. Choose the Right Yardstick his 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 Specifically, I would like to bring your attention his [Christensen] 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. . Choose the Right Yardstick his 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 Specifically, I would like to bring your attention his [Christensen] 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
