How Will You Measure Your Life ?

On my way back from the India trip, I was waiting to board the flight to the states and had some calendar time to pass.

What did I do ? Just made my way to the book store. There were so many interesting books and I finally made the call on a book which was titled

"HOW WILL YOU MEASURE YOUR LIFE ?" 

- Finding Fullfillment Using Lessons From Some of the  World's Greatest Businesses

 by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth & Karren Dillon

It is a good book and helped pass some good time while posing some interesting questions and making me think

In Summary it talks about 

• Finding Happiness in Your Career
• Finding Happiness in Your Relationships 

How Motivation Factors will help you be motivated and love what you do as opposed to the hygiene factors which will get you a good paycheck not necessarily the satisfaction that we all crave for.

Motivation factors a.k.a Motivators 

-- challenging work

-- recognition 

-- responsibility 

-- personal growth

Good Hygiene factors will just stop you from hating your job 

Hygiene factors 

-- status 

-- compensation 

-- job security

-- work conditions 

-- company policies

-- supervisory practices

It focuses on having a deliberate strategy and balancing it with unexpected opportunities. A strategy would be a good intention if you don't allocate the energy and time to execute it.

Strategy is a combination of 

• Priorities 
• Balancing plans with opportunities 
• Allocating your resources 

Deliberate Strategy Vs Emergent Strategy

It asks you to spend more time with family and friends before its too late.