09/02/24
After I answered her question…
She looked at me like I had three heads.
The question was…
“What’s your greatest motivator?”
My answer…
“Death.”
I’ll never forget the silence that lingered for a few seconds after I gave her that answer.
I was being interviewed on a podcast years ago…
And the answer I gave shocked the host.
It even surprised me.
But if you were to ask me that now…
I would answer the same way.
Why?
Because death is an inevitability.
Death is a certainty.
You may attempt to avoid the subject altogether…
But it doesn’t change the fact that it’s coming for all of us.
And while I’m not suggesting we dwell in depressing thoughts about death…
I am suggesting that we acknowledge our reality and therefore make the most of the time we have.
If death is coming…
And there are dreams you wish to pursue in your life…
Then what are you waiting for?
Let death be a motivator for you.
Let it be what fuels you into action…
Knowing that the clock is ticking.
From this perspective…
Life is quite beautiful…
In that we have this short period of existence to make an impact on the world.
There’s beauty in the impermanence.
So lean into the truth of your reality…
And design a beautiful, meaningful, and wondrous life for yourself and others.
You’re alive right now, aren’t you?
So let’s get to it!
Rooting for you,
Jay (encouraging you to make the most out of the time you have)