How to Live Before You Die by Steve Jobs: In his lecture to the Stanford University class of 2005, Steve Jobs emphasized the importance of not settling for less than one's best and of pursuing things that make one happy. He exhorted this group to never give up on their aspirations and characterized setbacks and obstacles as opportunities for growth. The first story Steve tells is about "connecting the dots" and how his mother wanted to adopt him, but after he was born, the intended adoptive family changed their minds. Fortunately, another family adopted him, and when he was 17 years old, he enrolled at Reed College. Steve has a good command of the speech's direction, is assertive throughout the speech, and is an expert on the subject. His decision to drop out of college seemed risky at the time, but he has learned to trust his gut by only enrolling in subjects he finds fascinating. Instead of being heavily influenced by the views and impressions of those around him, his success was built on his own.
Steve says that attempting to connect the future dots is impossible. You can only link them by looking backward; therefore, you must have faith in something, such as fate, life, karma, etc. You'll be able to follow your heart even if it takes you off the beaten path if you have faith that the dots will eventually join. This will make all the difference since you'll feel lighter and less burdened by achievement. The themes of loss and love are explored in Steve's second narrative. Steve considers his career's modest beginnings. Despite this achievement, Steve was left jobless after being sacked by the Board of Directors due to ideological differences. Together, the two spent years working hard to build the Apple brand from the family garage office into a multibillion-dollar business. The Next Business was then founded by Steve. Curiously, after Apple purchased his business, Steve was able to return there through acquisition. In his final story, Steve discusses death and looks back on his experience with pancreatic cancer, which his doctor had told him was incurable. However, a biopsy revealed that Steve's cancer could be surgically treated; fortunately, he was able to do so, and he was then able to play the roles he had previously been unable to. Steve came to the conclusion that death is a phase of life that ushers in the new. He consequently thinks that we shouldn't let our dread of passing away dictate how we live.