How Will You Measure Your Life?

The rare non-fiction book that isn't actually an essay parading as a book. This was a quick read in simple, clear language with good analogies and no unnecessary repetition. A summary of the career-focused bits: Find Your Purpose Likeness - who you want to become Commitment - to becoming that at every......more

(3.5) 1. Find your passion 2. Follow a path but be open to opportunity 3. Make sure your actions match your priorities, plans, goals, strategy 4. Don't neglect family friends when all is well. They won't be there when you need them or want to enjoy those relationships 5. Don't be cats in the cradle. Spen......more

This book is an effort by a well known Harvard Business School prof, notable for his work on the dangers of marginal thinking in innovative industries (The Innovator's Dilemma) that attempts to apply theories of motivation, management, and strategy to the task of self management. Apparently the auth......more

Clayton Christensen, an extraordinary businessman, teacher and person, penned this self-help book (with the help of two co-authors) when (and after) he was reevaluating his life due to a bout with cancer - the same cancer that killed his father. It's a clearly written book with many stories and exam......more

I had read articles that mentioned Clayton Christensen, and he was always described as a brilliant business consultant and professor at Harvard Business School, who is also LDS. Recently, he came and spoke at our quarterly department meeting, and I came to understand why people spoke so highly of hi......more