Steve Jobs speech at Stanford commencement integrates many of Larson's cultural myths. The first one has to deal with the wisdom of the rustic( posit, that Americans value humble beginnings and believe that difficulty teaches). Steve's humble beginning started with being put up for adoption. Another part of the wisdom of the rustic, was when Steve and a his friend Woz started Apple in his parents garage. Apple went from a garage and over ten years to a two billion dollar company with four thousand employees, talk about the possibilities of successfulness ( idea that success comes to those who are honest and work hard) all which Steve has done. Then Steve was humbled by being fired from the company he loved and started. Larson's fifth cultural myth was also touched upon in his speech ( value of change, posit that there is wisdom that can be gained only through challenge and suffering). Steve was challenged when he was fired and thought he was a public failure and let others down as well, but at the same time still loved what he did. Steve said that being fired was one of the best things that could of happened to him.
Steve went on to start two more very successful companies as well, NeXT and Pixar the most successful animation studio in the world ( possibility of successfulness). Steve came full circle when Apple bought out NeXT and he was right at home in the company he stated. The technology that NeXT developed help propel Apple into the future ( eternal return- the idea that Americans yearn for and reenact better times from the past and seek to create new beginning
One of the process premise that is integrated into Steve's speech deals with needs. Steve showed that he had great creative outlooks when he created NeXT and Pixar, after being fired from Apple. Steve also had to show emotional security, when he talks about him having cancer and to accept death, it gets rid of the old to bring in the new ( students). The second premise that is related to this speech was the guilt he felt in letting people down when he was fired from Apple.The third premise that is related to his speech was the attitude he had while talking about his life in front of so many.
It is interesting that you and Megan picked the same video about Steve Jobs. Everytime I get on my Mac I think about Steve. He had many trials in his life but never backed down or quit. We all make mistakes, so lets not dwell on the making the mistake but rather learning from it and improving ourselves. Steve did this with a flair. I enjoyed that you and Megan said similar and different things about the same speech. good job.
Steve talks about "dropping out" of college and "dropping in" on only the classes that struck his interest the most. Bold. Imagine what greater potential we could achieve if we applied this simple, yet courageous approach to education.
I chose this same video and was amazed with Steve Jobs! I loved what you had to say about his accomplishments and how he used his own experiences to inspire the graduating students. It is truly remarkable what he was able to do after he had big setbacks in his life. I cannot imagine being fired from the company I started and then later on return to improve that company. Great job John!
I like this speech as well. It was interesting to listen and hear what he had to say about his own life and accomplishments. He dared to do some great things in his life and it really paid off for him. He really did have a motivation simply to succeed.
I love that Jobs put a big emphasis on not settling for anything and to search for the love in what we do, and to never stop that search. This is the fire that will help us go on when everything else tells us we cannot.
It is interesting that you and Megan picked the same video about Steve Jobs. Everytime I get on my Mac I think about Steve. He had many trials in his life but never backed down or quit. We all make mistakes, so lets not dwell on the making the mistake but rather learning from it and improving ourselves. Steve did this with a flair. I enjoyed that you and Megan said similar and different things about the same speech. good job.
ReplyDeleteSteve talks about "dropping out" of college and "dropping in" on only the classes that struck his interest the most. Bold. Imagine what greater potential we could achieve if we applied this simple, yet courageous approach to education.
ReplyDeleteI chose this same video and was amazed with Steve Jobs! I loved what you had to say about his accomplishments and how he used his own experiences to inspire the graduating students. It is truly remarkable what he was able to do after he had big setbacks in his life. I cannot imagine being fired from the company I started and then later on return to improve that company. Great job John!
ReplyDeleteI like this speech as well. It was interesting to listen and hear what he had to say about his own life and accomplishments. He dared to do some great things in his life and it really paid off for him. He really did have a motivation simply to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI love that Jobs put a big emphasis on not settling for anything and to search for the love in what we do, and to never stop that search. This is the fire that will help us go on when everything else tells us we cannot.
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