8 Reasons Why I Love Working On PdP
In my last post, I talk about part-timing PdP to pursue a personal passion.
This is not to say I am “resigning” from the company, but more that I am finally giving myself more time to explore things I’ve long put on the back burner.
PdP still isn’t perfect, and there are things I still want to change about how we do things, or the direction we’re going, but I’m certainly happy about our PdP-losophy (which I planted onto my desktop so that I am reminded of it everyday).
And my top 8 9 reasons for loving the work I do at PdP integrate the very values from our PdP-losophy, which are also a lot of the things I value in living my own life as well. If you care to read the lengthy ramblings of an entrepreneur with ADD or are just curious about what motivates me to keep on with Punchdrunk Panda, come, kill time with me.
15 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes
Words of wisdom from a visionary entrepreneur / creative thinker.
Some much needed spirit food to remind you of recommended life do’s and do not’s.
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A bit of inspiration for the Punchdrunk Panda team, particularly for me as a write the PdP story for sharing on our new website, at Gawad Kalinga’s Center for Social Innovation on Tuesday, May 15, and Arriane Serafico’s Blogworthy Blogging Workshop also this May. :)
Will be blogging about my two-week stay in Baguio when I get back to Manila! Limited internet access has made blogging quite impossible. Loving it up north though.
Hoping to inspire too,
Jen
Think Different
The classic Apple ad that made it an aspirational brand.
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They are not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them, because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
To prepare my Punchdrunk Panda colleagues for our brand discussion and planning session, I had just recently shared this video with them because Apple really set the standard for creating a company that changes the world, and this really moves me (and I’d like to think the rest of the world) personally, and just inspires us to live lives of meaning.
Steve Jobs now deserves a place with the rest of these people.
The world is at a great loss with the departure of a creative visionary who chose to never settle, stay hungry, and stay foolish.
#RIPSteveJobs
(via mwkchan)
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Vision Without Obstruction: What We Learn From Steve Jobs :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
Jobs also said this in his Stanford commencement speech in 2005, which I previously posted.
I’m doing a little Steve Jobs stalking because the Martin Lindstrom seminar I attended yesterday at SMX reminded me about why Apple really is so great, not that it could be doubted.
I’ll be writing a blog entry about the Martin Lindstrom talk soon enough. :)
Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 (by peestandingup)
…For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today”? And whenever the answer has been no for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
- Steve Jobs
Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
