I have always been fascinated by Steve Jobs, the Founder & CEO of Apple. The way he got back to Apple, the the company he originally founded, many years after having been ousted, are a great example for me how major setbacks and failure in life may eventually turn out be a good thing. After returning, he kept on reinventing industry after industry by introducing new business models in music (iPod &  iTunes), mobile phones (iPhone & Apps) and now yet again in the PC industry (iPad, Macbook Air & App Store).

In 2005 he did a graduation speech at Stanford that garnered a lot of attention at the time, and is still talked about today, having been downloaded millions of times. With Steve's words: "Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.“. The talk is deeply personal and all stories support his overall key message of "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

If you have never seen Jobs's Stanford speech (15 min.), check it out below and get inspired.

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

- Steve Jobs, CEO Apple

Bronnie Ware worked for many years in palliative care. Her patients were those who had gone home to die. Over time she questioned them about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently in their lives and 5 themes commonly surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five regrets:

All organizations and careers function on 3 levels. What you do, How you do it and Why you do it. The problem is, most don’t even know that Why exists.

6,000 stillframes, 3 months of planning, and 4 full days of shooting. To make it easier, they also projected onto the wall where the post-its were supposed to go, then covered the lens for the shots. The result: a masterpiece! 

Check out this inspiring presentation. “The Future of Work” is an educational presentation that explores how incredible technology is changing the way people collaborate on projects and work together on teams. This matters to all of us. Enjoy!