It's no secret I am an Apple fan. From my first Powerbook to my current iPad 2 I've been hooked by the combination of software that makes sense and truly brilliant engineering. Steve Jobs' legacy will be measured by people way more qualified than me to say what he was and was not. I never met the man so I can't tell you if he was a good father, friend, or boss. I did admire him though, as a person who could turn a vision into reality. We have so few of those people in this world and now we have one less.
Here are 2 of my favorite things about him. One is from a commencement speech at Stanford and the other is a photo that has been around forever and I have no idea where the original came from.
"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."
