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Share Your Legacy: Prepare Your Own Last

This document discusses the concept of a "Last Lecture" where an individual prepares a final message to share important life lessons and parting words with family. It provides examples of Randy Pausch's famous Last Lecture where he shared his dreams and overcoming obstacles with his children before passing away from cancer. The document outlines what can be included in a Last Lecture like cherished memories, values, regrets, and guidance. It addresses preparing a legacy for loved ones and leaving meaningful memories rather than family struggling after one passes away.

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Share Your Legacy: Prepare Your Own Last

This document discusses the concept of a "Last Lecture" where an individual prepares a final message to share important life lessons and parting words with family. It provides examples of Randy Pausch's famous Last Lecture where he shared his dreams and overcoming obstacles with his children before passing away from cancer. The document outlines what can be included in a Last Lecture like cherished memories, values, regrets, and guidance. It addresses preparing a legacy for loved ones and leaving meaningful memories rather than family struggling after one passes away.

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Share Your Legacy:

Prepare Your Own Last


Lecture
Prepared and Presented by:
Jim Messina, Ph.D.

What is the Last Lecture


Randy

Pausch is a Professor at Carnegie


Mellon University where on September 18,
2007 he presented his Last Lecture: Really
Achieving Your Childhood Dreams for his
three children Dylan, Logan, Chloe and
wife Jai
There is now a published book: The Last
Lecture published by Hyperion Press by
Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow
Randy prepared a Second Last Lecture:
Time Management, which he presented at
University of Virginia on November 2, 2007

What can we learn from


The Last Lecture?
The

importance of sharing with your


family how you got to where you are
today in life
The lessons you want to share with
your family members which
hopefully will help them on their
own journey in life
Leaving a Legacy for your family to
draw upon for the rest of their lives
even after you are gone

The Last Lecture Can


Teach:
How

you can overcome obstacles


in life
How to make your dreams and
the dreams of others come true
How to seize the opportunity and
use every moment you have in
life to the fullest
How to live out your beliefs in life
How to live your life to the fullest

Why do a Last Lecture?


The Last Lecture can:
Communicate messages of love,
forgiveness and gratitude to your
family
Provide a connection for the younger
generation to the older generation as
well as the long gone generations
Provide a comfort to family members
that you have no regrets over how
your life has been lived

What if You do not Prepare


Your Last Lecture?
The

message in a Last Lecture is


meaningful for family members
and if there is no message left
family members will struggle to
preserve their memories of you in
other ways sometimes not
exactly the way you would wish
or hope they would do

The Last Lecture can Provide


Guidance:

Through the Last Lecture you can


provide your family with guidance
on:
How to manage the transitions in life
they will face
How to make life time commitments
in relationships, careers and
community life
How to avoid the mistakes you have
made along the way

What can be included in


Your Last Lecture?
The

history of your family going back to


your grandparents
Cherished memories and stories
Your personal history
Values and beliefs which directed your
life
Lessons you learned along the way
Regrets for past decisions and/or actions
Who and what you now forgive for real
or imagined hurts
Hope for the future for your family
Blessings and messages of Love

What else should be included


Pictures of you and your family
in
a Last Lecture?

over the years


Videos or home movies
Art work with meaning for you, if
you dare do some art work to be
included
Music which touched you over
the years

So What Do You Think?


What objections do you having to doing
your own Last Lecture?
This is like saying: I know I am going to
die so I better get what I need to say as
soon as possible to my loved ones.
It scares me to prepare: My final
message
This is so Egotistical! As if I have so
much to say that others would want to
hear it!

References -1:

Randy Pausch Related sites:


Randy Pauschs Website:
http://www.randypausch.com

Randys

Last Lecture video:

Randys

Time Management Lecture:

Randys

Interview with Diane

http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-5700431505846
055184&hl=en

http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=-5784
740380335567758&q=Time+Management&ei=D9QUSNvVB4
UrgKvkNzyBA&hl=en

Sawyer:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?
docid=265263428002185148

The

Last Lecture Website:

http://www.thelastlecture.com

References -2
Alvarez,

L. (2005) Farewell with Love and


Instructions. New York Times: Oct. 6, 2005
Baines, B. K. (2006) Ethical Wills-Second
Edition. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press
Baines, B. K. (2001) The Ethical Will
Writing Guide Workbook. Cambridge, MA:
Josaba Ltd.
Elgin, D & Ledrew, C.(2001) Living
Legacies: How to Write, Illustrate, and
Share Your Life Stories. Berkley, CA:
Conari Press Books

References - 3
Pausch,

R. & Zaslow, J. (2008). The Last


Lecture. New York: Hyperion
Scott, B. (2006) Leaving a Legacy.
News-Herald.com, April 19, 2006
Siegel, J. (2003) Lessons for Dylan:
From Father to Son. New York: Public
Affairs
Spence, L. (1997)A Step by Step Guide
to Writing Personal History. Athens,
OH: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press

Websites:
Aging

to Sage-ing at: http://www.allaboutaging.com/


A Legacy to Remember at:
http://www.alegacytoremember.com/
Chapters of Life at:
http://www.chaptersoflife.com/index.htm
Ethical Wills: Preserving Your Legacy of Values at:
http://www.ethicalwill.com/
Family Legacy Video at:
http://www.familylegacyvideo.com/
The Legacy Center at:
http://www.thelegacycenter.net/
The Legacy Guide at: http://www.thelegacyguide.com/

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