IS Your Strategy Not What You Say It Is?

Do our actions match our words?
"Bottom line: If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person. As you continue on your life’s journey, allocate your resources wisely—at work and home." Christensen/Allworth/Dillon
    The article was about business, but it tells truths about our life and relationships.
"If you study the root causes of business disasters and management missteps [and our life's failures, you’ll often find a predisposition toward endeavors that offer immediate gratification. Many companies’ decision-making systems are designed to steer investments to initiatives that offer the most tangible returns, so companies often favor these and short-change investments in initiatives that are crucial to their long-term strategies." Christensen/Allworth/Dillon
    Doesn't our pursuit of near term gratification cause us problems in life; everyday life?
    You can read the entire article at http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-14/message-to-managers-your-strategy-is-not-what-you-say-it-is
Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School (HBS) professor and world-renowned innovation guru, James Allworth, HBS graduate and former Apple employee, and Karen Dillon, former editor of Harvard Business Review (HBR), co-authored “How Will You Measure Your Life?”