I never did like playing follow the leader...

Ever woken up in the morning and wondered what if? What if I took a risk and tried to do something I've always thought about but never had the balls to do? Quit my job? Jump out of the rat race? Get inspired? Finish writing a book that's been trapped in my head for years? Well I just did. As in taken the first step that is. This blog is a bit of a chronicling of the process of getting this book out of me and all the little things and experiences that inspire me along the way.

Friday, 7 October 2011

the only thing to fear is fear itself..

A bit speechless about the hole Steve Jobs will leave in the world. You don't have to be a tech geek to appreciate what he was and what he achieved. Big dreamers and thinkers are what keep us inspired and always looking forward.
Makes me think about my fave quote from him. There are a few, but this is definitely in the top 5.

"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. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."
-- Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.


It's never to late to get naked and foolish..

x 
J


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