{"id":14979,"date":"2011-08-24T18:50:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T01:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=14979"},"modified":"2011-08-24T18:50:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T01:50:09","slug":"what-we-can-learn-from-steve-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/14979\/what-we-can-learn-from-steve-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"What we can learn from Steve Jobs…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning long post ahead.<\/p>\n

First of all, I was saddened today to learn of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO. Below is the resignation letter which is making its way around the internet at lightning speed right now.<\/p>\n

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
\nI have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
\nI hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
\nAs far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
\nI believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
\nI have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.<\/p>\n

Steve<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have copied it here because I respect the man greatly. I spent several rough months of my life being diagnosed with the same illness that he has only to find out that I was fortunate and did not have cancer and he did. In the darkest hours of that time for me, him toughing it out helped me tough it out.<\/p>\n

What impresses me the most about him is that he has kept his focus on doing his business, in building things to make peoples’ lives better and it helping other people through capitalism.he is everything I admire about the dream of taking things on because they are there and in building more in spite of all odds. He epitomizes the term “Do your worst, I will not kneel.” I am grateful for the example of a really bright guy doing extraordinary things.<\/p>\n

Note to the East Coast media currently whining about a 5.8 earthquake…Japan’s was 1,000 times as severe. Let’s have some priorities OK? Quit whining. You do not Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warning long post ahead. First of all, I was saddened today to learn of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO. Below is the resignation letter which is making its way around the internet at lightning speed right now. 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