Stop Judging and Start Learning | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
We can't all have the scope and influence of Steve Jobs. But we do all face many of the same issues, and his openness gives us the chance to learn from him.

 

On excellence: "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."

 

On mastery: "We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life."

 

On being yourself: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

 

On self-definition: "I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do."

 

On being selective: "People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully."