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10 iLESSONSFROM STEVE JOBS

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Steve Jobs has for years been my iMentor.I never met him and he didn’t know me but I

have spent a lot of time with him.

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Reading Many Books and Articles…

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My iMentor has hada profound impacton the principles Iapply at work and

at home.

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“Do you want to spend therest of your life sellingsugared water or do youwant the chance to changethe world?”

-  Steve Jobs when luring Pepsi’s

John Sculley to join Apple.

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10 iLessons from my iMentor,Steve Jobs.

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iLesson #1: Follow Your Heart

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Follow Your Heart“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and theonly way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe isgreat work. And the only way to do great work is to lovewhat you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.Don’t settle.”

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iLesson #2: Make a Dent in the Universe

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Make a Dent in the Universe“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter tome… Going to bed at night saying we've donesomething wonderful… that's what matters to me.”

iLesson #3: Think Different

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Think Different“Kick start your brain. New ideas come from watchingsomething, talk to people, experimenting, askingquestions and getting out of the office!”

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iLesson #4: Sell Dreams, Not Products

Sell Dreams, Not Products“Your customers dream of a happier and better life. Don'tmove products. Enrich lives.”

iLesson #5: Make Products For Yourself

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Make Products For Yourself“We think the Mac will sell zillions, but we didn’t build theMac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We werethe group of people who were going to judge whether itwas great or not. We weren’t going to go out and domarket research. We just wanted to build the best thingwe could build.”

iLesson #6: Say No to 1,000 Things

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Say No to 1,000 Things“It's only by saying no that you can concentrate on thethings that are really important.”

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iLesson #7: Keep It Simple

Keep It Simple“That’s been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity.Simple can be harder than complex: You have to workhard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’sworth it in the end because once you get there, you canmove mountains.”

iLesson 8: Go For Excellence

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Go For Excellence“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to anenvironment where excellence is expected.”

iLesson 9: Break The Rules

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iLesson #10: You Only Live Once

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You Only Live Once“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to dowhat I am about to do today?” And whenever the answerhas been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need tochange something.”

“Don't waste your time livsomeone else's life.

Stay hungry.Stay foolish.”

- Steve Jobs

Thank You Steve!It’s been an

awesome ride!

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