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One of America’s most influential innovators and business people died yesterday, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios. He brought personal publishing and graphical computing to the average American. And then he brought personal music boxes to us in the form of the iPod, and made music more available to us through ITunes. He later brought small form computing to us, in the form of the iPad. After being fired from Apple, the company he co-founded, he started another computer company, Next. That later led to his being asked to return to Apple. He also brought to us one of the most innovative animation companies, Pixar Animation Studios. Along the way, he also made it necessary for Microsoft, the PC gorilla, to move from primitive-looking text-based computing to graphical, WYSIWYG computing, to keep up with Apple’s lifelike computers. Through his innovations and insights, he led Apple Computer to becoming the second-largest business in the world, right behind Exxon-Mobile, a remarkable feat in itself.

But the video below doesn’t focus on his technical achievements so much. It focuses on what he learned from life and how he lived life as if each day were his last day. It’s his commencement address to the graduating class of Stanford University in 2005. This is a video that I believe you’ll be glad you heard. Three stories from Steve’s life will bless your life.

The first few minutes are an introduction to Mr. Jobs by the president of Stanford University. That is followed by the commencement address. Enjoy.

Click play to start the video above.

Mac Anderson, the founder of Simple Truths and Successories, located at http://www.simpletruths.com, has come out with another inspirational book called Laughter is an Instant Vacation. He’s also created a short movie about it which you can see at http://www.thelaughtermovie.com/. It’s been said that we need a minimum of 12 laughs per day to stay healthy. This short movie will give you a head start, and the book of the same name will give you a total of 250 of them. Funny pictures and funny quotes combine to make an enjoyable break for your day. Enjoy a bit of humor today.

Click the graphic above to watch the movie.

Dr. Ellie Drake is definitely one of my heroes (or heroines, as the case may be). She’s a powerful, inspiring woman who is a constant inspiration to all who hear her. Coming as a young woman from Lebanon, who barely spoke English, she made her way through college and medical school, only to decide not to “doctor” but to inspire others. She interviews many other “Brave Heart Women” on her talk show, BraveHearTView.

If you’re a woman, you’ll especially like Ellie’s encouragement to all women to be Brave Heart Women. If y0u’re a man, you can learn a lot from the heart and soul of this amazing woman.

The brief video below gives a bit of her background and a taste of the power in her inspiration. She describes how she got to where she is and what drives her life. Enjoy.