Today, Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech to the Stanford University Graduates. The commencement speech was about taking risks and following your heart to accomplish your goals. Jobs wanted to inspire the next generation, and he used personal stories and examples from his life to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs emphasized the importance of doing what you love, and to keep looking for that dream job without settling for something that doesn\u2019t truly interest you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He connected this idea to when he was fired from Apple Computers in 1985 after a dispute with John Scully (CO-CEO) and the then board of directors. Getting fired allowed Jobs to creatively reset and led to what was one of Jobs\u2019 most successful periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGetting fired to Apple was one of the best things that could\u2019ve happened to me,\u201d Jobs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs went on to create Pixar Animation Studios, which is one of the most successful animation studios in the world, as well as the \u201cNeXT\u201d Computer during his time away from Apple, the latter which eventually led Jobs to return to Apple Computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs also met, and eventually married his wife, Laurene Jobs during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs also stressed the importance of trusting yourself to make the right decisions and trusting that things would work out. Everything in life happens for a reason. You can look back later to evaluate your choices, but you won\u2019t truly know what the right choice is until later in life. Jobs called this idea \u201cconnecting the dots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them backwards. You must trust that the dots will somehow connect\u2026\u201d Jobs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs continued that sentiment by encouraging the graduates to follow their heart, even when things get challenging, because that will make all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs dropped out of Reed College after he realized he didn\u2019t enjoy what he was doing, and frankly it was unaffordable and not beneficial for him. He then \u201cdropped back in\u201d by dropping into classes that interested him, like calligraphy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs learning about calligraphy led to the first Macintosh computer having unique fonts and formatting, and personal computers may have never had them. Jobs listened to his instinct and was willing to take a big risk in dropping out of college to pursue his interests, which is a trait that has paid dividends to Jobs to this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs also emphasized the concept of living every day like it\u2019s your last. Make sure that you do the things that you want to do with the time that you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs has looked himself in the mirror every morning for the past 33 years, and asked himself if what he was about to do that day is what he truly wanted to do. If the answer was \u201cno\u201d too often, he would make changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRemembering I\u2019ll be dead soon is the most important tool I\u2019ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life,\u201d Jobs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs continued to stress that the graduates should follow their hearts, as time is limited, and that they shouldn\u2019t live someone else\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jobs left the graduates with a parting quote that he has tried to live up to his entire life. This quote is from \u201cThe Whole Earth Catalog\u201d, and it means to strive for more and to not be afraid to take risks to achieve your goals. Simply put, \u201cStay hungry. Stay foolish.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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