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Article Overview: Don't serve the customer in a way they would easily forget. Don't lead your team without passion. Be creative, fun and crazy. And in the end, you will push the human race forward...just like Steve Jobs did.

An Apple For The Teacher - Sales and Marketing Training

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said,

"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're 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 that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Steve Jobs lived his life this way. He didn't only change a company, he changed the world. And the legacy he left us after he lost his battle with cancer is that thinking differently is the easiest way to impact the world. So this week, be crazy! Don't look for the obvious solution. Don't deliver that sales meeting like you always do. Don't serve the customer in a way they would easily forget. Don't lead your team without passion. Be creative, fun and crazy. And in the end, you will push the human race forward...just like Steve Jobs did.

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