1. Being smarter than his parents (knowing that he was special)
2. Being adopted (knowing that he had once been abandoned)
These themes formed Jobs' early personality and persisted through the rest of his adult life
Lance Armstrong, in his own autobiography, talks about how the most competitive athletes not only had but required personal demons to motivate them to the highest level of performance. (Armstrong grew up in a single parent household with limited income.)
Taking the time to understand where we come from helps us understand why we are the way we are--and what we can do to be better.
Application:
1. Take five minutes to list some of the most powerful memories, experiences in your life.
2. How can you connect or thread those events together to the present day?
3. Are there areas that you wish you could forget or never experience? What can you do this year to forgive yourself/others and live in a way that is healthy and productive in 2012?
4. How can understanding the powerful themes in your life help make difficult decisions this year?
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