Many people are living like they are zombies, just drooling at the celebrities and following the crowd into a life of mediocrity. It is very impactful to think about death daily, as it highlights to us what is most important in our lives. Steve would reflect every morning on his life. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. 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 I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Believe in your grind, believe in your mission, believe in your vision, and believe that you will succeed. You have to believe that what you are doing on a daily basis will amount to something, you have to believe that the steps you are taking now are leading you to a greater life of abundance, prosperity, impact, service, and greatness. Steve had faith that it will all work out eventually. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. “Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards.
Love can be a truly powerful driving force when used in the right manner. Furthermore, Steve’s love for his craft drove him to even bigger success, love is what gave him hope, faith, belief, determination, and a brand new start. We must heed the lessons of failure so that we may prosper.
Failure is the stepping stone to success, failure teaches us what we need to do better, it makes us wiser, and helps us grow as an individual. Steve had to leave Apple as the Board Of Director’s vision was not aligned to his. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit.
But something slowly began to dawn on me - I still loved what I did. You have to shape your life the way you want it to be daily so that you can live your life on your own terms. Not what your parents, siblings, cousins, friends, or boss wants you to do. Find what you love to do, what you love to do. Many people are living a lie, doing what they don’t want to do and living someone else’s life. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees.” Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20.
“I was lucky - I found what I loved to do early in life. He was following his intuition, and that proved to be the correct decision for his life. Steve had faith that it was the right decision for him to make. You do not have to follow the normal path, it is great getting an education, but designing a life is better than pursuing a career that does not lead to true fulfillment. Steve saw no benefit in staying in college, as he knew deep inside of himself that he did not want to be a sheep like everyone else.