What you do is based on what you think... so borrow a few thoughts from Steve.
He came, he saw, he conquered...and he left behind some words to live by:
1. "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Ideas without action aren't ideas. They're regrets.
2. "I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance."
Be early. Stay late. Make the extra phone call. Send the extra email. Do the extra research. Help a customer unload or unpack a shipment.
Don't wait to be asked — offer. Don't just tell employees what to do — show them what to do, and work beside them.
3. "My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other, and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: Great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people."
If the people around you make you unhappy, it's not their fault. It's your fault. They're in your professional or personal life because you drew them to you — and you let them remain.
4. "My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time."
Forget deadlines, at least as a way to manage your activity. Tasks should only take as long as they need to take. Do everything as quickly and effectively as you can. Then, use your "free" time to get other things done just as quickly and effectively.
5. "Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations."
Embrace every failure. Own it, learn from it, and take full responsibility for making sure that next time, things will turn out differently.
6. "I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence."
Money is important. Money does a lot of things. (One of the most important is to create choices.)
But after a certain point, money doesn't make people happier. After about $75,000 a year, money doesn't buy more (or less) happiness.
And if you don't buy that, here's another take: "The materialistic drive and satisfaction with life are negatively related."
7. "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it."
Then work hard. Improve your skills, whether at managing, selling, creating, implementing...whatever expertise your business requires. The satisfaction and fulfillment of small victories will give you the motivation to keep working hard. Small victories will motivate you to further develop your skills.
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