Personal Learnings from the Life of Steve Jobs

  1. You can make a dent in the world  –  Decision then Focus and Determination.
  2. Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
  3. Keep it Simple
  4. Much can be achieved in a mere 56 years.
  5. ‘Health is Wealth’ and no amount of wealth can buy health.
– OTE

Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. And between the two my life flows. —Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Do we place too much value in monetary success and professional prestige?

It is no wonder, once a perfect fit with your talents and interests, ultimately becomes boring, or a career loses its power to take you where you want to go. Nor is it a surprise that in even the rewarding and successful work life many people come to points where – often unexpectedly- they find themselves in transition. Continue reading

The spiritual side of Steve Jobs

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/05/tech/innovation/steve-jobs-philosophy/index.html?iref=obinsite

A Lifetime of Transitions

What animal walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening, yet has only one voice?

– The riddle of the Sphinx

The human being

– Oedipus’s solution to the riddle Continue reading

Gratitude

Gratitude is the antidote to desire. While desire sees lack, gratitude sees abundance. Desiring is a subtle way of complaining about what is, while gratitude is rejoicing in what is. These are very different states of consciousness. Which state would you prefer to live in? You always have a choice. Continue reading

Why me?

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease”?

To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over — 500 million children startplaying tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the Grand Slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, *When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD “Why me?”. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD “Why me?”