Choose the Right Yardstick
This past year I was diagnosed with cancer and
faced the possibility that my life would end sooner than I’d planned.
Thankfully, it now looks as if I’ll be spared. But the experi- ence has
given me important insight into my life. I have a pretty clear idea of
how my ideas have generated enormous revenue for companies that have
used my research; I know I’ve had a substantial impact. But as I’ve
confronted this disease, it’s been interesting to see how unimportant
that impact is to me now. I’ve concluded that the metric by which God
will assess my life isn’t dollars but the individ- ual people whose
lives I’ve touched. I think that’s the way it will work for us all.
Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved;
worry about the individuals you have helped become better people. 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. HBR Reprint R1007B
faced the possibility that my life would end sooner than I’d planned.
Thankfully, it now looks as if I’ll be spared. But the experi- ence has
given me important insight into my life. I have a pretty clear idea of
how my ideas have generated enormous revenue for companies that have
used my research; I know I’ve had a substantial impact. But as I’ve
confronted this disease, it’s been interesting to see how unimportant
that impact is to me now. I’ve concluded that the metric by which God
will assess my life isn’t dollars but the individ- ual people whose
lives I’ve touched. I think that’s the way it will work for us all.
Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved;
worry about the individuals you have helped become better people. 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. HBR Reprint R1007B
Specifically, I would like to bring your attention his [Christensen]
section titled Choose the Right Yardstick on Page 51 of the article.
section titled Choose the Right Yardstick on Page 51 of the article.
What [Yardstick] do you plan to measure your life by and why?
Limit your
response to no more than five (5) or six (6)-highly astute sentences.
response to no more than five (5) or six (6)-highly astute sentences.
