This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
George Bernard Shaw

Are You Devoted?

It was 11:00 at night and -5 fahrenheit. It was dark and cold and I was driving my 13 year old son home from a friends house when we saw a man out jogging. JOGGING!!

"That man's crazy!" I exclaimed.

My son replied, "No. He's devoted."

I've thought a lot about this over the past month--about being devoted to something and what it truly means.

Ask yourself: Are you devoted to your husband or wife? To your God? To your family? To your employer? To your community?

Are you devoted to staying healthy? To staying educated? To staying spiritually active?

If so, what defines your devotion? If not, are you willing to pay the price to be truly devoted? How can you remain devoted?

Two mornings ago I was faced with these questions. It was 5:15 am and 15 degrees. It was dark and cold and a light snow was falling. And there I stood on my doorstep with MY running shoes on.

As I stepped off the porch and into the darkness, I answered my own questions...

....at least until tomorrow morning.

The Innovator's Dilemma Summary

This is an excellent summary of the book, The Innovator's Dilemma, by Clayton Christensen. I stumbled across it on https://gist.github.com/839384. Anyone involved with trying to create something new inside your organization should read and absorb this information.