20th
Thank-You Notes
Randy Pausch is one of my heroes. He is a professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2006, he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Randy achieved worldwide fame for his “Last Lecture” speech given in mid September of 2007.
From his book, I picked up several lessons that will be remembered for a long time (and hopefully implemented throughout my years). Pausch states: “the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other…showing gratitude.” Hand written thank-you notes is a great way to show gratitude. ”If you are a B+ student, your handwritten thank-you note will raise you at least a half-grade in the eyes of a future boss or admissions officer. You’ll become an ‘A’ to them.”
I recently interned in Boulder for a week. A year ago, I would of never imagined that I would be spending time at TechStars and a small amount at the Foundry Group.
I immediately thought of Randy Pausch when I booked my flight up to Boulder. After the internship, I was sitting in the airport writing thank-you notes. I was proud of myself for showing my gratitude, however, still think I can do better next time. I wrote those thank-you notes still in Boulder, however, did not send them out till a week later. (Long story short, I am doing a Summer Study/SAT camp right now and could not find a mail box.) Still inexcusable :)
