Ted talk 2 - Steve Jobs : How to live before you die

Steve Jobs is the co founder of apple and pixar. He gave this speech at Stanford Univeristy's graduation. He began is speech with the notion that he was going to tell the audience 3 stories from his life that have made him who his is today. The first one was how he dropped out of college as a teenager, and how that was the best thing he ever did. He dropped out being a full time student, therefore not having to take the required courses that he was not interested in . As a result he took classes that he found interesting and stopped spending his parents life savings. He took a calligraphy course, and learned all about the beauty of font. Although it had no relevance then, what he learned in the class strongly influenced him when creating the type faces for the first macintosh computers. If he had not taken that class, and learned about type, then computers as we know them today would not have the beautiful typeface they do now. You can only connect the dots when looking back. You have to trust your gut and your heart even when it appears they are steering you off the right path.

The second story he told was about failure and love. After he became quite successful at apple, because of creative differences he got fired. Not knowing what to do with himself for a few months he realized that he still had a love for what he did. Therefore he started pixar, which then became known as the greatest animation company in the world. He met the love of his life, and now has a wonderful family. This was all a result of him getting fired, and knowing what he loved. Sometime the most devastating things are the best things for us. Know what you love because if you don't you have nothing.

Lastly, his final story was about death. He stated that as a teenager, he recalled reading a quote that stated " Live everyday like its your last, because someday it will be". There is so much truth in that statement because ultimately in the end we are all going to die. By living by that statement it has helped him in all his greatest decisions because it eliminates any pride, or doubt in a persons head. If you wake up and say no to that statement too many days in a row, then somethings has got to change.