by Nitro
7. October 2011 01:44
Jobs one of the world’s greatest human beings died after battling with cancer for the past several years of his life. Steve Jobs’ is considered as one of the great entrepreneurs of our lifetime; during his lifetime he gave us innovative products like iMac, iPod, iPhone, iTunes, iPad, and characters like Woody, Buzz, Nemo and Carl.
From dropout to success, he did all by following a simple mantra – Focus and Simplicity… A Zen priciple..
He was a fan of Beatles and dropped out of college to make a pilgrimage to India in 1973 in search of enlightenment. He visited Neem Karoli Baba at his Kainchi Ashram. He returned home to California, complete with a shaved head and traditional Indian clothing and a philosophy that may have shaped much of his corporate values. He was often seen walking barefoot in his trademark blue jeans around the office.
Calligraphy, Spirituality, and Zen embodied in all his products. The Irony of his inventions is that the simplicity of the products he has provided has made generations of enslaved users...
I just wanted to share few of my favorite quotes from Jobs.
- You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.
- The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.
- You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers……So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
- 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.
- Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
- Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish
- I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money.
- Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
- It's not the customer's job to know what they want.
- Simple can be harder than complex, you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple….But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.
Here are some amazing Portraits by Charis Tsevis..
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