Lessons On Living... From Randy Pausch

 

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"Brick walls make us prove how badly we want things. They stop those who don't want it badly enough." ~Randy Pausch

Every time I see or hear Randy Pausch, I am filled with mixed emotions. He is such a phenomenal person! And although I marvel at his humanity and the legacy he is living, I am so deeply upset that his space on the planet will one day be physically empty.
Recently I was over at Joel Christopher's Master List Building site and he had this video there. How can a person with so little time live larger, better and share more about living life fully than most of us?
During the lecture, Randy shows a photo of himself as the "child dreamer," and you can still sense this in him as an adult. His incredible strength as he faces the future with the same boyish wonder, has not only made him a hero to me, but to millions of others around the world as well.
At one point, Randy mentions a professor who had "Dutch Uncled" him. It feels like he has found a way to return the favor by presenting this life altering message to a starving world.
Randy Pausch inspires me to be a better person. Using my life and talents to make a difference in the world on a massive scale is one of my dreams. I hope you too, will be uplifted to make a difference in someone's life today.

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Listening To Your Inner Voice What would life be like if you were a tender aged 19, and just won the $35 million Powerball lottery? One young man who listened to the "voice" in his head, is finding that out. I just thought I would share his story with you as an encouragement to the power of our thoughts, when mixed with action. AOL News reported today that Jonathan Vargas of South Carolina purchased his first lottery ticket ever, selecting numbers based on family birth dates. You can go here to read the full story. Hello to old and new site visitors alike. I know many of you are probably wondering why I call this the "new and improved" Success Chronicle, when much on the surface hasn't changed yet. For me, these changes are happening on both an inward and outward level. Ultimately, the result will be a much better resource for you, and a more efficient management system for me, so we all win. Quick reminder about the upcoming "Google Analytics" seminar May 22, 2008. There may still be time to sign up if you haven't done so already.

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Have you noticed lately that a lot of people are looking for something else to do in life? I'm talking about Physicians or Lawyers who have become Musicians, Teachers who return to school to become Caterers or Florists.
This isn't a new trend, I think because much of the stigma has been removed from mid-life, or mid-career switching, people feel more empowered to change.
I was reading a review of a book called "Doing Work You Love" recently, by Cheryl Gilman that discussed similar topics.
According to Gilman, a key question was how to first learn what your naturally developed talent(s) were, then once discovered, how did you know best where to use them in the work environment.
Gilman also favors instructing young people on how to find their own unique paths in life. What a lot of wasted time that would save, if we all learned to listen to the ebbs and flows of our own body rhythms early on in life.
This is an excellent book that can really help others struggling to live and work in a fast paced world, but who seek the serenity of a much calmer lifestyle.
Tools are provided to help you really discover what it is you love, and there is guidance for all, whether you're currently employed, out of work, or unhappily employed.
You owe it to yourself to take charge of your life and live it to the fullest. To read more about the book yourself, you might want to take a look below.

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Today's Success Resources...

Aaron at fulltiltblogging has a timely post on a free Google tool that improves your visitor knowledge, where they enter your site, where they exit, what posts they feature etc.

Just the sort of information you need to provide better service, articles and products to your target markets. I've recently started using this tool (notice I didn't say I understood it all) so the additional tips from Aaron are very helpful.

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ROI Revolution is hosting a webinar that I just signed up for called "How to Kick Your Pay-Per-Click Advertising into Overdrive in 3 Months with Google Analytics".

This is going to be exciting for anyone who wants to achieve greater mastery of their blog/site analytics. Flexible dates are available but the spaces are limited so sign up quickly. You only have another 7 days, 8 hours, 11 minutes and 26 seconds left as of this posting.

The seminar is 75 minutes long and covers a lesson that has assisted dozens with implementing this tool. There will be case studies going from good to outstanding, including what their blocks were. Below are the scheduled times according to the site:

Available Dates / Times:

* Thursday, May 22nd, 10:30am Eastern Time (9:30am CT / 8:30am MT / 7:30am PT)* Tuesday, June 3rd, 3:30pm Eastern Time (2:30pm CT / 1:30pm MT / 12:30pm PT)* Thursday, June 19th, 10:30am Eastern Time (9:30am CT / 8:30am MT / 7:30am PT)

Other resources available at this site include a way to track advertising

"Google Analytics Link Tagging 101"

FREE 6-Episode Video Course Guide to Google Website Optimizer- Email registration Required

Episode 1: How GWO Can Help You Overcome the Odds Episode 2: What GWO Can Do Episode 3: A Few Reports GWO Can Offer You Episode 4: 3 GWO Tests to Start With Episode 5: 3 More GWO Tests You Can Use Episode 6: Key things to think about when using GWO

Google Website Optimizer Training Course- For those of you with a bit of spending money ($197)

 

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Personal Growth and Blogging Success Image from Flickr Success, personal growth and I have at times appeared to be on a collision course. Lately, that feeling has intensified so I am looking at many new options for my blog baby, Success Chronicle, which I'm reasonably proud of. Of course there's always room for growth, but isn't that the same with life? I've learned so much this past year about nurturing my own inner dreams and goals. It's been a great joy to re-discover my love of sculpting, dancing and sketching. In fact, I might just show off the first piece I ever sculpted (not having a clue how to make a porcelain doll or what the heck I was doing). Somehow, the clay block just felt like a part of me, so it was fun anyway. Alright, I can't help showing it to you so look through the flickr images at the end of this post. The bottom line I suppose, is that I needed to see that this search for self discovery and Financial Freedom comes in many shapes, sizes and time frames. Each of us will have our own unique definition for what that means. Our life challenges are varied, our degrees of commitment to relationships and significant others are different, and the levels of experience and frustrations we bring will not be the same. In order to define our own versions of success, sometimes it's critical to slow down to speed up. Over the next few months, Success Chronicle will be making many behind the scenes changes and upgrades so that I can make your visiting experience here even richer. **This is what happened the first time I ever sculpted anything. They've been sitting in a box in my closet since 1997.

Well, FeedaPALOOZA is swiftly coming up to May 15th, the last day of the event sponsored by Aaron at Fulltiltblogging. Visit the site for daily freebies provided by a wide variety of marketers (including yours truly). Look for the new Success Chronicle to show up in other interesting internet scenes as we continue to grow and share valuable information and resources with you. This is the link to us over on Aaron's site, and as always, we invite you to subscribe to our blog from this site as well. If you haven't already done so, I would appreciate you sharing both our site here, and the one at FullTiltBlogging with others. Here's the free ebook we're giving away that we think you will really gain good value from:

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