Steve
Jobs, whom most of us know for his work at the helm of Apple, looked in
the mirror every day of his working life and asked himself one
question:
“If today were the last day of your life, would you want to be
doing what you’re doing?” Most of the time, his answer came back as a
resounding yes, but for the average person, it probably varies. So
passionate about his work was Jobs that he worked right up until the day
before his death, despite suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Minda Zetlin discusses
the benefits of asking ourselves this question each day in terms of how
it can help us to discover whether or not we’re fulfilling our full
potential and working in the careers we love. Asking this question can
help us to cultivate a sense of purpose in our personal lives as well as
our professional lives. Here are 6 questions that Steve Jobs’s daily
exercise can challenge us to ask ourselves.