Watch this video which is a tribute to Steve Jobs. Here he talks about 3 important stories in his life.This video summarizes a little bit his philosophy in life. What do you think of it?
His character helped define a generation and change the world. He is co-founder of the fairytale company we now know as Apple Computers. And he is the visionary of the personal computers world that led the entire computer hardware and software industry to restructure itself.
He was a witty man and very good at creating catchy phrases. He always thought that there was no shortcut to excellence, you have to love what you do and do always what you love. He said that it was wonderful to have a "beginner´s mind" because you can face life "full of curiosity, wonder, amazement"
He was a businessman-philosopher, and the philosophy he embraced was the fundamental cause of his remarkable productivity, success, and happiness.
What was important to Jobs was not making money per se, but the process of creation. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me,” he said. “Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful . . . that’s what matters to me.”
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Try to answer the following questions:
1.What are the 3 stories about?
2. Why do you think his mother decided to put him up for adoption?
3.When he started to work for APPLE, how many employees did the company have? and What did they create?
4. How old was he when all this happened?
5. He was fired by the company, but in the end he thought that his was a good thing for him. Why?
6. Later he returned to apple. There was a change in the company. In what sense?
7. Why death is so important to help us in our lives?
8. Can you summarize Steve´s pieces of advice to succeed in life? He gives us different tips to follow our heart and intuition. They summarize his philosophy of life. Try to write them down
9. Do yo understand the meaning of his last sentence "Stay hungry, stay foolish"? It can be considered a very good summary of his ideas and his way of life. Try to explain its meaning
