A friend sent me a wonderful article entitled How Will You Measure Your Life:  Don't reserve your best thinking for your career by Clayton M. Christensen, a Harvard Business School professor.   It was published in July/August 2010 issue of <em>Harvard Business Review</em>.  The article discusses how he teaches his students to apply these principles to their professional and personal lives:
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	<li><strong>Create a strategy for your life</strong>.  Know your values and spend your time, talents, and energy on what is most important to you.</li>
	<li><strong>Allocate your resources</strong>.  Avoid underinvesting in your family and overinvesting in your career.</li>
	<li><strong>Create a culture</strong>.  Build a family culture of strong self esteem and confidence by solving problems and learning what works</li>
	<li><strong>Avoid the "marginal" costs mistakes</strong>. Eliminate the "just this once, it's ok" thinking.</li>
	<li><strong>Remember the importance of humility</strong>. Know and feel good about who you are and regard others with the same.</li>
	<li><strong>Choose the right yardstick</strong>.  Measure your success by the number of lives you have touched.</li>
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These six principles really resonated with me because it reminded me of my picture of an ideal leader.