Some of the big questions in life…
Alan Wilson remembered when he’d been told that her mother’s cancer had spread; she had taken his hand and said: “Alan, you are my gift to the world,” she had said. “You will make a bigger difference in it than I.”
What else are there to say??? She had a big trust in him, but at the same time you are in the world to make a change, not only to survive…
And Alans sister said: “Just do what you love, and the impact will follow”
It is so beautiful. I say it all the time to my students both in universities and in mentorprogram. Make a change, not only survive…
Read the whole story at (This is a fictional case study with a dilemma facing many ambitious young professionals: How to do well while also doing good.): http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/flatmm/hbrextras/200801/ics/index.html#comment
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