Got a minute ?

As the name goes, “Got a minute?” column aims to provide quick inspiration for our AIG staff – who’re always on the fast track to complete their tasks and meet their targets…

In each issue of Communique, we’ll feature some of the best quotes from some of the most successful business leaders and personalities across the world.

In this first edition of “Got a minute?” column, we decided to feature quotes of none other than Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple – whose products are being supplied in Bahrain by Almoayyed through “Apple Centre” for 20 years now.

Quotes extracted from the Commencement Address of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, delivered to Stanford University students on their Graduation Day on June 12, 2005

…You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life…

…Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love…

…Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose…

…Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice…

…And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary…