Steve Jobs Speech

Even though Steve Jobs never graduated college, he is considered one of the most charismatic orators of our generation. As Chief Executive Officer of Apple Computer Inc., he has taken the company to new heights through his powerful and entertaining speeches. In one of his more serious speeches, addressed to the Stanford University, he delivered what I think is the most inspiring speech to this day. His main point was to “...have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” He also makes a point to stress living for today. "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right”, is how Mr. Jobs tells us to live.

At one point in his life, he tells of of a time when he was diagnosed with a surely fatal type of pancreatic cancer. His doctor hinted that he would not live for long. Since he thought he did not have long, he thought long and hard about what was truly important in life, and started pursuing different dreams. He had a surgery to remove his tumor, and now he remains healthy. Although he is not trying to invoke a feeling of sympathy, he does, and by doing this he makes the listener