You’ve got to find what you love….
You’ve got to find what you love….
Mar 07I stumbled across Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple Computer) commencement address at Stanford University on June 12, 2005.
I thought it was very poignant and great reminder to all of us to make sure we aren’t selling ourselves short or simply settling when there is so much more there for us.
Don’t leave it too late and end up with regrets.
Excerpt from speech below:
“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart”.
You can watch the 15 minute address Here -> http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/video-critique-steve-jobs-stanford-2005/
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