"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. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on."
"When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions."
Ever since Steve Jobs worked on the first Apple computer, he has strived to make computer products "insanely great". But he has had to overcome a few serious bumps along the way, including being forced out by Apple's board of directors in the 1980's and more recent health problems (pancreatic cancer).
As Steve Jobs steps down as CEO at Apple -- perhaps the world's most valuable and admired company -- business and tech pundits are showering him with glowing appellations: Innovator. Visionary. Genius.
Steve Jobs recently published a letter announcing his decision to resign as CEO of Apple. Since he co-founded the company in 1976, Jobs has been an influential piece in the tech world, innovating in ways no one ever imagined. Over the next decade, Jobs wowed launch-event audiences, and consumers, with one game-changing hit after another: iTunes (2003). The MacBook (2006). The iPhone (2007). The iPad (2010).
He has stepped down from CEO of Apple to Chairman of the board, where he will “continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.”
He published the following press release:
August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve
This is obviously a very important day for Apple, and will obviously elicit speculations over the company’s future.
To read more (Extracted from):
1) <Steve Jobs Resigns As CEO of Apple, Now Chairman of the Board> by Elijah Ketchum. August 24th, 2011. http://thedroidguy.com/2011/08/steve-jobs-resigns-as-ceo-of-apple-now-chairman-of-the-board/
2) <Steve Jobs: From college dropout to Tech Visionary> by Brandon Griggs, CNN. August 25th, 2011. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/08/25/steve.jobs.profile/index.html?hpt=hp_c1