Don’t blame me, I just took Steve Jobs’ advice
So, I’m moving on.
The first question everyone asks is: Why?
I say, why not?
It’s fine to be comfortable. But too much comfort can be bad for you. All those cushy feeling you get, it’s gonna be irritating that it brings you headaches and backaches. That’s why I like Papa Bear’s bed. It ain’t soft, and it helps your back straighten up.
No, seriously. Well, the comfortable part may be true. There is another reason, though. It’s in Steve Jobs’ commencement address to the Stanford’s graduating class made some time back.
I’ve made an entry about this before here in my blog. But for purposes of illustration, here is an excerpt of the text… that kinda applies to me.
"Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going
was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that
is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going
to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly
satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to
do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep
looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know
when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better
and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.
Don’t settle… Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."
Simply put, I have to spread my wings further. Five years is an accomplishment, but in a relative sense. Outside, the experience I’ve gained is not enough. Plus future plans are being laid out. I just realized how many opportunities I have missed to develop my skills just because I was having fun.
But the fun should stop here. I need discipline. I need direction. And the Extensive Cohesive is acting up, in my case.
I’ll gradually have fun as I go along, I’m sure of it. I just need to feel again what it’s like to be there on the first day of school.
Back to square one. In a few weeks.
