Chris Guillebeau released his manifesto, A Guide To World Domination, last month and you can read it here for free. In it, he asks two main questions:-

1. What do you really want to get out of life?
2. What can you offer the world that no one else can?

He says that world domination is possible by adding value to the world AND getting what you want. It is not a matter of either-or. I loved reading this manifesto and I recommend you do.

In the manifesto, he gives a few examples of individuals who are doing their bit. One is Professor Randy Pausch who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and gave a now-famous speech at the Carnegie Mellon University entitled, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" which I watched on YouTube today.

It was the first time I came across Randy Pausch and in doing so, I discovered that he passed away today, Friday 25th July. His lecture was The Last Lecture and in his time he had also written a best-selling book with the same name.

Here is his Last Lecture, September 18th 2007.

(Update: After watching this, Garry put up some of his own thoughts here)