Such was the power of the title that it evoked a thought process... even before I could start reading the article...!! In my personal opinion, I have always been clear about my ambitions and my goals – intermediate and distant – in my life... but I had never... ever... thought about... measuring my life...!! If at all I have to measure my life... how would I do so?? What would be the parameters to measure my life... how do I do so... and above all... why do I need to??
With so full of questions....I read the article and tried to understand the author’s perspective... and it is definitely a nice read...!! Though I am not sure if I could fully grasp and implement all that the author has to say but definitely I could appreciate his perspective...!!
About Author:
Clayton M. Christensen (cchristensen@hbs.edu) is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
Excerpts from the article:
“On the last day of class, I ask my students to turn those theoretical lenses on themselves, to find cogent answers to three questions: First, how can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career? Second, how can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse and my family become an enduring source of happiness? Third, how can I be sure I’ll stay out of jail?”
1. “Create a Strategy for Your Life”
2. “Allocate Your Resources”
3. “Create a Culture”
4. “Avoid the “Marginal Costs” Mistake”
5. “Remember the Importance of Humility”
6. “Choose the Right Yardstick”
“This is my final recommendation: Think about the metric by which your life will be judged, and make a resolution to live every day so that in the end, your life will be judged a success.”
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2 comments:
something that i have followed and believed in
"Never take life too seriously. you never get out of it alive."
Its something that keeps me going even in the worst of times, helps me choose between what i want to do and what i need to do. something that helps me justify why i do what i love more than what people want me to do.
And so the "radical" tag.
@Vartika
I feel you should be very proud of "radical" tag...!! You sure DO NOT belong to the league of simply "existing" humans...!! You have a mind of your own... in fact... every human being is blessed with a mind of his or her own... but the irony is that only a very few realize it...!!
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