What Do You Want Your Story to Be?

This week Angela discusses the importance of living life on purpose by reflecting on one's own story and obituary. She shares a humorous obituary, encourages listeners to imagine their ideal life story, and offers tools like a life scorecard and writing your own obituary to align daily actions with that vision.

Key Takeaways

• Reflecting on Life's Brevity: Angela reads a humorous obituary of Pat Stocks, who lived to 94, to illustrate that life passes quickly regardless of age. She emphasizes that people often look in the mirror and realize time has flown, with kids grown and grandkids older, prompting the need to reflect on one's own life story.
• Defining Your Ideal Story: Angela challenges listeners to imagine themselves in their favorite spot in the world during their last days and consider what they want their life story to be. She stresses the importance of writing this down and then asking whether you are living that story today, suggesting a scale of 1 to 10 to evaluate alignment.
• Using the Life Scorecard Tool: Angela introduces a free 'life scorecard' tool on the Kennedy Financial website that helps break down different areas of life and score them. This tool aids in identifying areas for improvement and making concrete notes to work toward living life on purpose, rather than just staying busy.
• Writing Your Own Obituary: Angela shares her personal experience of writing her own obituary in a study group, which was eye-opening and revealed areas she wasn't prioritizing. She encourages listeners to do the same exercise to gain clarity on how they need to live to achieve their desired story.
• The Dash Poem Reflection: Angela concludes with the poem 'The Dash' by Linda Ellis, which emphasizes that what matters most is how we spend the dash between our birth and death dates. She urges listeners to slow down, show appreciation, and live with purpose so that their eulogy reflects a life well-lived.