mind conjures when you peep into your wallet is : I have not much disposable cash left to spend.
So, there you go, you get the feeling like you're broke and so that little cute dress on sale that you were eying on just now will just "Poof!", disappear from your mind and you will just walk away. And you'll not burn a single hole in your pocket!
Hope you find this tip useful, and have a great weekend ahead
 June 11 Get a good shoe with shock absorption for intense workoutFitness Log
45 Mins Low-Medium Intensity Elliptical Training
Burnt 211 Calories!
But, 1 Hard Lesson Learnt --- Use a good training shoe with effective shock absorption that can meet specific demands and top-level performance of your sport. It is a MUST-HAVE technology! And i stress on shock absorption technology and cushioning because i just had a bad experience with a particular sports shoe, i shan't name which brand it is, but what i can say is that, it's a very familiar brand to Singaporeans and Malaysians, the brand origin is from Czechslovakia.
So, anyway, I am very disappointed in that brand's sports shoe cos' i trusted the brand and it being an established firm with over 100 years of heritage in footwear innovation, i expected at least the bare minimum of some good cushioning to provide the shock/pressure absorption from a workout. So, yup, i tried to save money, and did not invest in a proper training shoe and thus i compromised on the quality of the shoe and i suffered severe numbness and "pins and needles" in my whole leg!
Take home this lesson from me, and get a good pair of trainers especially if you are working out intensely. Take note though, it's not the 'BRAND' that matters here. It's the technology incorporated in the training shoe that is important and a very basic #1 Criteria of a Good Training shoe is: --- Soft, light cushioning with shock absorption. Yes, I can't stress this enough!
June 09 Girl, put your records on...The secret weapon is MUSIC!
I am quoting the following below by memory and how i manage to do that? Well, i actually composed a tune to it (Let me know if you want an mp3 of my composition!).
1) See, the power of music can help memory!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
When you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit;
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Well, that being quoted, what i am trying to imply is that, really, we don't have to WORRY or get Burdened by anything. Just plug in your earphones and tune in to your fav songs in your mp3 player and let you hair down! No need to 'drink' down your sorrows or 'take a puff' to blow away those blues...you can just soak yourself in the presence of M.U.S.I.C.
Ok, i am not a fan of Madonna, but i do agree on this: -
"Dont think of yesterday
And I dont look at the clock I like to boogie-woogie, uh, uh Its like riding on the wind And it never goes away Touches everything Im in Got to have it everyday" ~ Madonna, "Music" Just a few days ago, i was so pissed with myself for not being able to complete a test's last question on time, and it's not like i don't know how to answer the question, i knew exactly what to answer! And if i was given just 3 more mins, i would have scored a 100% for answering correctly. I blamed myself for poor test time management. But anyway, i managed to put the past behind. What's done, has been done and cannot be undone, right? So, yeah, i 'put my records on' and 'played my favourite song' and all the 'pissing' just slowly melted away...The song that i was playing in my ears is...
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
Official Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkEeNpWMvgk
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry. Summer came like cinnamon So sweet, Little girls double-dutch on the concrete. Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same Oh, don't you hesitate. Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down. You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow. Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely, Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside, (just relax, just relax) Don't you let those other boys fool you, Got to love that afro hair do. Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change. Don't you think it's strange? Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down. You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow. 'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer? Do what you want to. Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song You go ahead, let your hair down Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, Just go ahead, let your hair down. X2 Ooh...You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow. June 07 Just do it! Follow your Intuitionfab.u.lous/ adj 1 extremely good or impressive; 2 large in amount or size
You want a Fabulous Life? Sure! Just follow your heart, your intuition. Take the unconventional route, work hard, be determined, stay wise and focused and you will one day get there.
When others are making 'bungalows', you make high skyscrapers.
Embrace your individuality, don't be afraid to flaunt your differences.
It's the difference that makes you beautiful.
The same old same old is boring, so, don't stay in the average lot.
Make a stand, just do it, do whatever it takes to realise your dreams (in an ethical way of course!) and make the world a better place!
In this high tech digital crazy mixed up world, its sometimes hard to understand...but never mind, just follow this simple plan: -
"Follow your heart, your intuition;
It will lead you in the right direction
Let go of your mind.
Your intution, Is easy to find;
Just follow your heart." ~ Jewel Kilcher
May 25 Mid Sem TestWill be taking a short 2 weeks break from blogging as i will be preparing for me upcoming Mid Sem test from 2 June 2008.
Cheer me on as i do my revision and to my TP friends, JIA YOU for your tests too! May 16 Inspirational Quotes from "The Last Lecture" by Prof Randy PauschBelow are some Notable Quotes that were taken from Prof Pausch's Original full approx 76 Mins 'Last Lecture' at Carnegie Mellon University on 18 September 2007 and from another approx 10 Mins Concised Version of his lecture on The Oprah Winfrey Show; 22 October 2007
Persistence and Hardwork
"Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted…"
"When you’re doing a bad job and nobody points that out to you, that’s when they’ve given up on you. And that’s something that have really struck with me - it's that when somebody is going to ride [persistent criticism] you for two hours, they’re doing it because they care to make you better.
"And i've got a lovely rejection letter. And when I tried again after graduate school and I’ve kept all of these rejection letters over the years (he showed the letters and audience laugh). They are very inspirational."
"Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want something badly enough. They are there to keep out the other people."
"I don’t think complaining and whining really solves the problem. This is Jacky Robinson, first black major leaguer, had it in his contract not to complain if people spit on him. Allright. I don’t care if you're Jacky Robinson or if you're a guy like me who’s only got a couple of months to live, you can choose to take your finite time and energy and effort and you spend it complaining or you can spend it playing the game hard, which is probably gonna be more helpful to you in the long run."
