My best friend, Chelsea Palmer, nominated me for the Top 25 Young Professionals in Colorado for 2011. I ended up getting voted as one of the top five professionals and somehow got a spot on the cover of the magazine. All remarkable, unexpected, and wonderful things. I am humbled by and grateful for this moment in my life.
That being said, now I need to live up to the assertions made in this honorable award! It’s interesting because I have been reflecting on how to be a better leader this week, due in part to this announcement, and also after learning of Steve Job’s death.
As I read all of the inspiring articles, quotes and tributes for Steve Jobs, I am reminded that we have lost one of the most incredible innovators of our time. And then I ask myself, “How can I be a little bit more like Steve Jobs?” I thought I would jot down a few things I am going to try to do each and every day so that I can leave my own little “ding” in the Universe, just like he did.
- Stay hungry and give your team a reason to be hungry
- Don’t settle
- Live and work as if every day is your last day
- Do excellent things
- Trust in your gut
- Make sure your product works well
- Think simple, not complex
- Don’t lose hope
- Follow your heart
- Dream big
