← Back

🍎 Steve Jobs at Stanford

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." - June 12, 2005

πŸŽ“
Stanford University
πŸ“±
Apple CEO
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
California Accent
⏱️
15 minutes

Listen to simplicity at its finest

πŸ“– Three Stories from My Life

1
πŸ”—

Connecting the Dots

Dropped out of college β†’ Took calligraphy class β†’ Created beautiful Mac fonts

"You can't connect the dots looking forward"

2
❀️

Love and Loss

Got fired from Apple β†’ Started NeXT & Pixar β†’ Returned to save Apple

"Sometimes life hits you with a brick. Don't lose faith."

3
πŸ’€

Death

Cancer diagnosis β†’ Realized what matters β†’ Live each day fully

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life"

πŸ’¬
Like a Friend
Conversational
Not formal
Very natural
βœ‚οΈ
Simple Words
Short sentences
Clear ideas
No big words
⏸️
Perfect Pauses
Stops after big ideas
Lets you think
Creates impact
πŸ“–
Great Stories
Personal examples
Easy to follow
Clear lessons

🎯 Practice These!

🎬

Start a story:
"My first/second/third story is about..."

πŸ”š

End with power:
State your lesson clearly

😊

Add humor:
"Truth be told..." (self-deprecating)

🎯 Did You Know?

πŸ‘”

Jobs never graduated from college - this was his closest to a graduation!

πŸ“

He wrote this speech himself - no speechwriter

πŸ‘€

Watched by 35+ million people on YouTube