13A – Reading Reflection No. 1

The biography I am writing about is Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. The biography was very informational as it gives reader a deeper insight into Steve Job's life. It touches basis on his childhood, upbringing, education, career development, and his final stages of life. The biography was very helpful in providing more information about Steve Job that I did not know before. For example, Steve Jobs was given for adoption by his biological parents who were University of Wisconsin graduate students. The book also explained how Steve Jobs was directionless and lost during his early stages of life experimenting different pursuits before becoming the co-founder of Apple with Steve Wozniak. Steve Jobs is inspiration to me as he overcame adversity and manage to become the founder of a multi-billion dollar company.
What surprised me most about Steve was his early stages of life, where he struggled through various obstacles that I would have never thought he endured from the image he presented to the media. Also, although this is a common trend in today's society, I was surprised to read that Steve Job dealt with drugs during his high school years; something that you would not think because of his appearance. Moreover, something that I truly admire about Steve Jobs, was his tenacity and perseverance to overcome the obstacles and distractions he encountered. Something that is often hard to do. He was able to become an important figure in the technical world, although he dropped out of college. On the other hand, there isn't really much I do not admire about Steve Jobs because he demonstrated true resilience in his ability to overcome failures and strive towards success. With reading his story and learning that he was given up for adoption and dropped out of college, you can see how he has experienced failure and how he has overcome adversity. Some competencies that I noticed that Steve Job exhibited was his vision and how he was able to make other see his vision from his perspective. I believe this was something that made him innovative and distinct in his work. However, something confused me when he said "'good artists copy; great artists steal' -- and we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas." However, after doing more research on what he actually meant by this saying, I came to understand his insight on the quote. I was also confused to hear that he had a difficult time making mends with people which caused him to lose opportunities in some projects with Apple. This is confusing because as an innovator, you would think he would be respectful in his way of dealing with others.
If I was able to ask Steve two questions, I would ask him: What inspired him to pursue a career in technology after dropping out college, being that it is a difficult industry to succeed in? Also, I would ask him: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?
Lastly, I think the entrepreneur's opinion of hard work is working through obstacles even if you don't have a clear road ahead. I agree with this opinion because I believe that as long as you work hard, you will always reach success, even if you don't have a clear understanding of where you are heading.