Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
One million+ people globally while at Disney Institute.
When is your funeral? No idea, right?
Exactly. None of us know.
And because, for most people, death is paralyzingly scary, we ignore it. As if it will go away if we don’t think about it.
I think about death everyday. This helps me appreciate the gift of life today and the opportunity to do the best I can.
Every day is a failure. Every day is a triumph. Every day is a gift.
Will you unwrap yours and enjoy it today?
Today’s shocking news.
“You ain’t gonna live forever!”
Shocking? Not in the usual sense of the word.
Shocking because of how rampant and perverse is the notion that we don’t plan for our death.
I mean, if you randomly asked 100 people, “When’s your funeral?”, how many would have an answer?
Of course, most people have no idea when, which is exactly my point.
Exactly.
But we’re all going to die. It’s one of life’s great truths. And yet most people I know have no notion of how long they may theoretically have left.
So, my question then is this, “If your death happened sooner than you thought it would, what would you regret not having done?”
Morbid thought or inspirational thought?
Inspirational thought!
Why?
Because when we realize that tomorrow is not guaranteed, perhaps we will put more focus on today.
Looks good on paper, but is incredibly elusive. The whole “live in the moment” thing is very challenging to do.
Have you ever tried it? I mean, day after day, after day. Month after month, after month….