Robert Steven Brown: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

I am Robert Steven Brown, a founder and a Managing Director of New World Merchant Partners LLC, a corporate transactional advisory firm. In the course of my work and my life I come across some interesting people, antecdotes, statements, books, and stories, which I feel should be expressed to someone or at least anyone who will listen, but which are somehow inappropriate for posting on my work blog (newworldmp.blogspot.com) or other blogs. I hope that you find these little posts as humorous, interesting, or illuminating as I do. Please feel free to post comments, whether or not offensive.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Good Bye Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, Apple's founder and former CEO, the driving force behind some of the most revolutionary and popular gadgets and technology in recent history, died today at age 56 after battle with cancer.


I am awed by Mr. Jobs and his abilities.  A particular quote of his caught my attention.


‎"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 others' 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."


Clayton Morris of Fox News wrote as follows:


"Like millions of others, in the days since the passing of Steve Jobs, I've found myself far more broken-hearted than I ever thought I would be. I wasn't friends with Jobs. I didn’t know him personally. I met him once, last year at the launch of the original iPad. He walked up to the table I was standing at and simply said, “What do you think?” And we talked for only one or two minutes after that.


I never knew personally, but he has spoken to me personally many times -- through his products. I respected Jobs immensely, and I find myself asking not only how I can implement his passion in my professional life, but in my personal life as well. That is what it means to inspire people."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/10/whats-next-for-apple/?test=faces?test=faces#ixzz1aR0DKtJr

Thank you, Steve Jobs,  and good bye.  We will miss you.