Reading Reflection No. 1
1) One thing that really surprised me the most about Steve Jobs is his upbringing. I didn’t know that he was given up for adoption at such a young age. One thing about Steve that I admired most is his focus on even the most minute detail. Even down to the packaging, Steve tried to make Apple products into an experience. The main thing that I did not admire about him was the fact that he often put work ahead of family matters. Family is very important to me and I don’t like it when entrepreneurs put that on the back burner for their business. Steve did encounter adversity and failure especially when he was fired from Apple. But he was able to pick himself back up and get back to creating amazing products for different companies. 2) The main competency I noticed about Steve was his ability to create a reality distortion field. If he wanted an idea to happen he would make it happen. It was that desire and confidence that really turned Apple into a hugely innovative company. 3) ...