So I decided I will do both today. Let’s start.
The reason why I haven’t written a blog post in a while has many reasons behind it. But the reason why I haven’t done a tribute to Steve Jobs yet is mainly because I wanted to finish reading the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson first, which I achieved to do last night.
The biography of Steve Jobs was a great read and as an Apple fan, and somewhat of a technology geek, very inspiring, in many ways. It was the book that inspired me to write a blog post today.
It is not easy to describe the book in just a few words or a blog post. It was simply amazing and for anyone interested in Steve Jobs, Apple, technology, or anyone who is a leader, in the merge of becoming one, or just a normal person, I would suggest this book. You will definitely learn a lot from the book.
No, I am not endorsing the book or Apple, just giving my personal opinion. Moving forward with the same.
When Apple came out with the iPhone 3G in July 2011, I fell in love, with Apple, iPhone and Steve Jobs. As time went on, and new products were released by Apple, my love and respect kept growing for both, Apple and Steve Jobs and then when I heard about Steve Jobs passing away, I was very much moved and just couldn’t wait for the biography to be released. Thinking I will love and respect Steve Jobs more after reading the biography, I bought it the day it came out.
While reading the biography though, I did doubt my thoughts and feelings towards Steve Jobs, both as a professional and as a person. But they never changed, if you read the book, you will know why in the last chapter.
Steve Jobs has done a lot of things in his life, and like many of us, has made mistakes as well but, unlike many of us, he has learned from some of his mistakes. And unlike many of his, he has put a “dent” in the world, specially the technology world.
One thing he did, and wanted to everyone to do, was follow his dreams and stand up for what they believe.
His dream was to bring science and technology together and make a better world. All done through Apple though, the company he was so affectionate and passionate about. The company he loved more than his own family.
Even in his final days, he wouldn’t give up his passion for the company he created and made one of the top companies in the whole world.
When he was sick, he became very weak and a few times took a medical leave from Apple. During that time, when he would gain a bit of energy, he wouldn’t spend time with the family or the doctors, he wouldn’t sit and reminisce about the mistakes he made, rather he would talk about Apple and the future, and if possible, go to Apple, let everyone know what was on his mind.
In his life, there was no grey area. It was black or white, or in his own words, the most “brilliant” thing ever or a “piece of sh*t”, this was also his way of describing people and he wasn’t shy of letting them know.
It was this mentality that brought Apple to what it is today, putting A players only. It was also because of his ideas on putting customers over profit. If customers are happy, profit will automatically increase.
And it was because of this mentality that Apple made some great products that we all see nowadays everywhere we go. Some of us even have more than one of Apple’s products in our house.
Steve Jobs reinvented the world of technology and shook pretty much every other tech company in the run. If it wasn’t for him, Apple wouldn’t have the great products, the profit, the customer service experience and most of all, the name it does in the world right now.
If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have been inspired to write this blog.
He always said follow your dreams; there is no reason you shouldn’t.
Imagine finding out, you only have a few days left to live, what would you do?
He did what he wanted to do. Followed his dreams; and did what he was passionate about and good at. He did every bit of it and he passed away achieving his dream; putting Apple at the top in the world of technology.
May Steve Jobs rest in peace.
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-Ahmad Ebadi aka TRTG
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