Comparing Steve Jobs to Sam Altman is not crazy at all. Although at different times, both founded and led revolutionary technology companies. The first with Apple, until his death in 2011. The second with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and which is already revolutionizing the technology industry with artificial intelligence.
But beyond its implications in the technological field, both share a personality facet related to decision-making and this partly serves as a lesson to everyone. And they follow a mantra that, without going to extremes, calls for success and carefreeness. what will they say.
If you don’t risk it, you don’t win. And if you don’t tell me, you don’t win.
Thirty years ago, in an interview with the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs spoke about how he approached life, emphasizing the old mantra of “he who doesn’t risk, he who doesn’t win.” He also made his own that of “We already have the “no”.
Earlier this year, and in a casual conversation with Bill Gates, Sam Altman came to say the same thing as Steve Jobs. And, without referring to the mythical CEO of Apple, the CEO of OpenAI has also left clear signs of being in the train of those who prefer to face situations as they arise and always say what they think and want without fearing what others will think. and of course without fear of failure. Not even to success.
Sam Altman said he always recommends “ask for what you want, because you usually won’t get it,” acknowledging that “sometimes rejection hurts,” but imparting a key lesson that “when it works, it works surprisingly well.”
Neither fear of rejection nor fear of success
It is inevitable that when we talk about these illustrious individuals, we imagine them putting these lessons into practice in high-level meetings as great leaders. However, nothing could be further from the truth, given that They can be perfectly applied in everyday life of any person on the street like you, reader, and like me.
In short, the basic idea of everything is Don’t fear rejection and always say what you think.. Obviously, as some experts point out, with a little moderation and common sense. However, in areas such as decision-making, if the idea is well linked, it is not a bad thing to bet on it. In the end, if there is no option that is a sure guarantee of success, betting on the one that has the most probability and that convinces us the most is the best.
In the most everyday sphere, this philosophy also has value in terms of to always be able to say what we think. And while, again, the emphasis is on common sense in knowing when to say things and whether the context is appropriate, it is something that has helped men like Jobs and Altman to be happy with their decisions and, to a large extent, to succeed in business and personal life.
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