The Jobs Passion

by | Jun 10, 2010 | 0 comments

I recently watched the video of Steve Jobs 2005 commencement address to Stanford. (There is a bit of irony about a man speaking at a college that would likely have rejected his application.) As I listened to him I wondered how many of those graduates he was talking to would go on to live a life with little meaning, believing in nothing, chasing only the almighty dollar, and working without passion. Not if they listened and took what Steve said to heart. He talked of following your passion as the KEY ingredient in life and in success.

These are just some of the ideas Dale Callahan  talks about in his new book “Company of One”, due out this Fall.

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