Steve Jobs is the CEO of Apple and Pixar Studios. His fist story is about his life. His young single mother put him up for adoption, but would only sign the papers when his adoption parents promised that he would go to college. When it came to the time of his college, he dropped out. Seeing that he was draining his parents money on college classes that he could find no interest in, he could no longer see the value of it. He fought to make ends meet, and eventually got into a calligraphy class, which was the spark that created Apple.
He was successfully making money in business with Apple productions, and then all of a sudden he was fired. At 30 years old, he was free to go into new things. He created a new program called Pixar, and Nex. Pixar is one of the most successful animation studios ever. Apple bought Nex, and he was back working in Apple.
A year ago, he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. The doctors told him to go home and get his affairs in order. However, when they examined it more carefully, they were relieved to find that it was a simple enough cancer to cure. When faced with death, he was able to realize that he still loved what he did.
This man has had many close calls, and took a lot of risks. He remained hungry for adventure, and kept dreaming big. He lived like life was running out and never gave up or settled for anything.
Three Key Statements:
"Trust your gut. Even if it will lead you off the well-worn path. You'll understand it when you look back."
"Keep looking. Don't settle."
"Don't waste your time living someone else's life."
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They already know what they want to do. Everything else is secondary."
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