The 07/29/08 ABC Primetime portrayal of the life of Randy Pausch was potent in many ways. Building on the cultural platform of his widely-acclaimed book, The Last Lecture, the current and hopefully lasting impact of the Pausch Effect expands on a couple of important life lessons:

1. The value of thoughtfulness that inspires people
2. The value of relationships that help engage people

Beyond all the media hype and clatter is a simple and profound story of life experience that connects the dots between what people could do, and what they should do. We deal with this question in Prepared and Resolved, in business terms, and the Pausch Effect pushes these matters to another level, a personal and professional level of principle and insight.

There are ethical and spiritual constructs woven into the message of the last lecture. People of faith will sense the story behind the story immediately, not at the end. And people whose charge it is to engage other people in the work of their lives will find a certain call to readiness, persistence, courage and optimism. The Pausch Effect is powerful, and it should provoke every reader.

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