Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Listen to this.. (sorry, this video doesn't allow embedding)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
The youtube link above is Steve Jobs' Commencement Address at Stanford University in 2005.
I personally find his speech very meaningful and truly inspiring.. Hmmm.. I would really love to meet some wise old man like Steve Jobs, Morrie Schwartz or Paulo Coelho someday.. or perhaps, if I may be fortunate enough, to find one in the mirror some day.. =)
In summary, his whole speech touched us with a couple of stories:
- In life, we can only "connect the dots BACKWARDS" never forward.
I think it's so true that in life, the dots just connect up.. The dots may be high or low but eventually the low points played just as big a part (to the high points) to form the image at the end.
When we're at a low point, we may lose confidence to follow the heart.
I think he's trying to tell us to be confident in doing what your heart want us to do.
Someday sometime, the dots will connect.
- Love & Loss
Jobs talked about his founding of Macintosh, being sacked, starting over & returning again stronger & better.
He urges us to identify what we love, keep looking & don't settle easily, and we'll do great work because great work comes from doing what we love.
- The Face of Death
"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you would be most definitely be right.."
Jobs suggests that we could ask yourself everyday if you love what you are going to do today. If you find yourself answering 'no' a few times, it's time to do something abt it.
Jobs talked about his discovery of a tumour in his pancreas which opens his eyes to the truth that "all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure fall away in the face of death. Leaving ONLY what is truly important."
- He :
- Urges us not to fall into the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
- Reminds us that our time is limited (as does everyone before us).
- Advices us not to waste our times living out somebody else's life.
- Don't be trap by dogma (which is living with the results of other people's thinking).
- Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out our own inner voice.
- Most importantly, to have the courage to follow our heart and intuition. They somehow already know what we truly want to become.
Labels: Experience, Family, feelings, Life, Philosophy
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Listen to this.. (sorry, this video doesn't allow embedding)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLcThe youtube link above is Steve Jobs' Commencement Address at Stanford University in 2005.
I personally find his speech very meaningful and truly inspiring.. Hmmm.. I would really love to meet some wise old man like Steve Jobs, Morrie Schwartz or Paulo Coelho someday.. or perhaps, if I may be fortunate enough, to find one in the mirror some day.. =)
In summary, his whole speech touched us with a couple of stories:
- In life, we can only "connect the dots BACKWARDS" never forward.
I think it's so true that in life, the dots just connect up.. The dots may be high or low but eventually the low points played just as big a part (to the high points) to form the image at the end.
When we're at a low point, we may lose confidence to follow the heart.
I think he's trying to tell us to be confident in doing what your heart want us to do.
Someday sometime, the dots will connect.
- Love & Loss
Jobs talked about his founding of Macintosh, being sacked, starting over & returning again stronger & better.
He urges us to identify what we love, keep looking & don't settle easily, and we'll do great work because great work comes from doing what we love.
- The Face of Death
"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you would be most definitely be right.."
Jobs suggests that we could ask yourself everyday if you love what you are going to do today. If you find yourself answering 'no' a few times, it's time to do something abt it.
Jobs talked about his discovery of a tumour in his pancreas which opens his eyes to the truth that "all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure fall away in the face of death. Leaving ONLY what is truly important."
- He :
- Urges us not to fall into the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
- Reminds us that our time is limited (as does everyone before us).
- Advices us not to waste our times living out somebody else's life.
- Don't be trap by dogma (which is living with the results of other people's thinking).
- Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out our own inner voice.
- Most importantly, to have the courage to follow our heart and intuition. They somehow already know what we truly want to become.
Labels: Experience, Family, feelings, Life, Philosophy
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