![]() ![]() He later passed away 2 months after that.Įven though Randy’s speech was the shortest of the commencement speeches in this list (less than 6 minutes), it is in no way any less impactful. When he gave this speech at Carnegie Mellon, it was the ninth month. He was best known for The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, and also co-author of the book with the same name, which became a New York Times best-seller. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was told in Aug 2007 that he only had 3-6 months to live. ![]() Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon. I’ve written a tribute for him in remembrance of how boldly he had led his life, and the life lessons we can learn from him: In Remembrance of Steve Jobs : 11 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Him 2) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emory University, 2010 Update Oct 7 ’11: Steve Jobs has since passed away on Oct 5 ’11, at the age of 56. Don’t ever settle for what you don’t want keep fighting for what you believe in. It’s meant to be live in passion, with love, with fire, conviction, and purpose. Don’t live your life in regret, because life is not meant to be lived in regret. What would you wish you could have done then? How would you rather have lived your life? Take that and start living true to that today. Everything that we’ve come to see as important, will lose significance on that day. ![]() This is what I alluded to in my article How To Overcome Fear and Pursue Your Dreams. Eventually one day, all of us will die. Steve reminds us that in life, there is really nothing we have to lose, because we were born with nothing to begin with. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. These 3 stories were extremely inspiring – most people knew Steve as the hot-tempered yet charismatic CEO who heads Apple, but who would have known that his birth parents gave him up for adoption? That he quit college because his college fees were sucking up his parents’ savings? That he was once fired from the very company he founded? And that he diagnosed in cancer in 2004, and by a stroke of fate, survived it? His birth, when he got fired from Apple, and when he found out about his cancer. In this speech, Steve shares his life lessons via 3 stories in his life. Whenever people talk about inspiring graduation speeches, Steve Job’s speech instantly comes up. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” - Steve Jobs “Remembering you’re going to die, is the best way I know, to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. My personal favorites are the ones by Steve Jobs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Randy Pausch. I have included videos and transcripts (where available) as well as my thoughts with each speech. The 10 speeches are not ranked in any order. I’ve picked these 10 speeches because they share important wisdom that are applicable to anyone in any time, beyond just graduating students. ![]() I think the schools couldn’t have picked better speakers than them, because the most important inspiration anyone can ever get is someone who his living by example. You’ll probably recognize most of the speakers, who are prominent people in their fields – people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah, Ellen, Randy Pausch, JK Rowling, and so on. After listening to Steve Jobs‘ Stanford commencement speech, I was inspired to round up the best graduation speeches of all time, so all of you can enjoy the rich insights of the speakers. Commencement speeches have become outlets for sharing some of the most important life lessons ever. ![]()
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