Today we'll dissect this quote breaking it down to its core to find the true meaning behind one of the greatest success quotes ever. Join me in this journey into the mind of one of the brightest minds of the 21st century.
The legend- Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and co-founder of Apple Inc.; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Steve Jobs was great at giving speeches, he used long silences to enhance his speeches. His speeches were so interesting because he often spoke in metaphors.
Connecting the dots.
Steve Jobs said we can only connect the dots looking backward but what did he mean by that, what does he mean by "The dots".
The dots are the main event in your life, meaning the events where you decide the path you will take in life,where you make major decisions in life. These are the decisions that will impact how your life is going to be in the future, for Steve Jobs,it was deciding to drop out of college.
With this statement, Jobs was saying that you cannot see how certain decisions will affect your life in the future, as you cannot see how it will all play out but those decisions need to be made in the present, right now!
So if I can't connect the dots then how do I make these important decisions in life?
"You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future, trust in your gut, karma, etc, just trust in something. This will give you the courage to follow your ❤️ heart, even if it leads you off the well-warned path", said Jobs.
Conclusion
You can't see how your life is going to play out, you can't see exactly how your current decisions and actions will affect you down the line but you have to trust that everything will somehow align and come together in the future.
Doing so will give you the courage to follow your heart even if it leads you off the well-warned path - Steve Jobs.
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