Director of Investor Relations, Voxx
Search every verified Christopher Howe interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2012 TEDx talk, Christopher Howe, then director of investor relations at Voxx, discussed his views on success, happiness, and life. He argued that "contribution is a far better way of measuring success" than recognition, which he called "a fickle mistress." Howe also stated that "the achievement of goals do not enrich your life — they may enrich your lifestyle," and emphasized the importance of asking questions over seeking definitive answers. Howe recounted a story about a community group in Kenya that, after a drought, grew from 19 to 100 members and began supporting a thousand people through sustainable projects like beekeeping. He concluded his talk by urging the audience to focus on the present, saying "the true joy of life is in the trip" and advising them to "stop pissing the aisles and counting the miles."
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“The celebrity culture is all about recognition — and the danger with recognition is it's a fickle mistress; if you assess yourself and judge your success based on recognition, you are the victim of other people's judgments.”
“Contribution is a far better way of measuring success.”
“They'd had a massive drought in Kenya… their community was starving — that lifestyle was gone courtesy of climate change and land subdivision, so they started a community group that grew from 19 to 100 members supporting a thousand people with sustainable projects like beekeeping and honey.”
“The achievement of goals do not enrich your life — they may enrich your lifestyle; people set goals and become the chief executive of a very conservative organization when deep inside their heart is an artist bursting to come out.”
“People desperately try to find the answer to 'what will make me happy' — unfortunately they've yet to learn the art of asking questions; it's questions and the art of asking questions that truly enriches our lives.”
“There is no station — no one place to arrive at once and for all; the true joy of life is in the trip.”
“Stop pissing the aisles and counting the miles — climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, challenge more, watch more sunsets; life must be lived as we go along.”
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