By Jena McGregorSince he was officially named Apple's CEO in 2011, Tim Cook has often told the story of the advice Steve Jobs gave him just before he died. In the memorial service at Apple headquarters, and in numerous interviews since, Cook has shared the words of wisdom Jobs bestowed on his successor. READ MORE: • Tim Cook - Stepping out of Steve Jobs' shadowFive years later, Cook expanded on that, saying that the next best advice he received was "to be myself, to just be myself," he said in an exclusive interview with The Washington Post. Indeed, those comparisons will probably never go away -- whoever one day succeeds Cook will probably be held up to Jobs, too. For now, Cook seems thankful that Jobs gave his blessing to do things his own way, grounded in Apple's values.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2016 02:03 UTC