1. You must be adaptable to change. Actually, scratch that. You must embrace change. If you want to change your life, you must change yourself. I see it as the most important trait of all. Successful people are not afraid to try out new things. They’re not afraid to take risks. They’re not afraid of what other people would think about them. They’re not afraid to go out of their comfort zones and seek a new environment with new people and new learnings altogether. They do not mind changing their lifestyles, their routines, their traditions. They do not fear change. In 1986, Apple, Inc. co-founder and silicon valley icon Steve Jobs saw the opportunity in the talent and equipment of the guys from The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm. He bought this small division from George Lucas when everyone thought all of it was a trash, when everyone did not know what it can contribute to the film industry. They were just a bunch of computer geeks with computers and tools not anyone cared about during that time. But Steve’s guts and vision just kept him believing in them and fighting for them, even risking his own financial portfolio just because he knew, deep inside his failed self (after being kicked out from Apple), that they have something there that can change the world of computer graphics and animation. It wasn’t his field. He was into computer hardware and software development. He did not know anything about computer effects, animation and all that, but he embraced it. He adopted those guys as his own and named them Pixar. He risked his own money just to keep that company alive until they produced something that can change the world – until we saw Toy Story 1 in 1995. He came back in the industry as a successful CEO and managed to return to Apple in 1997, getting back together with his first and lasting love – Apple computers. He bounced back and became the man we knew. Just because he was not afraid of change.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 02:49:28 +0000
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