Dr. K's Entrepreneurial Mind - Interview with Dr. Mark Albion 2010

Dr. Donald Kuratko interviews Dr. Mark Albion about the meaning of success. Albion is the author of More than Money, the cofounder of Net Impact, and a former professor at the Harvard Business School. Albion's mission is to help MBA students struggling with the path of the "conflicted achiever"--those trying to incorporate their values into their career. In his own life, Albion used his experience as a Harvard professor to build credibility and establish a platform for the other things he wanted to accomplish. For Albion, being happy is about balancing what you have with what you want. For example, he drives an older car to free up his resources and explore other ways to serve. Albion explains everyone has 100,000 hours of work in them, and should make them count by finding some way to touch the world while also making a living.

More than Money is Albion's follow up to his 2000 book Making a Life, Making a Living, about his his mother being diagnosed with cancer while she was a successful entrepreneur. Her unending dedication to her job was a wake up call to Albion about finding joy in his own career. Albion describes "The Good Life Parable," which is a story about the assumptions we make about what constitutes success. He shares two thoughts about what makes the good life: first, take more risks, and live your life. Second, focus on building a community.

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Education

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• net impact
• more than money