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SPEECH — You should not miss 7 great lessons from Steve Jobs speech at Stanford.
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” — Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, was a world-renowned and successful entrepreneur whose groundbreaking approaches to business and marketing captivated the public’s interest.
In 2005, he disclosed why he dropped out of college in a 114th commencement speech at Stanford University, and why he believed it was one of the finest things he ever did, which was not only motivating but could intrigue any critical mind.
A rare speech that exceeded the genre and found its way into the cultural fabric, it is the most-watched commencement speech of all time, and for good reason, with almost 40 million views on YouTube.
Job’s Three stories
Jobs’ speech consists of his three life stories:
- one, in which he recounts a story about dropping out of college,
- another on the lessons he learnt after being kicked out by Apple in 1985,
- and finally about his thoughts on death.
Despite the fact that he began by satirising his own education, he appeared proud throughout. Let’s read his 3 stories first and extract the Life Lessons:
