Welcome to this episode of the modern mentor podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Cook. Today's episode of the Modern Mentor Podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Cook.

Today's episode is about asking and answering the enormous question of how will you measure your life?

It sounds big and audacious, I know, but hang with me and I promise you'll take a nugget from this one.

Reading is one of my superpowers.

I make time daily in my work life to consume an article or a chapter of a nonfiction book.

I usually learn something new, a new fact or a tactic to try.

Incredibly rarely, something I read actually changes me. Seven years ago, I first stumbled on

an article called How Will You Measure Your Life, written by the renowned Harvard Business School

Professor Clayton Christensen. The piece captivated me, and I credited it with setting me on a new

path. Christensen, who has since passed away,

offered me a sense of direction and clarity. I find many people around me are seeking the same thing

right now, which is precisely why I'm revisiting a 10-year-old article with you today.

When I first read this piece, I was an exhausted, overworked, always feeling guilty mom

with a long commute and a need for something to change. Reading it helped me ask and answer some

big questions for myself, not by telling me what to think, but how to think. Christensen's article

applied big, wonky management concepts to the everyday

business of humanity. And he did it so beautifully. Since I first read, How Will You Measure Your

Life? I've made a habit of rereading it once a year, and each year I take something new from it.

Today, in case you're one of those people sitting

with these big questions, I'd love to share some of my favorite insights. If you've ever wondered

how to maintain fulfillment, balance, and integrity in your life and career, then this one's for you.

Professor Christensen begins with an introduction to the work of Frederick Hertzberg,

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