Comments on: Making Your Own Measuring Stick http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Drew McLellan http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/#comment-91742 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:05:39 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/#comment-91742 Dustin, I could not agree more. Success is nothing but personal. Like you, I know its about faith and family. I suspect, although you didn't say so specifically, I can read between the lines of your comment and infer that like me, you also believe that our purpose has no boundaries. The ripples of our life extend beyond our family to friends, co-workers, peers, etc. etc. and I believe that God's purpose for us does the same. That's part of where the balance question comes in for me. How many boards do you sit on, how much time do you devote to mentoring employees, how do you get your work done and still devote yourself to family, faith, personal growth et al. Thank goodness life is a journey so we have plenty of time to do a U-turn if we figure out a better way! Drew Dustin,

I could not agree more. Success is nothing but personal.

Like you, I know its about faith and family. I suspect, although you didn’t say so specifically, I can read between the lines of your comment and infer that like me, you also believe that our purpose has no boundaries. The ripples of our life extend beyond our family to friends, co-workers, peers, etc. etc. and I believe that God’s purpose for us does the same.

That’s part of where the balance question comes in for me. How many boards do you sit on, how much time do you devote to mentoring employees, how do you get your work done and still devote yourself to family, faith, personal growth et al.

Thank goodness life is a journey so we have plenty of time to do a U-turn if we figure out a better way!

Drew

]]> by: DUST!N http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/#comment-91592 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:11:53 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/#comment-91592 Thanks for your thoughts Drew. As I suggest measuring success be tailored individually, it also means it is should be personal. So, I will be discussing my faith and my family. My measure of success comes directly from the purpose for which I believe I was created... inspiration. So, as I measure myself against inspiration I have to ask certain questions: "Am I experiencing inspiration in my own life?" "Am I inspiring my family toward their God-defined purpose?" "Am I inspiring individuals within my sphere of influence to enact the changes necessary in their lives to acheive the proper goals?" The big question for me is "Am I doing what God created me, Dustin Staiger, to specifically do in life?" That's a measuring stick I CAN live up to, one I can be gratified in fulfilling, one that doesn't compromise for too small a thing. Thanks for your thoughts Drew.

As I suggest measuring success be tailored individually, it also means it is should be personal. So, I will be discussing my faith and my family.

My measure of success comes directly from the purpose for which I believe I was created… inspiration. So, as I measure myself against inspiration I have to ask certain questions:

“Am I experiencing inspiration in my own life?”
“Am I inspiring my family toward their God-defined purpose?”
“Am I inspiring individuals within my sphere of influence to enact the changes necessary in their lives to acheive the proper goals?”

The big question for me is “Am I doing what God created me, Dustin Staiger, to specifically do in life?”

That’s a measuring stick I CAN live up to, one I can be gratified in fulfilling, one that doesn’t compromise for too small a thing.

]]> by: Drew McLellan http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/#comment-90919 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:10:27 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2006/09/23/making-your-own-measuring-stick/#comment-90919 Dustin, Yikes, what a question. It's one that I am/have been wrestling with for the last year. What do I want my days (ergo my life) to look like? What is the right blend of all that I want & need to accomplish, do and be? I recently did an exercise where I wrote my own eulogy. Uh oh...there were some disconnects between how I want to be remembered and what I am doing today. And I've certainly been around long enough to know that if I want those two things to match up, I'd better start making the transition yesterday! One of the questions I have rumbling around in my head is this: if I know where I want to be and I know where I am now...how do I create the roadmap to get me from point A to point B? How about you -- how do you measure success for yourself? Dustin,

Yikes, what a question. It’s one that I am/have been wrestling with for the last year. What do I want my days (ergo my life) to look like? What is the right blend of all that I want & need to accomplish, do and be?

I recently did an exercise where I wrote my own eulogy. Uh oh…there were some disconnects between how I want to be remembered and what I am doing today. And I’ve certainly been around long enough to know that if I want those two things to match up, I’d better start making the transition yesterday!

One of the questions I have rumbling around in my head is this: if I know where I want to be and I know where I am now…how do I create the roadmap to get me from point A to point B?

How about you — how do you measure success for yourself?

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