People VS Things
"And they [his parents] felt that letting me express my creativity was more important than the pristine nature of the walls. I was really blessed to have parents who saw it that way. My parents taught me about the importance of people versus things. So when I got older I bought my first car and I was so excited, I had a shiny convertible. These are my niece and nephew Cristopher and Laura. And every month I’d take them for a weekend so my sister said...give them a little break and we go on for adventures. And I just showed up with my new car and my sister was explaining to Chris and Laura:”That's Uncle Randy’s new car, you can’t get it dirty… Ta-dah, ta-dah, ta-dah.” And they’re just crackin' up laughing because over her shoulder I’m casually opening a can of soda and just emptying it on the back seat. (2 secs of silence and 1 Audience looked so shocked) And they come running over, my sis's saying "What are you doing?!?!?", I said:”It’s a thing. It’s just a thing.”
"And I'm really glad i did that because at the end of the weekend as I was driving them home, little Chris who was about 8 at that time had had the flu and he threw up all over the back seat of my car. And I don’t care how much value you get out of owning a nice shiny pristine thing, it’s not as good as I felt, knowing that I made an eight year old boy not feel guilty just 'cause he had the flu."
Work, Collaboration & Achieving Dreams
"And I was dreaming. Alwasy dreaming. It was easy time to dream. When you turn on your TV-set and men are landing on the Moon - anything is possible. And we should never loose that spirit."
"If you’re wanna achieve your dreams, you better work and play well with others. And that means you better live with integrity. Simple advice, that you’ll find hard to follow, just tell the truth."
"You get people to help you by telling the truth. Being earnest. I’ll take an earnest person over a hip person any day, because hip is short term. Earnest is long term."
"When you screw up, apologize! There are a lot of bad apologies in America. A good apology has three parts - 1) I’m sorry 2) It was my fault, 3) How do I make it right? Most people skip that third part, that’s how you can tell sincerity."
"We all have people that we don’t like or they have done things we don’t like. And what I found is no one is pure evil. If you wait long enough they will show you their good side. You can’t make them do it in a hurry but you can be patient."
"Show gratitude..... There are about 15 young kids who have been working in my research lab. I took them all down to Disney World for a week on my nickel. One of my colleagues said,:"This must have cost you an arm and a leg! How could you do it???" I said,: "These kids just work day and night for years so that I could get the best job in the world for life. How can I not do it. Gratitude is a very simple thing and it’s a very poweful thing."
"Never found anger a way to make things better."
"Be good at something; it makes you valuable…. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome."
"If you live properly, the dreams will come to you."
Living Life
"I can’t control the cards i'm dealt, just how i play the hands. "
"You better decide early on if you’re Tigger or an Eeyore. Tiggers are energetic, they are optimistic, they are curious, they are enthusiastic and they have fun and never ever underestimate the importance of having fun. I am dying soon and I am choosing to have fun today, tomorrow and every other day I have left."
"There is this notion of have fun all the time, have a sense of fun and wonder - that should never go away."
"Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others."
"I’ve never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn’t matter. Life is to be lived."
"To be cliché, death is a part of life and it’s going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a little bit of advance notice and I am able to optimize my use of time down the home stretch."
Funny and Random Quotes
"So in case there is anyone in the room who wandered in and didn't know my back story, my dad always said, 'If there is an elephant in the room, introduce him,'" Pausch began his lecture at CMU by saying this then moves on to give hs audience an overview of his terminal illness (pancreatic cancer)
"Mothers are people who love you even when you pull their hair. (Showed photo of little Randy pulling his mom's hair and audience laughs) And this was the kind of relationship I had with my mother. And my mother, speaking of humility, was always there to keep me in check. But I was going through graduate school and I was taking really hard examinations. I was home pretty much complaning and whining about how hard these PHD tests were. And she just patted my arm and she said,: “We know how you feel. Just remember, when your father was your age, he was fighting the germans in WWII.” (Audience laughs again) And then the day came when I got my PHD. And I was so proud. And my mother introduced me to everyone as,:”This is my son. He is a doctor, but not the kind that helps people.” (Audience laughs once again)
To Live a Legacy before leaving Earth - New Purpose in Life."I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me? Did I choose to love? Did I point to You* enough To make a mark on things I want to leave an offering A child of mercy and grace Who blessed Your* name unapologetically And leave that kind of legacy" *You: Jesus *Your: Jesus's
~"Legacy" by Nichole Nordeman, Woven and Spun (2002) I watched a very touching video that has an inspirational and motivating message to all. I'm not sure if you have heard/watched or read about Prof Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture". Well, approximately 25 million people world-wide have, including myself. His 'Last Lecture' was entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," and he talks about his life's journey and the important lessons he's learned. It was this lecture, his last, at Carnegie Mellon University (USA), that had taken the world by storm and touched so many lives.
He's a staunch Christian too and so are his parents (Presbyterians, like me!). This Prof also live by "The Serenity Prayer"
The FULL Serenity Prayer
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; About Prof Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch's Home Page Links of those very touching videos (i teared when i watched these) Interview with Randy Pausch by ABC's Diane Sawyer (April 2008) Part 1 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The FULL Last Lecture (September 2007) This Prof reminds me of Jesus. They have one similariry, that is: leaving a legacy before they depart from earth and go to heaven. Jesus left a Legacy too before leaving earth. What does it mean to leave a legacy? It means touching people's lives and making a difference in the world through one’s uncounditional love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness(being humble), kindness and forgiveness. Lessons Learnts: 2) Love; especially our loved ones, friends, classmates Chorus Bridge
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