How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen at TEDxBoston

"It's actually really important that you succeed at what you're succeeding at, but that isn't going to be the measure of your life."

Too often, we measure success in life against the progress we make in our careers. But how can we ensure we're not straying from our values as humans along the way? Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and world-renowned innovation guru, examines the daily decisions that define our lives and encourages all of us to think about what is truly important.

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[James Valentine]

What he doesn't mention in this presentation is that in the previous year he had a stroke and had to completely relearn how to speak.

[Robert House]

Well of course! Such a useful presentation. I'm a retired Critical Care Nurse. I've been with many people near death, and as they died. Most did the measure of their lives as I took care of them. Trust me, he's right, regardless of opinions here of a higher power. The common theme was the love they gave and received in regards to the difference they made in other peoples lives.

[enzo enze]

I used to be material driven. And I thought it was the only way to have enough power to help others. I was wrong. thank you mr. clay :)

[libberti]

Great comment! Thank you!

[browilliams]

Beautiful.

[bob cobb]

Quality, not quantity.

[brightlights456X]

Ahhhhhh, that explains the walking stick. I remember seeing him on the Harvard YouTube channel. He was interesting. This should be fun.

[deltaxcd]

I think what you say is exactry oposite of the idea expresed in video.

you do not measure your life in what you achieved of what you are leaving behind, but you evaluate your actions in all specific situations, instead of summing it all into one number to express overall performance.

[Rangaraj Raju]

Thank you for the message !

[Rangaraj Raju]

Very good speech.

We don not realize what for we are running around all our lives.

[femolah]

This educated me and blessed me. Love you guys TEDx