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IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayed

aroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.Sowhydid

Idropout?

ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwed

collegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.Shefelt

verystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwas

allsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.Exceptthatwhen

Ipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.So

myparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenight

asking:

"

Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;

doyouwanthim?

"

Theysaid:

Of

course."

Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduated

fromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.She

refusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.Sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslater

whenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.

And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethat

wasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'

savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'

tsee

thevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahow

collegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthe

moneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrust

thatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingback

itwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcould

stoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'

tinterestme,andbegindroppingin

ontheonesthatlookedinteresting.

Itwasn'

tallromantic.Ididn'

thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloor

infriends'

rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5¢

depositstobuyfoodwith,

andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmeal

aweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledinto

byfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Let

megiveyouoneexample:

ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstruction

inthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,

wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn'

thaveto

takethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowto

dothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamount

ofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreat

typographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinaway

thatsciencecan'

tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.

Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.But

tenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itall

camebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputer

withbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecoursein

college,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionally

spacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,itslikelythatnopersonal

computerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdropped

inonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethe

wonderfultypographythattheydo.Ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthe

dotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.Butitwasvery,veryclearlooking

backwardstenyearslater.

Again,youcan'

tconnectthedotslookingforward;

youcanonlyconnect

themlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnect

inyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourgut,destiny,life,karma,

whatever.Thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthe

differenceinmylife.

Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.

Iwaslucky—IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstarted

AppleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10yearsApple

hadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywith

over4000employees.Wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation—theMacintosh—

ayearearlier,andIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyouget

firedfromacompanyyoustarted?

Well,asApplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoI

thoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearor

sothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeand

eventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourBoardofDirectorssidedwith

him.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmy

entireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.

Ireallydidn'

tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthe

previousgenerationofentrepreneursdown-thatIhaddroppedthebatonasit

wasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedto

apologizeforscrewingupsobadly.Iwasaverypublicfailure,andIeven

thoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawn

onme—IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchanged

thatonebit.Ihadbeenrejected,butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedto

startover.

Ididn'

tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewas

thebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeing

successfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,lesssure

abouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmy

life.

Duringthenextfiveyears,IstartedacompanynamedNeXT,anothercompany

namedPixar,andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.

Pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm,Toy

Story,andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.Ina

remarkableturnofevents,AppleboughtNeXT,IreturnedtoApple,andthe

technologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple'

scurrentrenaissance.

AndLaureneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.

I'

mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn'

tbeenfired

fromApple.Itwasawfultastingmedicine,butIguessthepatientneededit.

Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don'

tlosefaith.I'

m

convincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.

You'

vegottofindwhatyoulove.Andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisfor

yourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonly

waytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonly

waytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'

tfoundityet,keep

looking.Don'

tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheart,you'

llknowwhenyou

findit.And,likeanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterasthe

yearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.Don'

tsettle.

Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.

WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:

Ifyouliveeach

dayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou'

llmostcertainlyberight."

Itmadean

impressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthe

mirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:

Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,

wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?

Andwhenevertheanswerhas

been"

No"

fortoomanydaysinarow,IknowIneedtochangesomething.

RememberingthatI'

llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI'

veever

encounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverything—

allexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailure-

thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatistruly

important.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoid

thetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereis

noreasonnottofollowyourheart.

AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:

30inthe

morning,anditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididn'

tevenknowwhata

pancreaswas.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancer

thatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthreetosix

months.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichis

doctor'

scodeforpreparetodie.Itmeanstotrytotellyourkidseverything

youthoughtyou'

dhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.It

meanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyas

possibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.

Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadabiopsy,

wheretheystuckanendoscopedownmythroat,throughmystomachandintomy

intestines,putaneedleintomypancreasandgotafewcellsfromthetumor.I

wassedated,butmywife,whowasthere,toldmethatwhentheyviewedthecells

underamicroscopethedoctorsstartedcryingbecauseitturnedouttobeavery

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