“Live every day as if it is your last day, but learn as if you are going to live forever.” This quote by Mahatma Gandhi is what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella chose to inspire thousands of students across India via web-link.
Mr. Nadella, Microsoft’s third CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, said one should be passionate about what he or she does and should never stop learning irrespective of the heights they scale. On a two-day visit to India, he was interacting with students in person and through web-link.
He advised youth that they should “fall in love with what they do. Then it doesn’t feel like work. Everything becomes easy”.
The CEO of the technology giant told his young audience that the opportunity before them as they prepare to change the world “is unparalleled”.
“In the long run, EQ (emotional quotient) trumps IQ (intelligence quotient). Without being a source of energy for others very little can be accomplished,” he said .
Describing his journey as “surreal”, Mr. Nadella said, “When I was growing up, I had not anticipated that I would even go west of Mumbai… and then I landed in Wisconsin. Believe me, my journey has not been simple. There have been many ups and downs and it is the choices that I made, which have helped shape what I have achieved.”
