Saturday, March 3, 2012

ON LIFE'S ROAD, LESSONS LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.(Business)

Byline: HARVEY MACKAY

Last June 12 at Stanford University, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc., gave one of the best graduation speeches ever. As graduates earn midyear degrees, I'd like to convey what Steve said.

He began by saying, "I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation.

"Today, I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

"The first story is about connecting the dots."

He explained why he dropped out of Reed College after only six months. The school was consuming his working-class parents' life savings. …

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