Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
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Headline: Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Source: Youtube HYPERLINK “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
Date: Mar 7, 2008
Main Idea: Everything that happens in life happens for a reason and all work collectively for a major outcome in future. Steve Jobs drop from collage gave him an opportunity to pursue his passions, and His dismissal from Apple enabled him to found two new successful ventures. He lived a life of his choosing.
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Connecting the dots
Dropped out of the collage
Steve journey to collage started when he was born after his biological mother gave his forester parent the condition that they would adopt him if they would ensure that he graduates from college.
At seventeen he was sent to college only to drop out of the collage after six months.
All his parents saving were being spent on his college education yet he had no idea on what he wanted do with his life and thus dropping out of collage was the only choice.
Drop in learn calligraphy
After dropping out of college, he stayed around as a drop in for 18 months.
As a drop out, he would only take the classes that interested him. He took several calligraphy lessons.
Calligraphy important in designing Mac topography
The calligraphy seemed to have no practical implication on his life at that time.
Ten years later it was instrumental in designing the Mac topography which was later copied by Microsoft and most personal computers.
Love and loss
Found what he love to do at an early age and started apple in his father’s garage
He got fired from apple, a company he started and loved when he was thirty
Started new venture
Though rejected he still loved what he did and found new places to do it.
Death
Death was a great motivator in his life; he lived every day as if it was his last day.
Every time he looked at the mirror he would ask himself, “would I do what am about to do if today was my last day?” whenever the answer no featured prominently, he would change since the no signaled a need for change.
Reaction and results
You have to believe that your dots will connect in future since everything that happens, happens for the best. Jobs journey to collage started at birth, led to his dropout and drop-in at collage and he learnt calligraphy which helped revolutionalize personal computers typography. Follow your heart even when it leads out of a well known path.
If love what you do continue doing it irrespective of the obstacles you encounter. Steve Jobs rejection at Apple opened him to new opportunities including instituting Pixar which is one of the renowned animation giants.
Living every day as if it your last day gives you the opportunity to do what is important in life and matter to your instead of wasting your time doing what other are doing. You will live your life rather than living someone else life.
Closing statement: Steven Jobs was a successful innovator and business leader the crafted the creation and growth of success computing companies NEXT and Apple. He was driven by passion for what he did and irrespective of his disposal from Apple; he still found a footing doing what he loved. He again ended up at apple when Apple bought NEXT. His life story is a clear illustration that it is worth to keep going however tough the going gets.
Work Cited
Stanford University. “Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address.” Online Video Clip. Youtube. Mar 7, 2008. Web Feb 5, 2013 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc>
