I know so many people are putting things up online about him today. He made a great impact on so many.
If you followed him through business, his passion for his craft in perfection and some things he would state about loving one's family and living life where moments really matter well, you too know that he changed the world and people for the better and to that I am thankful and well, inspired too.
Months ago I watched the Stanford speech people are buzzing about today. I saved it and watch it every now and again just to keep my heart in that place of living each day great.
Months ago I watched the Stanford speech people are buzzing about today. I saved it and watch it every now and again just to keep my heart in that place of living each day great.
In hearing of his passing, I realized that I used my iphone to wake me up, and then checked work email, then got on my Mac at home, and then came into work and got on my office Mac. I use my God given talents as an interactive designer after all and my world revolves around my many apples 24/7. Steve Jobs is one of the main reasons I have the career I have and couldn't survive without his innovation, without the vision he had for Apple and for every single one of us that use apple products, or rather our every waking moments that revolove around the products that he was frontline in creating.
I hear he was a great/private family man too, and valued his people that mattered most to him. And that makes me smile. Yes, he was also at AAA-Type with a passion for perfection, but I am too so I can't fault the guy. So, without knowing him personally, I feel grateful and wished to state it somehow.
"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
-Steve Jobs
A few other inspiring words from Steve Jobs....
“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) Rest In Power
Have a great day and make your moments count!
ps...Here is the Stanford speech if you have not seen it. It's very worth watching.
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