Do you remember what your childhood dreams were? It really has been a long time since I've given any thought to mine. In my day to day life, I sometimes find myself comparing my accomplishments to those of other people. Maybe it's my friend who has a really great paying job and travels extensively, a peer who got a promotion, an acquaintance who is a gifted artist or athlete, or someone I don't even know that, from the outside looking in, appears to have achieved some enviable level of greatness in their life. Randy Pausch's book, "The Last Lecture" inspired me to reflect back and list what I remembered to be my childhood dreams. Once I had done that, I realized that I have actually accomplished many of my childhood dreams and the people that I have sometimes used as a measuring stick for my life are living their dreams not mine.
I also appreciated Randy's approach to mentoring and coaching others in a way that made it easy to listen. I laughed when I read his account of telling one student that it was too bad that others perceived him as being such a jerk because it would really limit how far he could go in life. (I'm paraphrasing with the jerk terminology). As someone who works in employee employee relations, I'm sure I will have an opportunity to try this approach very soon!
Amy, thanks for setting up this blog and inviting me to be a part of the book club long distance. Next time, I'll try to get my blog in before you meet!
Bonnie
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