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Randy Pausch The Last Lecture

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Sometimes we craddle ourselves into a tiny box and we won’t leave that comfort zone. We trap ourselves in a way of thinking and we won’t leave that feeling. Although we think we can beat the rough patch, sometimes it requires a little tough love and a kick in the butt. In The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch was dragged by his father to join the football league as a child. Pauch dreaded football, that was the last thing he wanted to do. Randy stated that, “Coach Graham used to ride me hard. I remember one practice in particular. “You’re doing it all wrong, Pausch. Go back! Do it again!” Coach Graham knew Randy had potential to be doing better than what effort he was putting out. However, Randy didn 't understand the point in coach being so dire on

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