Monday, August 29, 2011

Edit Your Life

Nike CEO, Mark Parker says that shortly after becoming CEO and working on Nike+ with Apple he talked with Steve Jobs on the phone.  "Do you have any advice?"  Parker asked Jobs.  Here is what Jobs had to say:




Time is limited.  You cannot do everything.  You cannot even do several things well.  But you have the potential to do a few things great.  What do you need to focus on?  What do you need to give your life to?  To achieve maximum impact you may have to edit your life.  Make some cuts.  What matters most?  Pour your energy into that.

As you consider your life...what do you need to cut?