Reflection Paper On Steve Jobs - 962 Words

â€Å"This is the closest I’ve been to a graduation.† These words spoken humbly and authentic, by the late Steve Jobs at a commencement ceremony for the class of 2005 at the very prestigious Stanford University, was the beginning of a masterpiece, a speech that was designed to encourage and empower those young college graduates to take on the world, trust their gut, and follow their dreams and aspirations in life. Significantly, Jobs grabs and holds the attention of his young audience by recounting 3 brief, yet meaningful stories. Each story followed the moments in his life that impacted and made him Steve Jobs. Above all, it was not the words itself that captivated my mind, but it was the purpose behind them that fed my soul. After reading†¦show more content†¦Stupidly, I found myself disregarding my success, obliterating my failures, and moving on without taking one look back. But, after reading Jobs speech I learned to simply connect the dots. Rewind, remem ber, and reflect on the events that led to where you are today. Secondly, I was reminded, through Steve’s Jobs speech, to search and thirst after my passion. His second story was about love and loss. In this story, he retells his sudden dismissal from his job at Apple. He portrays a picture of hurt, devastation, betrayal, and sudden loss. Sadly, his job, passion, and his why was gone at the snap of a finger. Or was it? See, after losing his job he still had that fire and passion for what he did. The loss of his job was meant to break him, but instead, it fueled him to continue doing what he cherished. As a result, he moved on and created a company entitled Next. Moreover, my freshman year of high school I tried out for the junior varsity cheerleading squad. After a long week of tryouts, we finally received the results. I was so nervous and anxious to see if my name was on the list. 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