I had a fascinating opportunity for a conversation today hosted by Amanda Berlin - uncommon success metrics.
Basically, how are you measuring success if you take money out of the equation?
For so many of us, money is the ultimate measure of success.
I have a lot of money ergo I am successful.
My business makes a ton in revenue ergo it is thriving.
This country’s GDP is super high, yay it’s doing well.
But that’s such a limited view of success.
If you have a ton of money but never see your kids, have a fuckton of health problems, haven’t had a good laugh in 6 years, don’t remember the last time you slept through the night without an anxiety-induced fever dream jolting you awake — are you really successful?
If your business brings in a ton in revenue but you’ve spent twice as much on your marketing budget, you pay your team mem…
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