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Success is not about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives.

— Michelle Obama

Reflection

Company leaders are often rewarded based on revenue, reach, growth, and valuation, so it should not come as a surprise that so many measure success that way. And look, of course the numbers matter. I’m as competitive as the next guy, and I want to know how I’m doing. But the numbers should not be the only scoreboard. The companies that last and the leaders we remember are the ones who build with people in mind. They tend to measure success by lives improved, jobs created, problems solved, people served, and opportunities unlocked for others along the way. Money can be a useful measure of traction, but it will not be the thing you are thinking about as the clock runs out. Measure your life and work by the difference it makes in the lives of others, and you will not go wrong.

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