Personal
Thinking about it is not enough
By Singapore Man of Leisure  •  November 10, 2014
If you have 1 hour to spare, you may want to take a look at this excellent TV interview with Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs. The Lost Interview 1) Life is a series of chance encounters. Where would Steve Jobs be if he had not met Steve Wozniak? Can you name a person who made a difference in your life? If it was planned, then you are very Machiavelli... Remember to remind me to keep a distance from you. 2) Opportunity by stumbling along How did Steve Jobs discover the potential of assembled Apple 1? There's no Vision, Mission Statement, Goals, Business Plans right? It was pretty much like: Crash got sound. When you were travelling overseas, have you ever thought this new product or shop you discovered will do well in Singapore? It's just a thought, and you soon forget it when you get back. Months later, you discover this same product or shop being introduced in Singapore by another Singaporean!!! What were your thoughts there and then? Thinking about it is not enough right? 3) Business is not rocket science OK, those of you with vested interests (spent years studying at business schools) may disagree. If entrepreneurs have to know "business" before they start their enterprises, who will start anything? Perhaps its precisely entrepreneurs have no concept of what cannot be done? You can never have too many theories and parrots telling you how it could not be done without a proper business plan (and these are the same people who worked for others). Wink. 4)  Marketing/Sales People versus Product People You figure this one out yourself. I'm doing navel gazing now. And I'm not complaining! 5) Process versus Content Am I more process or content? Back to navel gazing. See? I have to struggle with the real me and what I want others to see in me too! 6) Your work is shit! I think by now you understand why I like to banter with and poke at readers. When we grind rocks together, we get beautiful polished stones! Be aware that if all you get are compliments and "I so agree with you" comments, you are either being surrounded by sycophants, or you are one big bully and everyone is terrified to disagree with you! 7) Many other gems I've been talking too much already! What interesting titbits or learning lessons have your drawn from this interview?
Singapore Man of Leisure (welcome to my blog; just google it!)
Read the full article
By Singapore Man of Leisure
LEAVE A COMMENT
LEAVE A COMMENT

Leave a Reply to jared seah Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

*

Your Email Address will not be published
*

2 Comments

2 responses to “Thinking about it is not enough”

  1. Desmond says:

    a controversial post to my thoughts indeed.

    Thinking is the hardest work and that is why few engaged in it ,says Henry Ford. Could he be right or wrong ? Afterall, in modern days, there are many “gurus” out there teaching courses, seminars ,workshops, etc on “behaviour”, “performance” and “actions” more so than thinking……….

    In science of being rich, Bob talks about paradigm shift as the fundamental driver of change , not the outward behavioral patterns that many are led/misled to. One of Steve’s quote was to encourage us to do what we truly love and listen to our inner voice and having the courage to follow it. The later part seems to be diminishing in a billion dollar tuition industry where fear, tunnel-vision perception cloud the creativity of many students. Like sheeps, they merely followed, few having the courage to ask :why? Even PM Lee hints that this country relies too much on tuition.

    A man that looks on glass
    On it may stay his eye
    Or if he pleaseth, through it pass
    And then the heaven espie – George Herbert

    Steve’s words – somehow we already know what you truly want to become…………may we look through the glass and create a more wonderful world for the betterment of humanity.

  2. jared seah says:

    Desmond,

    Very ang moh pai!

    I’ll switch to BBC in deference to a learned man, a thinking man like your good self.

    “Man invented work to avoid having to think” – Hercule Poirot, Death on the Nile.

    Agreed that thinking is hard.

    There are dreamers, and there are people who make their dreams come true.

    Dreamers think a prince riding on a white horse will come and make their dreams come true.

    Those who make their dreams real just roll-up their sleeves and trousers and let their hands and feet get dirty.

    P.S. I’ll copy paste your comment to my blog (hint), as its too good sit in solitary company here!

Leave a Reply to jared seah Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Read More Articles
More from thefinance
%d bloggers like this: