How Will You Measure Your Life?

Howdoyouleadafulfillinglife?Thatprofoundquestionanimatesthisbookofinspirationandinsightfromworld-classbusinessstrategistandbestsellingauthorofTheInnovator’sDilemma,ClaytonChristensen.Afterbeatingaheartattack,advanced-stagecancerandastrokeinthreesuccessiveyears,theworld-renownedinnovationexpertandauthorofoneofthebestsellingandmostinfluentialbusinessbooksofalltime–TheInnovator’sDilemma–ClaytonM.ChristensendeliveredashortbutpowerfulspeechtotheHarvardBusinessSchoolgraduatingclass.Hepresentedasetofpersonalguidelinesthathavehelpedhimfindmeaningandhappinessinhislife–achallengeeventhebrightestandmostmotivatedofstudentsfinddaunting.AkintoTheLastLectureinitsrevelatoryperspectivefollowinglife-alteringevents,thatspeechsubsequentlybecameahugelypopulararticleintheHarvardBusinessReviewandisnowagroundbreakingbook,puttingforthaseriesofquestionsandmodelsforsuccessthathavelongbeenappliedintheworldofbusiness,butalsocanbeusedtofindcogentanswerstopressinglifequestions:HowcanIbesurethatI’llfindsatisfactioninmycareer?HowcanIbesurethatmyrelationshipswithmyspouse,myfamilyandmyclosefriendsbecomeenduringsourcesofhappiness?HowcanIavoidcompromisingmyintegrity(andstayoutofjail)?HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?isahighlyoriginal,surprisingbookfromasingularbusinessfigure.It’sabooksuretoinspireandeducatereaders–companiesandindividuals,studentsofbusiness,mid-careerprofessionals,andevenparents–theworldover.——ThistextreferstoanalternateHardcoveredition.