“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, 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.
“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. 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 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." [steve jobs, in his Stanford commencement speech in 2005]
i may not agree with his worldview, but steve jobs was quite the inspiring innovator. i admire his ability to work hard, to eloquently explain things from his genius mind in a simple way that anyone could understand. i like how he seemed to keep his family life private. i like that he never stopped pushing himself and always kept moving forward, producing excellent quality work time and time again.
as much as he obviously cared about his work, you could tell that wasn't his whole life. he really seemed to have his priorities right. he skipped a business meeting to take his wife on their first date. i like that.
"I was in the parking lot with the key in the car, and I thought to myself, 'If this is my last night on earth, would I rather spend it at a business meeting or with this woman?' I ran across the parking lot, asked her if she'd have dinner with me. She said yes, we walked into town and we've been together ever since."
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