Steve Jobs has a video listed on TED.com. The video is of his commencement speech at Stanford University. The title of the video is, How to live before you die. Steve Jobs is the CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar. In this video he urges students to pursue their dreams and also to see life’s opportunities in the setbacks that present themselves, including death.
This speech is inspiring to anyone who listens. There are many different views on Steve Jobs. Some people think he was a great man and others think that he was selfish and egotistical. If it matters at all- I really don’t care if he was honest, selfish or what have you. No matter who the spectator is, no one can deny that the speech was moving and encouraging.
Steve talks about his own set backs in life and how they actually helped him become the man he was in his later years. That is inspiring to me because I am still young and figuring out exactly what I’m trying to do in life. I want to be able to take the setbacks in life and use them to my advantage in order to grow not only my own character but my career as well.
Steve ends his commencement speech with the words, “stay hungry, stay foolish”. To me, those words mean to keep striving for excellence in my life. Never give up on transforming myself into a better me or transform my career into a better career. Staying foolish, for me, also means to not be afraid to take chances. Steve took chances and they turned out to take him places he would’ve never gone had he not taken them. I want to have the courage to take chances in life and strive for excellence in every aspect.
Reference:
http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html
