To be quite honest, I knew very little about Steve Jobs. Sure, I knew he was the visionary behind Apple and the iPod. I knew he must be very intelligent and creative. But I underestimated just how much Steve Jobs has impacted the world and the way I live my life. At just 56 years old, Jobs changed the way we think about and use technology forever. (Ten ways Steve Jobs changed the world:http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/technology/1110/gallery.how_steve_jobs_changed_the_world.fortune/index.html )
More than just creative and intelligent, Jobs was incredibly enlightened, insightful, and wise. I will leave you with my favorite quote of his. I feel his words do much more justice than my own
"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. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."
- Steve Jobs
(1955-2011)
(1955-2011)
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