Steve Jobs and the 7 Rules of Success
1. Do what you love. Jobs once said, “People with passion can change the world for the better.” Asked about the advice he would offer would-be entrepreneurs, he said, “I’d get a job as a busboy or something until I figured out what I was really passionate about.” That’s how much it meant to him. Passion is everything.
See genius in your craziness, believe in yourself, believe in your vision, and be constantly prepared to defend those ideas.
Remember how I said I’d rather be with someone for the wrong reasons than alone for the right ones? I’d rather be right. It’s gonna feel good to stand on my own.
Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice—and lose—is simply pick them up and roll them again.
You may be looking to do more with your life. As you walk away from a future you easily foresee toward a more obscure trajectory, there will be times when you will feel lonely, scared, and even impoverished. But as you face your personal innovator’s dilemma, both the probability and magnitudes of success will improve greatly.
Whitney Johnson, “Disrupt Yourself”
a great read for aspiring entrepreneurs/anyone who refuses to take the easy way up.
This game is tricky because when it comes, it pays and pays, it’s really a streak. But when it doesn’t, don’t chase it. You can’t chase what never comes.
i find myself wanting to screen cap too many scenes while streaming episodes of mad men. too many good quotes, too many gorgeous outfits, too much jon hamm.
…haha, as if there were such a thing.
Don’t rush or force the ending of a story or book. All you have to know is the next scene, or the next few scenes. You don’t have to know every moment up to the end, in fact, if you do it’ll be boring as hell to execute.
a creative writer typing from LA & SD.
