As the world mourns one of the greatest innovators of our time, the words being shown over and over on our TV screens are from Steve Jobs’ commencement address to Stanford University back in 2005. They go like this…
“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. And 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. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. 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. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
(Watch the video here)
He gave us the Apple Mac, the iPhone, the iPod and all those fantastic Pixar animations. But perhaps these wise words are one of the most valuable things he gave us. After all, what is the point of spending your life doing something you don’t love?
