Steve Jobs

In the third millennium the basic item for all the discussions and talks is the way to become successful and wealthy. Among more than 6 billion people all over the world there are only few of them, which are very famous as their possessions are considered to be worth enormous plenty of money. Young generation is greatly interested in everyone of such class as they try to find the answer to the question of what one should do to become one of them, one of the most powerful and richest persons in the world.Among such persons the name of Steve Jobs takes a particular place, as this man serves as an example of courage, creativity and purposefulness. There is hardly a man in the world who is ignorant about the name and life of Steve Jobs, the person who gave a birth to personal computer, Apple Corporation, Pixar and began the age of digital technologies. Thank to him, people now have such a variety of technologies and means, with the help of which the problem of distance and time have been solved. In spite of everything, the greatest achievement of Steve Jobs concerns not only his work but also his life, his existence as a usual human being with the ordinary origin, common possibilities and everyday problem.“Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve” (Isaacson, 2011). His greatness was not obvious since the very beginning of his life, as his childhood can hardly be called easy one – he was an adopted child. Probably, one of the most important things in his life, done by his biological mother, was that she did not sign the documents till Steve’s new parents had agreed to guarantee her son higher education. One of the most important meetings in Job’s life was the communication with Bill Fernandez, a schoolmate with common interest in electronics. It was he, who introduced Steve Jobs to Steve Vozniak, another computer genius who had some great influence upon young Job and shared the computer ideas with him, and later on they both founded Apple. The other important event that took place in his life was the departure from Apple. After the incredible success that the company had at the world market, the results and indices fell greatly. This time was really difficult for the company and finished with the leaving of Jobs; but having new possibilities and ideas only stimulated Steve, that is why only half year later he founded NeXT Inc and Pixar for becoming one of the richest auctioneers of Disney and coming back to Apple. “I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful-tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it” (Isaacson, 2011).Looking at Steve Jobs, one cannot help admiring his personal traits like a leader and a person who was never ready to give …