Good Morning,
This past evening after dinner, I saw the breaking news of the passing of one of the modern world’s most influential people, Steve Jobs (http://www.apple.com/).
Many people do not realize the scope and degree of Steve Job’s involvement in technological advances over the last thirty to forty years. There are the Apple computers, the Macintosh Computers, iTunes, the iPod, iPhone and iPad. There is also Pixar and all of their wonderful movies, and the list goes on and on.
Much of the technological innovations we enjoy today, whether we have Apple products or not, were invented by, inspired by, or copied from those things that Steve Jobs and his companies dreamed up and turned into reality. Just look at the tablet revolution (iPad), Steve Jobs created that revolution, and then dominated it.
It is amazing to see the scope and degree of influence this one man has had on the lives of so many people, communities, companies, nations and civilization as a whole.
One man, one very talented man. A human being, not totally unlike you and me.
We may not have the billion dollar ideas popping into our heads every so often, but like a former Yahoo! executive once told me, we should not discount anyone because we could have $100 ideas, $1,000 ideas and even $100,000 ideas. And who knows, with enough of those ideas, the larger ones can come along in time.
Every person has the opportunity to be innovative and every person has the opportunity to be influential.
Maybe not to millions or billions of people, but even if we can positively influence one other person, then we have made a difference.
We may never reach the stature, or achieve the accomplishments of Steve Jobs within our lifetimes, but like Steve Jobs, we can make the lives of others, even if it is one or two, better.
The point is that one person can make a difference in the lives of others. Sometimes one or two, sometimes a bit more.
So, never discount yourself because you are not the CEO of Apple or some other global organization.
And, remember, one person can and often does make the world a better place through their direct effort and influence. The influence may be large, like Steve Jobs, or it may be not so large. In any event, when the people you have influenced and helped turn around and say thank you, does it matter if it is only a few and not millions?
Not really.
So, be the influence of one.
And Steve Jobs, we will miss you!
Sanford Berenberg
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