Randy Pausch in his "Last Lecture" states, "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." I noticed a few more things in his talk. He spoke at length about his childhood dreams he had achieved. One thing I caught was a background thought; he had dreams. He didn't just have dreams, he had them down. I can understand his tenacity. My mother once told me if there was a single word to describe me, it would be tenacious (or at least, that's how I remember it. hahaha).
I think Randy was able to achieve his childhood dreams because he had tenacity and a vision. I respect that. I am a goal making person. I once had a goal to buy 20 units in one year (2009). At one point I ended up owning 13 units, having bought 15 and sold 2 that year. I've also seen people without goals. As an occasional Uber driver, I run into people who seem to have no goals quite often. They usually tell me they'll figure it out while they're in school. I feel sad for them. I feel they're wasting their time and money, especially because it's usually not their money. They're usually building up a tab-student loans.
In order to have vision, you must have dreams. There must be something in your creative mind to come up with how you'd like to be or how you see yourself in the future. Dreaming encourages hope and can give direction. Dreaming can also enable the one dreaming to envision how they don't want life to turn out. I have had many dreams and have written them down as a reminder (lest I forget). I'll share one.
Since the 6th grade, I have wanted to be a computer animator! I still believe deep down that I will be able to achieve this goal, even though I have never had a formal class on animation. I think the root of this dream is to entertain other people, but I've also always loved the idea of seeing my art move. When I graduated from high school, I researched how much money an animator earned and realized that there wasn't a lot of money in the field, at least not at the time. I decided I would work very hard in my twenties to build my wealth vast enough to retire in my thirties. In so doing, I believed I would be able to work for anyone or do anything. While I am not retired, I'm now in my mid 30's, I am very close to my goal. I think that even if I worked for my same company for the next 20 years, how much time I have left to retire under my company's official plan, I would still return to animation. This time, however, I would have all the time I needed to attend the classes I needed. I have downloaded programs, like blender, an open source animation program, and self taught how to animate. I often have to stop my self teaching to take care of my family or my career, but I know deep down that eventually, I will obtain my goal.
So here's to tenacity and keeping your goals! Have a passion and seek after it. Don't give up, even when there are road blocks in the path. You never know when an opportunity may arise to fulfill your dreams. After all, Randy's story should act as an example of what can happen when you put yourself constantly on the path of your dreams. Most times, you just need to keep your compass pointed in the right direction.
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