What Would Someone Great Do?

Image from fbcover.todayblogpost.com

Steve Jobs has been one of my hero entrepreneurs for some time already. Although that name might be one of the first ones people would think of when asked who a good leader would be, he certainly would be in the front line if you were to ask about geniuses and luminaries. What I greatly admire is the construction of Apple devices - innovative and foolproof, a great part of which embedded Steve's philosophy.

Apple's tight control over its devices and related products was probably designed to give the user a very simplistic interface which would almost need no explaining while maintaining a sophisticated touch - one that can distinguish an Apple user from another very easily. The corporate giant's stores and products have become a culture in themselves; whenever a product is released, some stores would hit the headlines with people lining up to get their hands on the new releases, and more often than not, these products are testaments proclaiming the Gospel of Jobs so well in the stock market that necessitates jubilation from shareholders. 

I feel compelled to share some of Steve's thoughts while he walked with us. 

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other opinions drown 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.”

As far as I could remember, I know that I have two shirts that feature Steve's words. If the quote above could fit stylishly into any shirt, I'd wear it proudly everyday. It's YOLO expanded and explained so clearly. Those words are like carpe diem on steroids. What is lacking is that the fact that we only have one life to live should be shoved into our faces every single morning while we eat that stale looking sandwich for breakfast and ferry ourselves to a life of monotony either at school or at work. As animals empowered with an efficient use of our faculties and senses, we ought to be wise to know that the possibility of getting the same opportunity tomorrow might not exist; we must act decisively but with caution and care.