Using Death as a Tool...quote from Steve

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OCTOBER 6, 2011 12:16PM

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Saw this on FACEBOOK... don't have time to double/triple check the authenticity...but even if he didn't really say it, I love it and can imagine him saying it.

"Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

—Steve Jobs

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Mimetalker, I believe this is authentic and I heard the same or similar words on the radio this morning from a speech he gave at Stanford University not longer after he was diagnosed with cancer. It's quite a thought to ponder for all of us and thanks for the nice tribute!