The Need to Create.

[swestrup]

I have occasionally said that creative people live to create. The question is not motivating them, but in removing obstacles from their paths; or, to (badly) paraphrase Plutarch, motivation is not a gift to be bestown, but a fire to be lit. When you read this article about how a ex-employee kept sneaking back to Apple for months after he was fired, determined to finish his project, the thing to remember is that he was unique only in his willingness to surmount the obstacles placed in his way, and his ability to survive without pay. His enthusiams for his work I have seen in many others over the years.

Comments

[ellenk.livejournal.com]

That's a GREAT story! I do understand the motivation, but I'm amazed at his perseverance.