Stanford Daily, Annie Pulley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Offering this year\u2019s commencement address, Steve Jobs charged Stanford graduates to adhere to the principles of trust, loyalty and courage. With three stories, he told the graduates to pursue their interests, stay loyal to their loves, and remain true to themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs began by reminding graduates to trust their interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dropping out of Reed College after six months, Jobs chose to pursue only that which captivated him. His biological parents were accomplished professionals, and their adoption agreement with the working-class couple that raised Jobs stipulated that he attend college. Withdrawing wasn\u2019t part of the plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After leaving his official course of study, Jobs explained that he was free to pursue any and all of his whims. Co-founder of Apple Computer Company and a pillar of Silicon Valley, Jobs first deviated from the beaten path with a college typography class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs described typography as \u201cbeautiful, historical, artistically subtle.\u201d It wasn\u2019t until 1984, with the release of the first Macintosh, that he understood how the class connected to his tech trajectory. Jobs was careful to integrate the principles of typography into the Macintosh, something no one had cared to do before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though the effects of today\u2019s actions are hard to predict, Jobs reminded the graduates that \u201cYou have to trust in something \u2013 your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.\u201d If one trusts in their end, the significance of the means will become clear with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs went on to tell graduates to stay loyal to what they love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the 1980s, Jobs and his best friend Steve Wozniak had built Apple Computer Company into a multibillion dollar operation. But by 1985, Jobs was fired by the then co-CEO, John Sculley. Jobs leveraged the devastation into an opportunity to start fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs said, \u201cI had been rejected, but I was still in love.\u201d He continued, loyal to his trade. He founded NeXT and the hugely popular computer-animation studio, Pixar. His forced reset paid off. In 1997, Jobs returned and fully integrated NeXT\u2019s technology into the company\u2019s system. The fruit of Jobs\u2019 labor ripened Apple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though fired and publicly humiliated, he didn\u2019t lose sight of what he loved in the shuffle. Search for what you love, and \u201cAs with all matters of the heart, you\u2019ll know when you find it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs concluded by telling graduates to courageously be themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Jobs came face to face with death. The experience reminded him to live his life courageously. \u201cYour time is limited, so don\u2019t waste it living someone else\u2019s life,\u201d Jobs said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing graduates, Jobs understood that no degree, no archetype defines any one person. Take those risks that differentiate you from everyone else, he continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After surgery, he no longer faces a premature death. Regardless, the advice is the same \u201cbecause Death is very likely the single best invention of Life,\u201d Jobs said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pulling from a source of childhood amusement, Jobs ended the address with a line from the last issue of the Whole Earth Catalog. The caption read, \u201cStay Hungry. Stay Foolish.\u201d In Jobs speak: stay curious, and stay eager. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With three stories, Jobs eloquently instructed graduates to pursue their interests, follow their love, and stay true to themselves. \u201cThat\u2019s it. No big deal. Just three stories,\u201d Jobs said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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