Stay Hungry

Hearing about the passing of Steve Jobs this week reminded me once again, of how brief our life is here on Spaceship Earth. The sum of our lifetimes are but mere blips in the timeline of the universe. We form from the elements, have a flash of self-awareness, then dissolve back into the dust that we were birthed from to give life to something else. Steve Jobs didn't waste his time here barely existing. He didn't set his life on cruise control and attempt to go along for the ride. He created his own ride. He chose his own journey, and in doing so, impacted the lives of millions around the world. His impact will be recognized in the history books for generations to come. He is legend.
So this led me to wonder if a college dropout like Jobs can reach out for his dreams and grab them, what's stopping me? Why do I feel like the world is conspiring to hold me back sometimes? Really, success is a state of mind... a desire. Jobs once said, "Stay hungry" Perhaps that is the problem... I need to starve myself some more to remember what it is like to be hungry again.
I'm not only talking about financial success or achievement in my career. I need to strive for success in my relationships; with my woman, with my sisters,... my parents and my son. I need to reach out to my friends and be there for them instead of letting myself get wrapped up in my own little world. I'm afraid that I have hurt some that are close to me by forgetting to water the friendship. Somehow I will learn. I will be successful. I will achieve what I want to with what I have left. Failure is not an option.

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