What you count defines what you chase

Reading Charles Handy again, as a quiet tribute after his passing last December, I came across a line that stopped me cold:

“We count money because it’s easy to count. Not because it’s the most important.”

And just like that, it clicked.

Most of us keep score with metrics that fit into a spreadsheet. Because they’re visible. Measurable. Shareable.

But the things that truly matter? They rarely show up on dashboards.

– A walk by the sea with someone you love

– Solving a tough problem with a clear mind

– A deep conversation with a close friend

– Feeling healthy, present, alive

These don’t come with price tags, but they shape the quality of our lives more than most bonuses or business class seats ever will.

In Handy’s quiet wisdom:

Some “poor” people are incredibly wealthy. And some “rich” people are desperately poor.