[Music] if I had never dropped out I would have
if I had never dropped out I would have
if I had never dropped out I would have never dropped in on that calligraphy
never dropped in on that calligraphy
never dropped in on that calligraphy class and personal computers might not
class and personal computers might not
class and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they
have the wonderful typography that they
have the wonderful typography that they do of course it was impossible to
do of course it was impossible to
do of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I
connect the dots looking forward when I
connect the dots looking forward when I was in college but it was very very
was in college but it was very very
was in college but it was very very clear looking backwards ten years later
clear looking backwards ten years later
clear looking backwards ten years later again you can’t connect the dots looking
again you can’t connect the dots looking
again you can’t connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them
forward you can only connect them
forward you can only connect them looking backwards so you have to trust
looking backwards so you have to trust
looking backwards so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in
that the dots will somehow connect in
that the dots will somehow connect in your future you have to trust in
your future you have to trust in
your future you have to trust in something your gut destiny life karma
something your gut destiny life karma
something your gut destiny life karma whatever because believing that the dots
whatever because believing that the dots
whatever because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you
will connect down the road will give you
will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even
the confidence to follow your heart even
the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well-worn path
when it leads you off the well-worn path
when it leads you off the well-worn path and that will make all the difference
and that will make all the difference
and that will make all the difference [Music]
my second story is about love and loss I
my second story is about love and loss I was lucky I found what I loved to do
was lucky I found what I loved to do
was lucky I found what I loved to do early in life when I was 20 the
early in life when I was 20 the
early in life when I was 20 the heaviness of being successful was
heaviness of being successful was
heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a
replaced by the lightness of being a
replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again less sure about
beginner again less sure about
beginner again less sure about everything I’m convinced that the only
everything I’m convinced that the only
everything I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I
thing that kept me going was that I
thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did you’ve got to find what
loved what I did you’ve got to find what
loved what I did you’ve got to find what you love and that is as true for work as
you love and that is as true for work as
you love and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers your work is going
it is for your lovers your work is going
it is for your lovers your work is going to fill a large part of your life and
to fill a large part of your life and
to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to
the only way to be truly satisfied is to
the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work and
do what you believe is great work and
do what you believe is great work and the only way to do great work is to love
the only way to do great work is to love
the only way to do great work is to love what you do if you haven’t found it yet
what you do if you haven’t found it yet
what you do if you haven’t found it yet keep looking and don’t settle as with
keep looking and don’t settle as with
keep looking and don’t settle as with all matters of the heart you’ll know
all matters of the heart you’ll know
all matters of the heart you’ll know when you find it and like any great
when you find it and like any great
when you find it and like any great relationship it just gets better and
relationship it just gets better and
relationship it just gets better and better as the years roll on so keep
better as the years roll on so keep
better as the years roll on so keep looking don’t settle
my third story is about death when I was
my third story is about death when I was 17 I read a quote that went something
17 I read a quote that went something
17 I read a quote that went something like if you live each day as if it was
like if you live each day as if it was
like if you live each day as if it was your last someday you’ll most certainly
your last someday you’ll most certainly
your last someday you’ll most certainly be right it made an impression on me and
be right it made an impression on me and
be right it made an impression on me and since then for the past 33 years I’ve
since then for the past 33 years I’ve
since then for the past 33 years I’ve looked in the mirror every morning and
looked in the mirror every morning and
looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself if today were the last day
asked myself if today were the last day
asked myself if today were the last day of my life
of my life
of my life what I want to do what I am about to do
what I want to do what I am about to do
what I want to do what I am about to do today and whenever the answer has been
today and whenever the answer has been
today and whenever the answer has been no for too many days in a row I know I
no for too many days in a row I know I
no for too many days in a row I know I need to change them remembering that
need to change them remembering that
need to change them remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important
I’ll be dead soon is the most important
I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me
tool I’ve ever encountered to help me
tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life because
make the big choices in life because
make the big choices in life because almost everything all external
almost everything all external
almost everything all external expectations all pride all fear of
expectations all pride all fear of
expectations all pride all fear of embarrassment of failure
embarrassment of failure
embarrassment of failure these things just fall away in the face
these things just fall away in the face
these things just fall away in the face of death leaving only what is truly
of death leaving only what is truly
of death leaving only what is truly important remembering that you are going
important remembering that you are going
important remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid
to die is the best way I know to avoid
to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something
the trap of thinking you have something
the trap of thinking you have something to lose you are already naked there is
to lose you are already naked there is
to lose you are already naked there is no reason not to follow your heart
no reason not to follow your heart
no reason not to follow your heart no one wants to die even people who want
no one wants to die even people who want
no one wants to die even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get
to go to heaven don’t want to die to get
to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there and yet death is the destination
there and yet death is the destination
there and yet death is the destination we all share no one has ever escaped it
we all share no one has ever escaped it
we all share no one has ever escaped it and that is as it should be because
and that is as it should be because
and that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best
death is very likely the single best
death is very likely the single best invention of life its life’s change
invention of life its life’s change
invention of life its life’s change agent it clears out the old to make way
agent it clears out the old to make way
agent it clears out the old to make way for the new right now the new is you but
for the new right now the new is you but
for the new right now the new is you but some day not too long from now you will
some day not too long from now you will
some day not too long from now you will purely become the old and be cleared
purely become the old and be cleared
purely become the old and be cleared away sorry to be so dramatic
away sorry to be so dramatic
away sorry to be so dramatic but it’s quite true your time is limited
but it’s quite true your time is limited
but it’s quite true your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s
so don’t waste it living someone else’s
so don’t waste it living someone else’s life don’t be trapped by Dogma which is
life don’t be trapped by Dogma which is
life don’t be trapped by Dogma which is living with the results of other
living with the results of other
living with the results of other people’s thinking don’t let the noise of
people’s thinking don’t let the noise of
people’s thinking don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner
others opinions drown out your own inner
others opinions drown out your own inner voice and most important have the
voice and most important have the
voice and most important have the courage to follow your heart and
courage to follow your heart and
courage to follow your heart and intuition they somehow already know
intuition they somehow already know
intuition they somehow already know what you truly want to become everything
what you truly want to become everything
what you truly want to become everything else is secondary
else is secondary
else is secondary were the words stay hungry stay foolish
were the words stay hungry stay foolish
were the words stay hungry stay foolish it was their farewell message as they
it was their farewell message as they
it was their farewell message as they signed off stay hungry stay foolish and
signed off stay hungry stay foolish and
signed off stay hungry stay foolish and I have always wished that for myself and
I have always wished that for myself and
I have always wished that for myself and now as you graduate to begin anew I wish
now as you graduate to begin anew I wish
now as you graduate to begin anew I wish that for you stay hungry stay foolish
that for you stay hungry stay foolish
that for you stay hungry stay foolish thank you all very much
thank you all very much
thank you all very much [Music]
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