Tag: jobs

Lick the Screen

July 22, 2018

Steve Jobs famously said that he made the icons on the iPhone so beautiful, customers would want to “lick the screen.” By elevating a utility item (the phone) to a piece of art, history was made and cult-like loyalty was created. Reflecting on the “lick the screen” quote, I realize how he raised the stakes […]

One Small Step

March 3, 2013

I recently sat down with a friend who was down on his luck. His situation, which had been worsening for years, felt hopeless. Like so many Americans, he was in a state of despair and just couldn’t get unstuck. When I asked him what he was doing to improve things, he rattled off a long […]

11 Lessons from Steve

August 29, 2011

Steve famously said he wanted to “put a ding in the universe.” You have done that, my friend, and so much more.