Back in 2006, when she was 52 years old, financial services executive Paula Meyer read a book that changed her life — and launched her into founding a nonprofits organization that is changing the world, one child at a time. The book, Just Enough by Harvard University professors Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson posits that the most balanced people among successful “high achievers” integrate four aspects of their lives: happiness, achievement, significance, and legacy.
Meyer was happy and had achieved much in her career; her family and volunteer work added significance to her life. But the legacy, “leaving something that endures after you are gone,” was not yet part of her personal and professional portfolio.
Then she went to Africa. Read more . . .http://themiddlestages.com/2015/01/03/executive-volunteers/