I recently stumbled across this quote by Steve Jobs. The reason I’m posting about it is because I enjoy hearing people discuss the thought of breaking away from what is safe and commonplace. The world is powered by boring people and changed and pushed forward by people that think differently. These people are not afraid to be remarkable or break the status quo . My goal is continue to drive in a different direction (not literally) and create change in the business world. Through my college career I have found that most teachers are boring and afraid of change. College seems to be more about learning how to do things the safe way so you can get a job with a boring Fortune 500 company. That isn’t what life should be about, I should be learning how to make a difference and how to share my ideas with fellow businesspeople. I’m sure you have read this before but here it is anyway: If you quit your job today and could follow your dream, where would it take you and what work would you do? Leave me a comment about it, I’m excited to see your thoughts.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
-Steve Jobs
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Every time I go into my local Starbucks, I’m never let down. The coffee is always consistent and there is always a student or businessperson diligently studying in a corner. It has always amazed me that people are able to focus and get all their work done in that type of environment. I am the type of person that needs to be able bounce from task to task, to complete many. At Starbucks, I get to busy watching people and trying to figure out why they are meeting other people, what projects they are working on, and any of a number of other things.