Tad Waddington says he achieved literacy while getting his MA from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School where he focused on the history of Chinese religions. He achieved numeracy while getting his PhD from the University of Chicago in Measurement, Evaluation and Statistical Analysis. He achieved efficacy as Accenture’s Director of Performance Measurement. As for achieving a legacy, well that remains to be seen, but his book Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, won a National 2007 Best Book Award, an Axiom Business Book award, a Independent Publisher Magazine Gold, and an Eric Hoffer Award.