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What is important?

What is important? What really matter? This a deep question. Regrettably, the answer sometimes is where we don’t hope. Small things make great things. Sometimes, we can have lost our path looking for big things, when smalls thing performs all big project.

If you are not sure what is the important in your life, I counsel you to listen your heart. Praying, and look for divine help is a good idea.

You shouldn’t forget that preparation is important before start any venture. And, I am not talking just about academic preparation, preparation include emotional and physical condition to put face to the journey.

Is the hard work the key to success?


Hard work is important, but hard work don’t depend of long hours of work, it is much about how good you plan and execute your work. If you are working long hours without time for your family, you are in the wrong direction.


What is the perfect venture?


This is an easy question. You must to identify what you born to do, when you know what is your purpose, you must identify your gifts and what can you reach with your abilities, and finally with this sum of motivation and abilities put in the market the thing or service for that people are willing to pay.
Clayton M. Christensen
Clayton M. Christensen at Forbes Magazine

At the end of this post, I want to share question of Clayton M. Christensen:
1. How to be sure about we find happiness in our career?
2. How can I be sure that my relationship with my spouse, and my family become, and enduring source of happiness?
3. How can I be sure I will stay out of the jail?

Sources
I answered my own question guided by the following sources:
- Do what you love by Tom Kelley
- Things are important by Joseph B. Wirthlin
- Effective choices, no longer day by Jeff Hawkins
- How will you measure your life? by Clayton M. Christensen

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