Brian dyson biography

The 5 balls of life speech by Coca-Cola’s former CEO Brian Dyson (1986-1991) is one of the more viral speeches circulating in the web.

In line with Apple founder Steve Jobs’ famous announcement speech at Stanford University, Dyson addresses the priorities in life using the metaphor of juggling 5 balls. He calls the balls work, family, friends, health and spirit.

5 balls of life: Neither 30 seconds nor a short speech

Brian Dyson’s commencement speech has reached such fame that multiple versions are circulating through the web: some “extended Director’s cut” versions are aimed at making his inspiring original speech sound even more inspiring, some claim Dyson’s address to be one of the most famous short speeches, others label Dyson’s five balls speech as the “30 seconds speech”, and its autho