The Daily Recruiter

By now you may have heard of Randy Pausch. If not, Pausch is the Carnegie Mellon Professor whose Last Lecture is making the rounds on the web. (His presentation is 76 minutes long…and worth every minute, but stay till the end.) Pausch’s story has been featured by Oprah and Diane Sawyer, and his presentation was just published as a book. If you are unfamiliar with Pausch’s condition, he is in the advanced stages of pancreatic cancer. He openly acknowledges that he has just a few months left with his wife and three young children.

Of the many things you may take from Pausch’s speech, a pair of life lessons becomes unmistakably clear. One, life is too short to be in the wrong job. As our banner at the top of the page reads, “If you love your job, don’t read this.” Yet, research indicates that two of every five employees do not like their jobs. If this is you or someone you know, now is the time to do something about it. Contact us. This is our area of expertise.

Two, if you have not given much thought to your support team away from work, it is time to do so. Study after study establishes that our close relationships—not our jobs, hobbies, or toys—bring us the greatest happiness in life. Interestingly, the time you give to a partner or child away from work actually enhances what you do at work. In short, this investment transforms the receiver as well as the giver. Try it. As Pausch makes plain, life is too short to miss this opportunity.