Steve Jobs is one of most remarkable entrepreneurs of our generation, not only for his successes, but because he is so easy to relate to as a human being. He has weathered the storms, stayed honest with himself, and come out of it generously with wisdom for the rest of us.

Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford is more than a speech, it is a riveting story! And with skilled camera work occasionally capturing the faces of the students in the audience, you feel as if you are there witnessing it yourself in real time.

• Steve Jobs needs no introduction, but you might want to revisit and find out why you should listen to him. His achievements over the last 3 decades have changed the world.
• He relates extremely well to the students, joking about he himself had never graduated from college, and yet what he gained both as a drop out and a drop in, taking classes in calligraphy that had an impact on his design sense at Apple.
• He tells three stories, and anchors each with wonderful foundational phrases. The rule of three is a wonderful way to deliver a memorable message.
  
• The first story is about connecting the dots. Believing that following your curiosity and intuition will lead to connecting the dots down the road, and that will make all the difference.
  
• In his second story he spoke about love and loss, and the lessons he learned from getting fired from Apple, the company he had started, only to eventually come back in style. Love what you do, keep looking, and don’t settle.
  
• His second story was about his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, and how his doctors told him to get his affairs in order and prepare to die. He lived with that diagnosis, and through a miracle of diagnosis and surgery, enabled him to recover. His message is plain. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
  
• Finally, he ends with a wonderful story about the Whole Earth Catalog, and its farewell message in the final publication, “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
• Humility, honesty, courage. Jobs has them all.