Youseph Tanha Dot Com » Stanford University http://www.yousephtanha.com/blog Author, Blogger, and Gamer Living In Juneau Alaska. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Steve Jobs Quote http://www.yousephtanha.com/blog/2009/10/26/steve-jobs-quote/ http://www.yousephtanha.com/blog/2009/10/26/steve-jobs-quote/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:21:25 +0000 Youseph http://www.yousephtanha.com/blog/?p=2032 Continue reading →]]> For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would i want to do what i am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something… 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 loose.

Steve Jobs, college dropout and CEO of Apple Computer, Stanford University Commencement, 2005

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