‘You’ve got to find what you love,’
This year’s commencement address at Stanford was delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple. As I read through the text, I can see what makes him so great. Here is an extract of part of his speech.
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.”
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”
The full text of his speech can be found on Stanford’s website.
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By RageyOne, June 19, 2005 @ 1:42 am
Wow! That is a very inspiring portion of his speech. Makes you wannna get up do something!
By Pseudosanity, June 19, 2005 @ 9:59 pm
I know.. I almost put the remote down and got up from the couch.