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Video Master Series 1 of 5: Jobs at Stanford

March 10, 2010 by  

Although this blog is not a vlog, I am turning it into one for a short while because my belief is that the spoken word can be even more brilliantly powerful than the written.  Further, rather than continue to interpret the great thinkers through my written word, why don’t I let them just speak for themselves unfiltered by me.  I am constantly moved by thinkers and speakers, and the speakers that I will present in this series are the best of the best.  We will explore passion, creativity, leadership, failure, and health in surprising and revelatory ways.  We will start with Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford in 2005.  It is at once touching and inspirational.  It will provide you with nourishment for the soul.

If you haven’t heard Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford in 2005, you must.  It is one of the most beautiful deliveries out there and is inspirational at a deep level.  Read this excerpt:

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

At the end of his speech, he talked about the back cover of The Whole Earth Catalog that featured the line:  ”Stay hungry, Stay foolish.”  With that line, he exhorted his audience to do the same.  As do I.  Here is his speech:

Enjoy this whether you have seen it already or you have not.

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5 Responses to “Video Master Series 1 of 5: Jobs at Stanford”

  1. IrenkeM. on March 10th, 2010 7:42 am

    I loved it! I will always remember at the lesson about the dots!
    Thank you for sharing it!

  2. dr. lam on March 10th, 2010 8:07 am

    thanks! glad you liked it! this has been one of most inspirational speeches that i have heard.

  3. Heather on March 11th, 2010 12:05 am

    Awesome stuff here! Thanks so much, Dr. Lam!! Getting to the speech! :) Will comment tomorrow. :)

  4. Heather on March 11th, 2010 11:38 pm

    Great!!! This will be an awesome series!!!! I love it!
    WONDERFUL speech! Thanks so much for sharing that, Dr. Lam!

  5. dr. lam on March 12th, 2010 6:38 am

    thanks heather!

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