Randy... what an amazing man...

WOW! That's all I can say about this video! I am amazed right now, just after watching it. I think this is something they should show in classrooms and definitely to teachers. It is so inspiring and it just touches your heart. Here are some things I found especially interesting and worth nothing. (Which was hard in a video where every part of it is moving!)

First off, I'd like to make the note that during this whole lecture he is upbeat and extremely humorous. He's making witty comments and cracking jokes about his colleagues. It was extremely uplifting to watch. As he was talking about achieving his dreams, he made it clear that he left them open to translation. He did not have to be Captain Kirk, but meeting him was just as much of an achieved dream. I loved how every story he told had a point of advice to it, and not just advice but real advice that all people could hear and use. Such as the advise given to him by one of his football coaches, "When you're screwing up and no one's telling you, they stopped caring." His stories were interactive and imaginative. They made me realize and remember some of my childhood dreams. What an inspiration!!

When he began to speak on teaching, you could tell it was his life and passion. His whole life was spent making people learn by having fun... "indirect learning!" What an outlook to have as a teacher, to always make something hard for students to learn, fun and interesting, like kind of tricking them into doing it.

He repeatedly mention these brick walls. OBVIOUSLY they meant something. These brick walls in his life made him realize that he really did want these things, and made them that much more satisfying to achieve them. I really think I am going to take an outlook on life with that. A brick wall on means you have to want it more. I always heard him repeat, "Wait long enough and people will impress you. They aren't all evil." This is so true. We as an immediate gratification society, want things to happen now. People building real relationships and showing you their true self does not happen immediately.

I admire him for the ability to say no to becoming a full time Imagineer. I couldn't imagine being faced with this option. Such an honored position and a job that is so dynamic and gives back to the world, but for him to be able to say no and take the option of not being stressed and enjoying his life.

As he discussed his class of 5o students, you could tell his heart was in this class. This was his way to make dreams come true. As a professor or teacher you sometimes have this ability and sometimes there will be many brick walls to making dreams come true instead of teaching the required material. But we know what those brick walls mean. He also mentioned that in this class there was no "book learning." I admire that. It is much harder not to use a pre-written book to cover what you're suppose to be teaching. What a man!

TIGGER VS. EEYORE! What a way to put things into perspective! Here's two options in life pick one. Watch Whinnie the Pooh to see the lives of these characters and you choose who you wanna be!

This man is truly a Tigger man! Even upon death he is still having fun and enjoying his last days. The best gold is usually at the bottom of the barrel of crap...