My first job out of J-school was working at a small newspaper in Shrewsbury, N.J. One of my many tasks was mining information that was being transmitted from a strange and unfamiliar box, a machine they called “the Macintosh.” What in the world was that?
Little did I know then that that “Mac” would be a precursor of how I would function in my life today. While PCs still ruled my world, at work and at home, I was reacquainted with “the Mac” in the early 2000s when a close friend introduced my husband and I to a new line of Apple products, including the Powerbook and the iMac. We were clueless.
The sleek, silver Titanium Powerbook had a 15+-inch screen, a DVD-ROM, mega hard drive, and it was only 1-inch thick. The iMac was this cool looking white contraption, with a movable flat LCD screen that extended with a silver arm from a spherical base, which housed a G4 processor and CD-RW/DVD-R Super Drive. Whoa!
We immediately took to the simplicity of the technology and creativity that the Powerbook and iMac fostered, and we haven’t looked back since. I am an early adopter of anything Apple. I had the first-generation iPod. The first-generation Nano. The early iBook. The first-generation iPhone. And, yes, the first-generation iPad. Apple, for me, is a way of life.
So, it is sad to think that Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and leading innovator-in-chief, is no longer with us. His vision and company have changed the game in so many ways for so many people. Yet, his legacy does live on and continues to inspire.
In looking back at Jobs’ career and his own words, there are three key leadership qualities — we can embrace — that propelled him to greatness.
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Little did I know then that that “Mac” would be a precursor of how I would function in my life today. While PCs still ruled my world, at work and at home, I was reacquainted with “the Mac” in the early 2000s when a close friend introduced my husband and I to a new line of Apple products, including the Powerbook and the iMac. We were clueless.
The sleek, silver Titanium Powerbook had a 15+-inch screen, a DVD-ROM, mega hard drive, and it was only 1-inch thick. The iMac was this cool looking white contraption, with a movable flat LCD screen that extended with a silver arm from a spherical base, which housed a G4 processor and CD-RW/DVD-R Super Drive. Whoa!
We immediately took to the simplicity of the technology and creativity that the Powerbook and iMac fostered, and we haven’t looked back since. I am an early adopter of anything Apple. I had the first-generation iPod. The first-generation Nano. The early iBook. The first-generation iPhone. And, yes, the first-generation iPad. Apple, for me, is a way of life.
So, it is sad to think that Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and leading innovator-in-chief, is no longer with us. His vision and company have changed the game in so many ways for so many people. Yet, his legacy does live on and continues to inspire.
In looking back at Jobs’ career and his own words, there are three key leadership qualities — we can embrace — that propelled him to greatness.
- Perseverance: Believe in your calling and be not deterred by obstacles or naysayers. “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
- Passion: Love what you do. Find work that truly fulfills you and never settle for anything else. “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.”
- Purpose: Follow your heart and intuition. “You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
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