Reflecting on your mortality can give life urgency, perspective and purpose

<p><strong>SHOWNOTES</strong></p> <p>Reflecting on your mortality can be an important motivator for living your life at 110%; triggered by an article from Dailystoic.com about concept called <strong>Memento</strong> <strong>Mori</strong>—the ancient practice of reflection on mortality that <a href= "https://dailystoic.com/history-of-memento-mori/">goes back to Socrates</a>, </p> <p><strong>Write your own eulogy</strong>, how do you want people to remember you after you’ve passed? what’s really important? What do you value most? good husband, father, role model, be of service</p> <p><strong>Write out your personal mission statement</strong></p> <p>Use these tools to <strong>begin with the end in mind</strong>; to guide your decisions</p> <p>I encourage parents to <strong>begin with the end</strong> in mind with activities; do with kids so you all decide what’s important and what you value & use that to guide decisions about activities, schools, etc.</p> <p>Practice daily <strong>Memento</strong> <strong>Mori</strong>—the ancient practice of reflection on mortality</p> <p>Use this to create perspective, sense of urgency, to not put off important things and relationships</p> <p><strong>Write out your eulogy</strong> to give your life more meaning & purpose, help you to prioritize your actions</p> <p><strong>Be conscious about how you spend your time</strong>; easy to waste hours on social media; adults are spending about <strong>10,000 hours a year</strong> on social media</p> <p>Read books, more time in nature, deep conversations, learn an instrument, journal, write a book, art, send thank-you notes, gratitude, personal growth and nonfiction books</p> <p>Take more risks</p> <p>Develop a habit of practicing Memento Mori each day</p> <p> </p>