Steve Jobs And The Path To Personal Success

Steve Jobs has had several unbelievable stories of succees in his life but, in his commencement speech at Stanford University, he tells three surprising stories that influenced his life. These are tales of confusion, naivete, despair, death, and humility that shaped the man and success story Jobs has been for so many years. I will let you hear the stories from him, but wanted to post what I found so energizing and eye-opening about his life.

It's not easy to stomach venturing off the well-beaten and expected path of a typical, successful life. Jobs dropped out of college and took that very route. He trusted that things would work out and maintained his intellectual curiosity and sense of a greater purpose. Sometimes we have to trust the forces of the Universe and our own ability to create success and opportunity to truly achieve our life's destiny. Follow your heart and intuition, shoot for the stars and don't settle.

Jobs was very publicly fired from his post as CEO, not to mention Founder, of Apple. It was only through what became an opportunity that he was able to create and prosper the rewards he found later in life. The world deals setbacks everyday. They will always hurt at first, but understand why they happened and what opportunities they allow for the future. You just have to stay hungry.

The last part of the speech examines death and it's role in living. He talks about how you must assume your time could come and live for the happiness you deserve. Jobs makes a point to look in the mirror everyday and ask if he is happy doing what he is doing. Are you?