Wednesday, October 5, 2011

RIP Steve Jobs

Despite his constant struggle with pancreatic cancer, it is still hard to believe that technology giant, founder of Apple Computer, and one of the most brilliant innovators of the modern age has passed away at the age of 56. 

I keep seeing links to YouTube videos of his commencement address at Stanford a few years back, and truer words have never been spoken:
Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love, and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. 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, and 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. Don’t settle. 
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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, heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Very inspirational. 

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