Christine and I haven't raised our children. A whole community of selfless Christians has contributed to helping them become faithful, competent adults.
Interpretation
The upbringing of children is a collective effort, relying on community support rather than just parental influence.
In this quote, Clayton Christensen emphasizes the significance of community involvement in raising children. He suggests that parenting is not solely the responsibility of individual parents, but rather a collaborative effort supported by selfless contributions from others, highlighting the importance of shared values and community in shaping well-rounded individuals.
In practice
In a speech at a parenting workshop to emphasize the importance of community support.
You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.
...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time.
Disruptive innovations create jobs, efficiency innovations destroy them.
Focus is scary—until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyway. Sharp focus on jobs that customers are trying to get done holds the promise of greatly improving the odds of success in new-product development.
Don't worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.
Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.
My mother had no idea that her daughter would turn out to be a writer, but she would not let me go through a day of my childhood without music.
I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off.
No parent should have their child die before he or she does.
The parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind.
I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.
Heaven lieth at the feet of mothers.
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