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k instilled a certain mindset in me. I was just about to graduate and start working full-time.After about 20 years in the school system, I was ready to be done with it.In school, we are told what to do. We have to follow the rules and do what we’re told.Then, we get out of school and no longer have that clear path forward. Things are messy. We get to chart our path forward.This book helped me question societal notions of success. I was able to define success for myself.Rather than blindly climbing up the corporate ladder, I tried to throw myself into my work while also staying conscious of the tradeoffs I was making.There are always tradeoffs.If I put everything into my work, then my social life and relationships may lack the attention they deserve.If I neglect my health, then eventually the rest of my life will be impacted.It was a much-needed lesson about leaning into your independence and questioning the mainstream narrative around success.It’s not about how many sports cars you own or how much money is in your bank account.My version of success involves money. We need money to s

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urvive. But that’s not the main thing.The success I’m chasing revolves around freedom, time, relationships, and health.You see people who climb their way up the corporate ladder or start successful companies.But along the way, some burn out, lose their mind, or lose touch with their families.The question is whether or not it’s worth it.I’d rather have less conventional success and have more time with my loved ones.I’d rather have control over my time and build a life around the things that I love doing.This is your life.You get to choose how you measure it.I feel lucky that I found this book at such a pivotal moment in my life.I believe everyone could benefit from reading it.To keep up with my writing journey, please consider doing the following:<ul><li>Subscribe to my <a href="https://simplests.substack.com/">email list</a> for more updates</li><li>Follow for my latest reads</li></ul>Disclaimer: This story includes affiliate links. By purchasing through these links, you are supporting my writing, as I earn some income. Thanks in advance!</article></body>

This Book Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Point in My Life

It helped me learn things that were never taught in the classroom

Towards the end of college, I picked up a book.

It couldn’t have come at a better time for me.

I was about to embark out into that big and scary “real world.”

This book helped me challenge conventional thinking and reflect on what matters to me.

Choose your journey

The book I’m talking about is How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen.

It’s a quick read at around 200 pages. There are three main sections:

Finding happiness in your career
Finding happiness in your relationships
Staying out of jail

What the book did for me

The book instilled a certain mindset in me. I was just about to graduate and start working full-time.

After about 20 years in the school system, I was ready to be done with it.

In school, we are told what to do. We have to follow the rules and do what we’re told.

Then, we get out of school and no longer have that clear path forward. Things are messy. We get to chart our path forward.

This book helped me question societal notions of success. I was able to define success for myself.

Rather than blindly climbing up the corporate ladder, I tried to throw myself into my work while also staying conscious of the tradeoffs I was making.

There are always tradeoffs.

If I put everything into my work, then my social life and relationships may lack the attention they deserve.

If I neglect my health, then eventually the rest of my life will be impacted.

It was a much-needed lesson about leaning into your independence and questioning the mainstream narrative around success.

It’s not about how many sports cars you own or how much money is in your bank account.

My version of success involves money. We need money to survive. But that’s not the main thing.

The success I’m chasing revolves around freedom, time, relationships, and health.

You see people who climb their way up the corporate ladder or start successful companies.

But along the way, some burn out, lose their mind, or lose touch with their families.

The question is whether or not it’s worth it.

I’d rather have less conventional success and have more time with my loved ones.

I’d rather have control over my time and build a life around the things that I love doing.

This is your life.

You get to choose how you measure it.

I feel lucky that I found this book at such a pivotal moment in my life.

I believe everyone could benefit from reading it.

To keep up with my writing journey, please consider doing the following:

Subscribe to my email list for more updates
Follow for my latest reads

Disclaimer: This story includes affiliate links. By purchasing through these links, you are supporting my writing, as I earn some income. Thanks in advance!