Steve Jobs (2005) addresses the graduates at Stanford University: A summary of his speech.

During a speech at Stanford University, Jobs (2005) presents three personal life stories. Jobs (2005) starts explaining the reasons why he quit college asserting that “it was one of the better decisions I’ve ever made” (Jobs, 2005).Afterwards, Jobs (2005) reveals he felt a failure when being dismissed from a company he had created. However, the love for his profession urged him to start again. Last but not least, the speaker reveals being diagnosed a pancreatic cancer led him to “live only what [was] truly important” (Jobs, 2005), and urges the graduates to follow their intuition and courage.












Reference

Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address [Video file]. (2005). Retrieved September 14, 2009 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc