Oh my god. I came this close to disaster. I almost lost all of the work that’s taken me well over a decade to test and write for my “Volume Two Manuscript” about “Work”.
“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”
“5” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980): “Give yourself an advantage; take the time to organize and think it through.“ Aries
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Hi and welcome to Sunday’s Episode 102 in the first season of ” My 1-Year Natural Experiment” on this 13th day of October in the fall of 2019.
Apple is updating their operating system. According to the fine print, which my eyes normally glass over, my favorite creative software, Inspiration, no longer worked after the update.
At stake were 16 talent profiles cross-linked interactively to Myers-Briggs (MBTI ) temperaments, aligned to organization types and growth stages – applied original research for identifying employers and customers which would be the best fit or worst fit for you.
If I hadn’t aborted the download, I’d never be able to access all that hard work.
It freaked me out so much I returned to the Famous Steves website I saved back in September in my Pinboard Knowledge Bank while I left it to my unconscious brain to come up with an Apple work around.
To my surprise I discovered a feature that allowed me to list 120 Steves by their sign — or the top 10 by each horoscope’s range of birthdays.
For instance here’s what I found for Aquarius (January 21 – February 19):
Top Ten: Steve Nash, 45; Steve Perry, 70; Steve Yeager, 38; Steve McNair (1973 – 2009); Steve Prefontaine (1951 – 1975); Steve Terada, 35; Steve Roberts, 37; Steve Reeves (1926 – 2000); Steve Wynn, 77 and Steve Hackett, 69
With a little extra research on Wikipedia I produced the following table choosing the most famous I recognize:
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- Capricorns (December 22 – January 20) Steve Harvey, 62
- Aquarius (January 21 — February 19) Steve Nash, 45
- Pisces (February 20 — March 20) Steve Jobs, (1955 – 2011)
- Aries (March 21 – April 20) Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980)
- Taurus (April 21 – May 21) Steve Winwood, 71
- Geminis (May 22 – June 21) Steve Smith, 30
- Cancers (June 22 – July 22) Steve Howey, 42
- Leos(July 23 – August 22) Steve Carrell, 57; Steve Martin, 74; Steve Wozniak, 69
- Virgos (August 23 – September 23) Steve Greene, 34; Steve Guttenberg, 61
- Libras (September 24 – October 23) Steve Kerr, 54
- Scorpios (October 24 – November 22) Steve Zahn, 51
- Sagittarius (November 23 – December 21) Steve Aoki, 41
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Random ones that make me want change my sign.
Sometimes it’s difficult to anticipate disruptions when you are so used to following recommended updates — it’s such a habit followed unconsciously.
“5” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980):“Give yourself an advantage; take the time to organize and think it through.“ Aries
Yeah, I hope this secret art of thinking isn’t pathological, haha. It’s certainly original research — 64 lifestyle profiles defining neighborhoods you can find by age, stage, status and population density and then 16 talent profiles you can use to identify the best and worst fit for working for an employer.
“5” Steve Smith, 30: “You’ll get a stretch of beautiful mental clarity. It’s like you’re developing your own secret art of thinking.” Gemini
Like so many things in life, you hate to learn a lesson out of episodes of extreme change and disruption, figure out how to accommodate the impacts in your life, and swear an oath that you’ve learned your lesson … only to fall back into your old ways.
“5” Steve Howey, 42: “In the process of reorganizing, everything will be taken out and examined. You’ll see a vast improvement.” Cancer
I frequently say Steve Jobs killed me. As a knowledge worker in the broadest sense, I’ve become sedentary which is not that healthy, right?
“5” Steve Harvey, 62: “Intellectual study seems passive because it requires little movement.” Capricorn
I’m sure Mr. Jobs’ Holiday Tau is important, but not necessarily for me today. Feel free to apply it to your life.
“3” Steve Jobs, (1955 – 2011): “An endeavor will not only bring you money but will also bring you other kinds of riches that matter to you.” Pisces
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Inspired by Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate