"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." ~ Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011
The world lost a visionary yesterday. Steve Jobs died of complications from pancreatic cancer. Tributes have flowed from all over the world. Facebook and Twitter are abuzz with quotes and thank yous. Five of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter are related to Jobs: #ThankyouSteve, #iSad, #ThinkDifferent, #RemeberingSteveJobs, #RIPSteveJobs. I quoted him for the Life-Cise Daily Tip: Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. ~ Steve Jobs.
He was the source of seemingly endless innovations that married form and function elegantly. More than all the gadgets, though, he changed people's relationship to technology and each other. He took technology out of the realm of geeks into the world of moms and grandparents, business people and artists. He helped change how we read, communicate, research, listen. He had a vision of the world as a place where people living anywhere could have access to what they need. And in the process of creating tools to make that happen, he changed how we think, how we communicate, and how we live.
He didn't bring about this revolution by himself, and I'm sure he was not an easy man. He was driven, and stories abound of his being difficult. But in his drive, he changed the world. When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, he didn't shrink from that vision. His drive continued in spite of treatments. Through it all, he remained the face of Apple. In August of this year, he finally stepped down as Apple's chief.
I find I'm surprisingly saddened by his death. I am inspired by his life. #RIPSteveJobs. #ThankyouSteve.
Julie
The world lost a visionary yesterday. Steve Jobs died of complications from pancreatic cancer. Tributes have flowed from all over the world. Facebook and Twitter are abuzz with quotes and thank yous. Five of the top 10 trending topics on Twitter are related to Jobs: #ThankyouSteve, #iSad, #ThinkDifferent, #RemeberingSteveJobs, #RIPSteveJobs. I quoted him for the Life-Cise Daily Tip: Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. ~ Steve Jobs.
He was the source of seemingly endless innovations that married form and function elegantly. More than all the gadgets, though, he changed people's relationship to technology and each other. He took technology out of the realm of geeks into the world of moms and grandparents, business people and artists. He helped change how we read, communicate, research, listen. He had a vision of the world as a place where people living anywhere could have access to what they need. And in the process of creating tools to make that happen, he changed how we think, how we communicate, and how we live.
He didn't bring about this revolution by himself, and I'm sure he was not an easy man. He was driven, and stories abound of his being difficult. But in his drive, he changed the world. When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, he didn't shrink from that vision. His drive continued in spite of treatments. Through it all, he remained the face of Apple. In August of this year, he finally stepped down as Apple's chief.
I find I'm surprisingly saddened by his death. I am inspired by his life. #RIPSteveJobs. #ThankyouSteve.
Julie
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