Stay hungry. Stay foolish

“Stay hungry. Stay foolish”, these were the concluding words of Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford University in 2005. Actually he quoted this from the back cover of a magazine called Whole Earth Catalog which used to be published in the US in mid 1970 s.

Since then this quote has become immensely popular and almost synonymous with Steve Jobs. You might have read it in a self-help book or seen it on a T-shirt or a computer, mobile wallpaper, some of you might have even watched his speech on YouTube. This quote contains enough wisdom to help you to achieve what you’ve dreamed of.

Paradoxically, this has become so popular that we seem to overlook its’ meaning and significance, we feel good just reading it and but we don’t use it.

So, let’s dig a little deeper into its meaning.

Stay Hungry.

We are human beings and we feel hungry. It’s normal, isn’t it….?.You wake up, feel hungry, you have your breakfast. Again, in afternoon you have lunch, and then evening snacks ending the day with dinner. This repeats almost every day, day after day. Our body needs a regular supply of food and water to survive.

The same analogy applies to our life, or some may say to our mind and soul. You need to have ambitions and dreams and the desire to fulfill those. More importantly, after achieving something, never become complacent. Don’t rest on your laurels. Keep moving forward, challenge yourself with new things because that’s the only path to satisfaction.

But keep in mind, that doesn’t amount to becoming greedy and self-obsessed. Staying hungry is all about enjoying what you’ve achieved so far while furthering your achievements.

Stay Foolish.

There is nothing wrong in being foolish, in fact, we all are born foolish. We as children learn by asking seemingly foolish questions. We as children asked a lot of questions and were never afraid of making mistakes. As we grow up, we start becoming too self-conscious, we stop taking risks and accept whatever is in front of us.

Staying foolish is all about being a child, making mistakes and learning from them, taking risks and following your intuition.

So, stay hungry. Stay foolish.