Steve Jobs on Career & Purpose

Jobs says career should be guided by curiosity, passion, and trust in your own path rather than by outside expectations. Across these recordings, he repeats that meaningful work comes from loving what you do, and that setbacks, even being fired, can lead to better work and a clearer purpose.

“You've got to find what you love.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Maybe the best thing that ever happened to me”
Steve Jobs on Connecting the Dots: Three Stories22:10

Steve Jobs on Connecting the Dots: Three Stories

2005 · Speech · 171M views
Steve Jobs on Think Different: Apple’s brand values39:19

Steve Jobs on Think Different: Apple’s brand values

1997 · Internal meeting · 2.5M views
Steve Jobs on Nervousness Before Going On Camera1:37

Steve Jobs on Nervousness Before Going On Camera

1981 · Recording · 1.2M views
Steve Jobs on the Secret of Life23:45

Steve Jobs on the Secret of Life

1994 · Interview · 957K views
Steve Jobs on the Beatles Team: Great Work Is Collective5:25

Steve Jobs on the Beatles Team: Great Work Is Collective

2003 · Interview · 242K views
Steve Jobs on Connecting the Dots: Three life stories10:21

Steve Jobs on Connecting the Dots: Three life stories

2005 · Speech · 117K views
Steve Jobs on Innovation and Creativity: Change the World7:01

Steve Jobs on Innovation and Creativity: Change the World

1982 · Speech · 55K views
Steve Jobs on Making Something Wonderful0:53

Steve Jobs on Making Something Wonderful

2007 · Internal meeting · 27K views
Steve Jobs on Alan Turing: Why He Won't Be Part of the Campaign0:13

Steve Jobs on Alan Turing: Why He Won't Be Part of the Campaign

c. 2007 · Recording · 15K views
Steve Jobs on Passion: Love the Work1:27

Steve Jobs on Passion: Love the Work

c. 2005 · Interview · 10K views
Steve Jobs on Life Lessons: You Can Influence This Life0:46

Steve Jobs on Life Lessons: You Can Influence This Life

Speech · 9K views
Steve Jobs on Opening Remark1:20

Steve Jobs on Opening Remark

1985 · Interview · 7K views
Steve Jobs on Living With Squares and Stiffs0:06

Steve Jobs on Living With Squares and Stiffs

Interview · 2K views
Steve Jobs on Thinkers And Doers1:48

Steve Jobs on Thinkers And Doers

1990 · Recording · 2K views
Steve Jobs on the Next Big Thing0:59

Steve Jobs on the Next Big Thing

c. 2006 · TV · 895 views
Steve Jobs on Connecting the Dots: The First Story7:33

Steve Jobs on Connecting the Dots: The First Story

c. 2000 · Interview · 306 views
Steve Jobs on Unclear Recording: Source Mismatch2:26

Steve Jobs on Unclear Recording: Source Mismatch

1980 · Recording · 228 views
Steve Jobs on Steve Jobs0:17

Steve Jobs on Steve Jobs

c. 2010 · Recording · 224 views
Steve Jobs on Early Interview: Fragmentary Remarks10:29

Steve Jobs on Early Interview: Fragmentary Remarks

Interview · 187 views
Steve Jobs on Interview2:01

Steve Jobs on Interview

c. 1996 · Interview · 111 views
Steve Jobs on Interviewing6:22

Steve Jobs on Interviewing

c. 2007 · Interview · 91 views
Steve Jobs on Changing the World: You Can Mold It8:29

Steve Jobs on Changing the World: You Can Mold It

Recording · 34 views
Steve Jobs on Steve Jobs0:16

Steve Jobs on Steve Jobs

c. 2005 · Recording · 29 views
Steve Jobs on Death & Mortality: Follow Your Heart4:43

Steve Jobs on Death & Mortality: Follow Your Heart

c. 1997 · Interview · 19 views
Steve Jobs on Life Lessons: Follow Your Dreams5:47

Steve Jobs on Life Lessons: Follow Your Dreams

c. 1995 · Interview · 4 views
Steve Jobs on Thinking: Turn Your Brain On0:15

Steve Jobs on Thinking: Turn Your Brain On

c. 2009 · Recording · 3 views
Steve Jobs on Ask Me Interview15:20

Steve Jobs on Ask Me Interview

c. 2007 · Interview