An excerpt from Personal Excellence written on Apple Creator & Innovator Steve Jobs...
In Remembrance of Steve Jobs: 11 Lessons We Can Learn From Him
2. Dream big- very Big
"Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently
— they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." – Apple’s Think Different commercial (#9 on the list)
3. The greatest things started somewhere
4. Certifications don’t matter
"Truth be told, I never graduated from college. And this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation." – Steve Jobs, during his address at Stanford Commencement 2005
"I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance." – Steve Jobs
5. Live every day like it is your last
"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 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."
6. Stop listening to what others say
"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 other’s 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, Stanford Commencement Speech 2005
7. Do not underestimate the impact you can have on the world
"I want to put a ding in the universe." – Steve Jobs
8. Failure only happens when you deem it to be so
9. Do what you love
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is [...] to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle." – Steve Jobs
10. Have faith - Never lose hope
"Sometimes life’s going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith." – Steve Jobs, on getting fired from Apple back in 1985
"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." – Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech 2005
11. Outdo yourself - Over, and over again
"You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new."
– Steve Jobs
amazing!!! Steve Jobs RIP
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