Don't Settle.

In light of Steve Jobs stepping down from his position at Apple, I found part of his commencement address to the Stanford Class of 2005.  Sidenote: I too graduated from college in 2005 and our commencement speaker was defintely not Steve Jobs.  I also did not attend Stanford so...

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." - Steve Jobs

I have always been a big fan of not settling.  Mostly this deep desire to not be ok with the mundane things in life but to strive for something better and to be the best person you possibly can be.  A dear friend of mine, Becky Williams, also said the following to me:

"Don't Settle on the important things. Don't settle just to get married, don't settle on your goals and dreams and most importantly don't settle for a life you don't love. " - Becky Williams

Looks like Steve and Becky share some of the same mindset.  I think this is something that everyone should strive for- to not settle.  So here's to not settling.