2. “Your time is limited,
so don't waste it living
someone else's life.”
3. From the day he was born on February 24, 1955, Steven Paul Jobs has been blazing his own path. As the
CEO of Apple Computer and CEO and Chairman of Pixar, Jobs is today recognized as one of the top leaders
and visionaries of both the computer and entertainment industries and is worth an estimated $4.4 billion.
Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died on October 5,
2011, when he was 56 years old.
4. Lesson #1: Connect The Dots
Jobs believes that everything happens for a reason and although that reason may be hard to
see at the time, sometimes you need to just sit back and have faith that things will work out in
the end. Trusting your own decisions is often one of the most difficult but necessary and
rewarding experiences.
5. “You have to trust
that the dots will
somehow connect in
your future.”
6. “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.”
7. “I didn’t see it then,
but it turned out that
getting fired from
Apple was the best
thing that could have
ever happened to me.”
8. “It freed me to enter one
of the most creative periods
of my life.” Jobs went on to
create NeXT and Pixar and
eventually returned to Apple
when it purchased NeXT.
9. “It was awful tasting medicine, but
I guess the patient needed it.
Sometimes life hits you in the head
with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
10. Lesson #2: Don’t Settle
Jobs knows how lucky he is to have discovered his passion in life at an early age. Jobs considers the passion
he has for his work one of the most important factors behind his immense success. Jobs is now living his
dream life. He continues to work on a daily basis, to experiment and to innovate. He admits that the only
thing that keeps him coming to work every day is his passion.
11. “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.”
12. “It gave a tremendous level of self-
confidence, that through exploration
and learning one could understand
seemingly very complex things in
one’s environment.”
13. “The feelings and the
passion that people put
into it were completely
indistinguishable from
a poet or a painter…
People put a lot of love
into these products.”
14. “I was worth about over a million dollars when I was twenty-three and over ten million
dollars when I was twenty-four, and over a hundred million dollars when
I was twenty-five and it wasn't that important because I never did it for the money. Being
the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed
at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.”
15. Lesson #3: Seize The Day
It has been Jobs’ willingness to seize new opportunities and take the road less traveled that has
allowed him to rise above his competitors. This has helped Jobs not only become one of the most
successful entrepreneurs of the 20th century, but has also let him live his dream life. He is both a
workaholic and a devoted family man and never loses any opportunity to improve upon both.
16. “Whenever the answer has been ‘No’
for too many days in a row, I know
I need to change something,”
17. “If you live each day as if it was
your last, someday you'll most
certainly be right.”
18. “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. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
19. Jobs learned the importance of
making the most of his time when he
was diagnosed with cancer in 2004.
“My doctor advised me to go home
and get my affairs in order, which is
doctor’s code for prepare to die.”
20. When Jobs spoke at the summer
convocation of Stanford University in
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.”
21. “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.”
22. Lesson #4: Stay Ahead Of The Pack
Steve has proven that he is a leader and not a follower. From the Macintosh, which introduced the first
graphical user interface that has since become standard, to the iPod, Jobs has demonstrated that he has the
visionary ideas to keep him ahead of his competition. He has been willing to take risks and go in directions
that others have not realized are available until too late.
24. “When Apple came up with the Mac,
IBM was spending at least 100 times
more on R&D. It's not about money.
It's about the people you have, how
you're led, and how much you get it."
25. “To turn really interesting ideas and
fledgling technologies into a company
that can continue to innovate for years,
it requires a lot of disciplines.”
26. “The system is that there is no system, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have process.”
Process, according to Jobs, makes for greater efficiency. But, in order to encourage
experimentation and innovation, Jobs tries to create an environment that nurtures a free-
flow of ideas.
27. “It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the
wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets
we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the
things that are really important.”
28. Lesson #5: Think In Broad Terms
From his marketing campaigns to his leadership style to his partnerships, Jobs has continually
demonstrated his superior knack for the business world. Jobs was a born leader with a vision
that would not be overshadowed. From product to promotion, Jobs understood what it took
to be successful in the business world – creativity and an understanding of the bigger picture.
29. “The broader one’s
understanding of the
human
experience, the better
designs we will have.”
30. “A lot of people in our industry
haven’t had very diverse
experiences. They don’t have
enough dots to connect, and
they end up with very linear
solutions, without
a broad perspective on the
problem.”
31. “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.”
32. "We are deeply saddened to
announce that Steve Jobs passed
away today. Steve's brilliance,
passion and energy were the
source of countless innovations
that enrich and improve all of our
lives. The world is immeasurably
better because of Steve. His
greatest love was for his wife,
Laurene, and his family. Our
hearts go out to them and to all
who were touched by his
extraordinary gifts."
- Apple's board of directors.
5/10/2011
33. R.I.P. The Great Man! - Sompong Yusoontorn
“I think we’re having fun.
I think our customers
really like our products.
And we’re always trying
to do better.”
Steve Jobs
1955-2011
