Have you figured out the second head fake?



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Randolph (Randy) Frederick Pausch was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In September 2006, Randy learned that he had pancreatic cancer and in August 2007 he was given a terminal diagnosis: "3 to 6 months of good health left".

He gave an upbeat lecture entitled "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" on September 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon, which became a popular YouTube video. He then co-authored a book called The Last Lecture on the same theme, which became a New York Times best-seller. Randy died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008. This “last lecture” is what is given by professors as if it was the last one they will ever be able to give. Randy’s last lecture was on the topic: “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”.

The end of the lecture, it turned out, was just the beginning.

 

In his presentations, he spoke of working hard, achieving your own dreams, overcoming obstacles, seizing every moment… and at the end of his speech asked the following:

Did you figure out the head fake? It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself; the dreams will come to you. Did you figure out the second head fake? The talk’s not for you. It’s for my kids.

To understand this better you need to know that the “head fake” he is speaking of means learning something indirectly or an indirect message … as he said in his speech:

“Most of what we learn, we learn indirectly (by head fake)” and “The best way to head fake someone in education, is to have them learn something while they think they are learning something else”.

• You cannot change the cards you are dealt. Just how you play the hand.

• Don't complain. Just work harder.

• Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.

• Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

• "If your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let them do it."




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A skill set called leadership



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Some people are born to lead and some have to be taught to lead. Leadership is about having influence so people can follow you. A leader cannot lead if there are no followers and there can't be followers without a leader.

The influence that a leader has can either be positive or negative. As we know there are great leaders that led people to destruction. Looking at leaders like Stalin, Hitler and Mugabe, these leaders had/have great power to influence their followers. Leadership is a great skill to have, however there are people who confuse threatening or bullying people with leadership. Followers willingly abide with instructions given by their leaders and believe what their leader is saying to be correct.

 

People often make the mistake in assuming that all managers are leaders or that in order to lead people you need to be in an authoritative position. This is not true. To me a real leader influences people in such a way that they work toward a common goal that they believe in.

According to Corporate Training Materials.com, it said that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about requires it. A simple example is parenting. When a child arrives, many parents discover leadership abilities they never knew existed in order to guide and protect their offspring.

Once you learn the techniques of true Leadership and Influence, you will be able to build the confidence it takes to take the lead. The more experience you have acting as a genuine leader, the easier it will be for you. It is never easy to take the lead, as you will need to make decisions and face challenges, but it can become natural and rewarding.

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“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.” (Frank Zappa) -Comment



Frank Zappa was an American music god, who sadly passed away in the early 1990s. He was definitely one of the better musicians of years gone by and if he had to be around today, he would probably have more to say about ever present pop music and the over glorification of this kind of music.

Before his death he made the bizarre statement that “Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.”

In any case, for those of you who don’t know Frank Vincent Zappa, he was an American self-taught composer, performer and writer of more than 30 years as well as record engineer and producer. Zappa was a highly productive and prolific artist who gained widespread critical acclaim with a lifetime achievement award in 1997. Zappa’s known for his diverse musical influences that led him to create music that was often impossible to categorize. He died in 1993 from prostate cancer and had four kids from his wife Gail who manages the Zappa Family Trust today.

The comment made by Frank Zappa about rock journalism is one of great substance. Musician Zappa, according to quoteinvestigator.com, made this comment in 1977 during an interview for the Toronto Star newspaper. Lets break it down a bit further to fully wrap our heads around what is being said. Zappa is alleging that:

- A rock journalist is someone who cannot write;

- The interview recipients of rock journalists cannot talk; and

- Those that enjoy rock journalism cannot read

The bottom line of what is being said in this statement is that rock journalism is for the simple-minded, and is dull, lifeless and insignificant.



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Although my knowledge and interest in rock is a bit limited, I do not agree with the statement made. Granted, I do not know much about the rock genre of music, or rock journalism for that matter, but being a journalist, I know, is no easy feat. We live in a world where the problem is not the lack of information, but the abundance of it. Journalists have the task of gaining people’s attention around relevant information.




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List your top 200 achievements.

I guess we all have more than 200 achievements to talk about, but I have no clue on how to count all my 200 achievements, however, For each day I live since I was born is an achievement.
However, being human makes me take life for granted. In our daily lives we plan and set objectives, though, we plan and set goals without knowing if tomorrow will come.

I don’t have to mention what I have achieved because it will sound as though I want to prove a point. Well, there is no statement to make because my whole life is a success. Every day that comes I learn something new and I build on it, the following day the same happens and so does life goes on. I believe in learning and developing on what I have learnt and therefore, take each process an achievement.

I do say the most important thing is that i am blessed beyond measure in life. Thank God for that...

Who do you love and what are you doing about it?

I guess the first thing that comes to most people’s mind, is to say “my parents”. That is exactly what came to my mind! Why? First of all they gave me life. But most important they know me better than anyone on this earth, they love me for who I am no matter what kind of weaknesses I consist of, their love is the only unconditional love I know and I know it will last as long as we will be together on this earth.


They give me peace of mind, support and show me respect. Through the pain, they stick to my side and accept every decision I am making. Deep down inside I know that their deepest wish is to see their children happy. What is left for me to do than do my possible best, and also to give them back as much as I am able to.

To show them love, support, respect and try to make them happy. They made me who I am! As long as I live, even though I am an adult and have my own kids our parents-child relation will last forever...

What motivates me?

It's a fair question, and one that ought to be asked, what motivates me most in this life is my faith in God. This year is going to be big! But then I think each year has been like that for me. I like to learn, to be better and to achieve.


 

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As a kid this never came easy. School wasn’t hard but it certainly wasn’t easy either. I would spend a lot of time on tasks that other people seemed to be able to do far more effortlessly than I could. Hmmm… is this still the case? Not sure, but I know I still work hard at things. I believe in Karma and that if you do good, stay respectful, tolerant, and open-minded, focused and accept difficulties and try to make the best out of it there is a way which is already planned for me. We have the blessing to live on a beautiful place called earth.

We must appreciate everything that God gave us, our surrounding, beautiful landscapes and animals. There is so much to discover and it is my motivation to get to know more beauty, especially the beauty of diversity that is what too many people don’t understand. It is my motivation to fight against prejudges and against pictures people have in mind when it comes to “the others”, no matter if its nationality, religion or whatever people use to separate themselves from each other.



I won’t get tired of working on that, to me it makes the world a better place.



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I am?

I am whatever you say I am and if I don’t, why will I say I am? 

I am a child of God. I know that he put me on this earth for a reason. 

I am Precious Wagbafor. I am originally from Nigeria and I am a student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town campus. I am currently enrolled for a postgraduate diploma in Public Relations Management. I am a very responsible individual, humble, creative, a person who’s able to adapt to different situations and integrate well with others. 

As a Public Relations Management student I am equipped and have knowledge about issues like: the Functions of Communication, Community Relations, Customer Relations, Employee Relations, Media Relations, Mediation, Publicity and Speech-Writing. Then, my philosophy in life is that, a person without a vision in like is planning to fail. 

Honestly, i don't have time to hate people who hate me, cause I'm too busy loving people who love me. 

So I am whatever you say I am and if I don’t, why will I say I am…