Life Lessons

Bucketing my list…

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Reflecting on my life so far – what I’ve done, what I have planned and what I intend to leave behind. There are too many amazing experiences life has to offer us, I’m not sure whether I’ll get to them all, but I’ll give it a shot.

This is my attempt to start a list and share my experiences, and I hope you will share yours with me too.

Goals

  1. Establish a charity to give back as much as I possibly can. I am so grateful for my life,  the current and future opportunities and I only hope to provide the same to as many people as I can.
  2. Reach my full potential at work. Execution. Deliver a business outcome, always. Push hard but never at the expense of my family or friends.
  3. Become the most caring, thoughtful and insightful person to my family and friends.

What do I want to do before the end is near…

  • Summit Mont Blanc and experience Europe from the top.
  • Conquer Mount Kilimanjaro – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro.
  • Complete a marathon and raise money for my own charity.
  • ….to be continued…

Things I can only dream of….

Ok, so this list of things may seem crazy or even unimaginable, but I can always dream…

  • My number 1 of all time is to be in Man vs Wild and face obstacles in the wilderness with Bear Grylls!
  • ….to be continued…

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

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Steve Jobs’ Stanford Address 2005 has 3 key learnings:

Lesson 1

Follow your curiosity, whatever you do will be the best decision. You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. Trust that the dots will connect down the road. Follow your heart and that will make all the difference.

SJ example: Calligraphy courses to understand what makes typography great. Future: Designed it in to Macintosh.

Lesson 2

Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t let it get you down. You have to find what you love. Do what you believe what is great work. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking and don’t settle.

SJ example:  Fired from his own company. Started Next and Pixar

Lesson 3

“If you live each day like it’s your last, some day you will most certainly be right”   Remembering that you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

No-one wants to die. Death is the destination we all share.  Death is lifes change agent. Your time is limited, don’t let the noise of others drown our yours.  Listen to  yourself – your intuition already knows what you want, everything else is secondary.

SJ example: Face with cancer – having live through it. Stay hungry, stay foolish.