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ncorporated it into the Mac. Had he not dropped out of college and joined the typography class, the Mac would never had typography in its font.</p><p id="ebea">It was impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but it was very clear looking backwards later.</p><p id="f085" type="7">The lesson of his story: You cannot connect the dots looking forward, only when you look backwards. You have to trust that the dots (gits, karma, destiny) will somehow connect in your future. - Steve Jobs.</p><p id="d082">Believing that the dots will somehow connect in the future will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the worn path, and that will make all the difference.</p><h2 id="3a49">2. Love & loss</h2><figure id="24c3"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*Nu7VDZrxLSsj9qp_"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-and-woman-kissing-together-on-body-of-water-1001445/">Edward Eyer from Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><p id="65af">Jobs was fortunate to find what he loved doing in life early on. He started Apple with his friend Woz in his parent's garage. They worked hard and in just 10 years grew from a 2 person working off Jobs's garage to a $2 billion dollar company.</p><p id="ba39">He then got fired at age 30.</p><p id="70c5">How could he get fired from his own company? Well, he hired someone that he thought had a good vision for the future but they later had a falling out and the board sided with the guy he hired. That was hard and defeating for Jobs.</p><h2 id="cf73">He then decided to start over</h2><ul><li>He started a company Next and another company Pixar, (now the most successful animation studio).</li><li>He met an amazing woman who became his wife.</li></ul><h2 id="d600">In a turn of events:</h2><ul><li>Apple bought Next and he was hired back into his former company.</li><li>He and his wife started a beautiful family.</li></ul><p id="e781" type="7">The lesson of the story: Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. You have to keep going. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for work as it is for your lovers.</p><p id="016b">Your work is going to fill a large part of your life. The only way to be satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what yo

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u do. It's just that simple.</p><p id="d05f">If you haven't found it yet, keep going, don’t give up, never settle.</p><h2 id="aaaf">3. Death</h2><figure id="af9d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*COXOlGd5t3_xwxiW"><figcaption>Photo by<a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/trees-in-park-257360/"> Pixabay from Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><p id="60df">When he was 17 he read this quote and took it to heart:</p><blockquote id="033a"><p>If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you most certainly will be right.</p></blockquote><p id="ddf1">It made an impression on him. This made him reconsider a lot of decisions in his life. Would he want to live his last day doing this he asked himself, and if the answer was “no”, he knew he needed to change something.</p><p id="bf28">Remembering that he will be dead soon has been an essential tool for making big choices in his life. Almost everything (external expectations, pride, fear of embarrassment or failure) just falls away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.</p><p id="e292">No one wants to die, yet death is the destination we all share.</p><p id="272c">Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone’s life.</p><p id="3d05">In Steve Jobs's own words, don’t be trapped by living the results of other people’s thinking. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.</p><p id="98d5">Really hope you enjoyed this article. If you would like to read <a href="https://marcus-tan95.medium.com/">more articles</a> or articles similar to this, consider signing up for Medium.</p><div id="daa8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://marcus-tan95.medium.com/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Marcus Tan</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>marcus-tan95.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*BNfakUu6b_5WT6lm)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

How to Write Like a Badass: Part 6 (+ SURPRISE!).

“When you sit down to write you sit down with all the writers who’ve come before you.” — Badass Laura Thomas.

(YES, we will get to the last Badass post; BUT FIRST! I want to share with you the ultimate Badass surprise that accompanies the end of this series. Press THIS button. Go on. Press it. It won’t kill you. Well, it won’t kill you if you’re a REAL Badass. Otherwise you might self-destruct. Good luck.)

(Ok, back to the real post:) I’m going to tell you a secret: I’m not really a Badass. I know, I’ve basically lied to you this entire series. But how else was I going to catch you attention? No, please don’t leave, it’s me, not you. Just let me explain.

In a way, you can’t be a self-proclaimed Badass (unless you’re Tony Robbins. He could pull it off). Whether or not I’m a Badass, I don’t know, and really, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is there are other writers I look up to whom I deem Bonafide Badasses. Most of them I’ve never met, some of them are dead, yet I still consider them my mentors. And trust me: we all need mentors. They remind us yes, this does suck at times, and yes you can do it anyway.

Even though writing is your craft, it’s also the craft of all the writers who’ve come before you. They’ve shaped one another, and have been shaped by the writers before them, and eventually shape the writers who come after. It’s the Circle of Life, baby. Just ask Simba.

If I’m struggling with deep literary insecurities, I pull out Dani Shapiro for consolation. If I need to escape to another world for a few heartbeats, J.K. Rowling is my girl. If I need some good grounding in the humility of language, I turn to E.B. White.

There’s a huge community of writers, like you, who’ve walked this path and will welcome you with open arms. The best part is there’s no competition, and there’s always room for more. I hate to break it to you, but every story has been told already. Life isn’t novel.

The good new is, novelty isn’t always the most interesting thing. What’s interesting is that all our stories have shared elements, and now we’re witnessing a new creation from your lens.

The questions we ponder in life — and write about — will never be answered. How maddeningly wonderful! We as humans will grapple with variations of these same questions in perpetuity; chewing on them, giving them different shapes, colors, and textures. Believe me, there’s always room for more lenses.

Don’t be shy. Go on, include yourself in this community of writers. You have much to offer. And know that when things feel impossibly hard, you’ve got support, from your Uncle Willy Shakespeare to your Auntie Harper Lee. They’re there for you, and so am I.

Shine on, you crazy diamond. May all your wildest, Badass dreams come true.

Did you miss the other ones? Not to worry, young Badass, they await you nigh.

Badass Stephen King. (Part 1) Badass Ernest Hemingway. (Part 2) Badass Harper Lee. (Part 3) Badass William Shakespeare. (Part 4) Badass Nike? (Part 5)