• Home
  • /
  • Blog
  • /
  • The Litmus Test for “Am I in the Right Business?”

The Litmus Test for “Am I in the Right Business?”


June 12, 2024
I’ve written quite a bit about the evolution of my definition of ROI (https://bit.ly/3wPEwzz), from Return on Investment to Ripples of Impact. But, the former is easier to measure than the latter which is why impact investing has a checkered reputation in some quarters. For me, our alumni Homecoming last month brought me face-to-face with my sense of impact, but how do you measure pride, connection, and awe?

So, I went in search for another way I could determine if I was in the right business beyond just determining if I was in the bullseye of the Ikigai diagram. 

Here’s my new articulation of why I believe I’m in the right business by starting, investing in, and running MEA:

If you’re not helping people to be better with themselves, with others, or with nature, you’re in the wrong business

‍What’s your litmus test?

-Chip

Discover More Wisdom

March 20, 2021

We have a biological need to feel connected to ourselves, to each other and ...

We are Mammals.

March 25, 2020

I’ve traveled to the wilds of Massachusetts for silent meditation retreats and upended my ...

Embracing the “After” life.
{"email":"Email address invalid","url":"Website address invalid","required":"Required field missing"}

Choose Your Path to Midlife Mastery