Tuesday, 15 June 2010

How Do We Measure Success??

I read this in an inflight magazine on one of my recent trips and scribbled it into my journal.  I really like the basis of this and think it can be applied and adapted to an individual's needs.  So sound is the original piece, I have merely altered it so slightly and hence, cedit to the Gulf Magazine I read it in!

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How Do We Measure Success??

By the number of stores we have?  By the number of countries we operate in?  By footfalls and statistics?  By last year's turnover?  This year's targets?

How do we measure something which doesn't even show up on our balance sheets?

How do we measure success?

In square feet?  In dollars?  In shoes?

How do we account for the joy of bringing to life something which was just a dream?

How do we calculate the ecstasy of creating value, of pushing boundaries? 

How do we measure success?

Maybe by roads travelled?  Mountains climbed?  Maybe by the spark in the eyes of a 4-year-old when she gets her first shoes for school?

Or just maybe by the smile on your face?! :)

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