Steve Jobs’ on the importance of finding your passion
Friday, March 6th, 2009Are you a Mac or a PC? This is question has been discussed for years over blogs, in bars and even in the offices of The New World Institute. Personally, I prefer PC’s but for many years I have admired Apple products for their design, functions and the sheer love that is lavished on every single product they make. Apple are pioneers in their field and had Bill Gates not spent a year working at Apple only to brazenly copy their Operating System and create Windows, then perhaps 95% of you who are reading this now would be doing so through a Mac instead of a PC,
Steve Jobs has pioneered the way software and hardware is designed, turned the music industry on it’s head, changed the way music is consumed and distributed and revolutionized the movie industry.
What is also interesting is that Steve Jobs never graduated college.
At The New World Institute we believe that if everyone was passionate about the work they did not only would they be much, much happier but the world would also benefit in ways we can’t imagine.
We also believe that the best time to discover your passions is before you leave school or even go to college. Do Your Thing! (our teens program) is specifically designed to help teenagers identify a future they are passionate and excited about. We believe that discovering your own remarkable work is key to leading a happy and remarkable life.
This philosophy is beautifully articulated by Steve Jobs in his Stanford Commencement Address that took place in 2005. His vision, passion and raw enthusiasm for pursuing a path that he was passionate about is an amazing example of the incredible potential a person can realize if they take the leap and follow their heart.
Every day we help people all over the world follow in the footsteps of Steve and take the first steps to a career that they were born to do. Steve is an inspiration to all of us here at The New World Institute and although I admire him for his incredible achievements and vision, I think for now at least , I will stick with my Dell!
Paul
