Recipe For Success: Steve Jobs

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Image of Steve Jobs from Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California

Personal Success Definition

I define success as someone who puts in hard work and determination to achieve their goals no matter how big they are. 

Steve Jobs accomplished this because he built stuff all the time throughout his whole childhood, he worked with electronics all the time for most of his life. He then created a powerful business that brought us revolutionary technology such as the mouse and the Iphone. 

Skills for Success

Steve Jobs is a 1). Good leader, 2). Has a great work ethic, 3). Business Manager. Steve was always interested in helping his dad with electrical engineering and just building stuff, when he was interested in something he would put non stop effort into it. He was also a good leader, he pushed his employees harder and harder and gave them the motivation they needed to create the mouse and many other revelations. He managed his business incredibly well, when he was fired by the board Apple went into a decline but it got better again when Steve Jobs rejoined the company. 

How They Used These Skills

He and Steve Wozniak used Steve Job’s vision and Wozniak’s programming skills to create Apple and their first good computer. Jobs then used his great leadership to get the best out of his employees so they could then create things such as the mouse. He managed the company incredibly well so it could keep up with Microsoft. 

Challenges Overcome

Steve Jobs had to overcome the fact that his partner’s doubts that their computer would be successful. He had to convince Wozniak to sell the computer so they could start Apple. He was once fired from Apple and without him the company went into a decline and almost went bankrupt but when he rejoined Apple he was able to bring it back to the top. 

Significant Work

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Image of the Iphone from Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(1st_generation)

The Iphone became one of the most used pieces of technology in the world. 

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs 

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197538#:~:text=In%201975%2C%20the%2020%2Dyear,sold%20his%20Hewlett%2DPackard%20calculator.

Noel, Vishal. “Top 6 Attributes of Steve Jobs That Make Him a Great Leader.” Medium, Medium, 17 Jan. 2020, medium.com/@vishalnoel7/top-6-attributes-of-steve-jobs-that-make-him-a-great-leader-1175eba08e0c. 

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