Big Is The New Small

Steve Jobs was a a brilliant innovator and iconic CEO.  He will be remembered for the many contributions that he has made to culture via Apple inventions.  Below are 15 Steve Jobs Quotes from over the years that he can also be remembered for.

Top 15 Steve Jobs Quotes:

• 1. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. ~Steve Jobs
• 2. Design is not what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works. ~Steve Jobs
• 3. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ~Steve Jobs
• 4.A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them. ~Steve Jobs
• 5. You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. ~Steve Jobs
• 6. 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. ~Steve Jobs
• 7. One of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex. ~Steve Jobs
• 8. Picasso had a saying: ‘Good artists copy, great artists steal.’ We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas… ~Steve Jobs
• 9. There’s nothing that makes my day more than getting an e-mail from some random person in the universe who just bought an iPad over in the UK and tells me the story about how it’s the coolest product they’ve ever brought home in their lives. That’s what keeps me going. ~Steve Jobs
• 10. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. ~Steve Jobs
• 11. I have looked at myself in the mirror every morning and asked myself, ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ and whenever the answer is ‘no’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. ~Steve Jobs
• 12. My job is to make the whole executive team good enough to be successors, so that’s what I try to do. ~Steve Jobs
• 13. Why join the navy if you can be a pirate? ~Steve Jobs
• 14. Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles. ~Steve Jobs
• 15. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ~Steve Jobs

People will remember not only the quotes that you say, but the quotes that you live.  How will you be remembered?

Share your favorite Steve Jobs quotes from this list or others.

Snapshot of Hillsong United closing out worship at Catalyst 2011 #Cat11.

I was one of the speakers for Leadership Network’s TheNines Conference again this year.  This year’s task was quite simple – shoot a 5 minute video answering one the 9 questions.  This is the video that we shot answering the question: How Do You Manage Your Time?

My man @SamsonVarughese brought the video to life for me with a little extra effects.

How do you manage your time?

If you have not seen this Apple commercial, it’s definitely worth your time – especially on the eve of Steve Jobs’ passing.  I have been inspired by this commercial for years, I talk about it in my book, my mantra of dream BIG. think BIGGER. has a kindred spirit.  Thinking different is where it’s at.

Steve Jobs helped us to Think Different…  he helped to move a generation to think beyond what is, to what could be.  dream BIG. think BIGGER.

Today is the highly anticipated release of the iPhone 5, or at-least that’s what I’ve been told. As I was in the air at about 30,000 ft. in route to NY, I decided to send Apple a Txt Msg. Maybe since I was in the iClouds they will receive the text. Sometimes you just think about things that make you go hmm.

Will you be getting the iPhone 5?   Can you relate to my text msg.?

In this video Kevin Durant discusses the mild controversy that stirred up when he made comments about wanting OU to loose.  I really think it’s no controversy at all, KD went to the University OF Texas and OU is their arch rival… No controversy, just rivalry.

KD also outlines the significance of all of his recent tattoos and the concerns people had about him sporting a Chicago Bulls hat.  All of the stuff is really a lot to do about nothing. It’s cool to see him taking the time to at least address these concerns.  As an OU Fan, Thunder Fan, City Of Oklahoma City Fan and Kevin Durant Fan — I’m proud to have KD represent the City Of Oklahoma City.  He’s a great ambassador from the perspective of a professional athlete.

Although I’m a KD fan, I’ll be rooting for his Longhorns to take a big fat “L” next week in the Red River Shootout.  The only good thing that has ever come from Texas is KD.  Boomer Sooner!

KD is a great guy on and off of the court, below is a picture that he was kind enough to take with my boys at a Thunder Game.  I actually led the invocation for the game that same night.  Great Memories!

Share your thoughts on professional players sporting hats or gear of other teams, or playing professionally in a city that’s tied to their college rivalry. How should they handle these situations?

My thoughts in something that Great Leaders do. I’m actually on a quick 35 minute flight back from Dallas as I’m doodling these thoughts in my journal. The bottom line is great leaders don’t set out to find consensus, they mold consensus. Great leaders don’t simply adapt to culture, but rather they help to shape culture.

Share your thoughts, how have you seen this concept played out in organizations or teams that you have been a part of?

Here are some simple thoughts on Managers vs. Leaders. These are thoughts I jotted in my journal this morning while at my hotel in Dallas. I’m at Leadership Network sharing and connecting with some great churches from around the country. These 6 churches represent over 75,000 weekend attenders.

Below are some of my thoughts on Managers vs. Leaders, share your thoughts.

What’s in between where you are and where you want to be. These are my morning thoughts in my journal from the #OKC airport, posted from my iPhone. What do you find in between where you are and where you want to be?

Sometimes it’s easier and makes more sense for me to share my morning thoughts from my journal than it is to write a blog post.  Here you go, my thoughts from BWI airport this morning on the thought of: The Question Every Leader Should Be Asking. This could actually be the question every parent should be asking as well. ~dream BIG. think BIGGER.