When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why?

The word success appears everywhere —

in the news, in presentations, even in our dreams.

But when I pause and think about it, a few faces come to mind.

The first is Bill Gates.

As someone in IT, that probably isn’t a surprise.

He represents the bridge between technology and business, and the era when computers truly changed the world.

But what makes him truly successful to me isn’t the wealth or the fame —

it’s how he found new meaning after Microsoft.

From writing code to building foundations, from rivals to collaborators.

And then, there’s his old rival — Steve Jobs.

I still remember his words: “Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

And that moment we all waited for — “One more thing.”

He made me believe that technology can have a soul,

and that products can carry emotion.

Success isn’t about controlling the world.

It’s about keeping the passion

to keep changing what you believe in.