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Can thinking about death really improve your life?
? Normally, thinking about death sort of creeps me out. But I’ve been approaching it differently lately, and it’s having an surprisingly positive effect on my life, especially on my time with my family. Anyway, that’s what I talk about in this week’s post. And don’t worry. It’s not creepy at all. :-) If fact, I think you’ll find it pretty inspiring. Enjoy! P.S. Back to live video for this one. Why not? (Actually, I’m shooting videos for my new Raise Your Inner Game ACADEMY this week. So I was already set up for it. :-)) But I’m super excited about the program. Hope to announce in a couple weeks. Stay tuned … SUMMARY A counter-intuitive method live more fully. A great new tool to help you focus on the important things. The critical difference between “sometime” and “tomorrow.” How to connect with loved ones at a much deeper level. The problem with asking the “big questions.” Watch/listen to get the full message. ENJOY THE PODCAST HOT NEWS & DEALS! 1) The David Levin Show podcast is now available. Subscribe at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-levin-show/id1401013964 2) Free guide: "Three Things You Can Do Right Now To Start Loving Your Work (And Life) Again.” Visit davidlevin.com to get yours today! 3) COMING SOON: Limited Edition Raise Your Inner Game Medallion. Carry it in your purse or pocket. It’s an UP button for your Inner Elevator! Watch for an announcement. [ transcript ] Hey, it’s David Levin. Author of Raise Your Inner Game, co-author of QBQ The Question Behind the Question. Founder of Raise Your Inner Game Academy. This might sound like a strange question, but how often do you think about death? I’ve been doing it a lot lately, and I can’t believe how much I’m loving it. Why have I been thinking about death? Have I had a health scare, lost someone close to me, getting old? Nope. None of that. And to be clear, I’m not thinking about actually dying, like Oh My God I’m going to die. It’s not that, thankfully. That would be horrifying. This is thinking about potentially dying, like, I could die tomorrow. This could be my last day. And that has been incredibly helpful. It all started when I came across the “Memento Mori” medallion that the author Ryan Holiday sells on his Daily Stoic store online. It’s beautiful bronze medallion with Memento Mori printed on it along with a sort of disturbing image of a skull and some other items. I never like that kind of imagery. I find it creepy and morbid. But that’s not at all what this is about. Memento Mori means “remember that you die” and the idea is to just let the reality of that, the fact that this really could be your last day, to use that to change how you’re living right now, in this moment—and it really works. Or at least it has been working for me. The biggest effect I notice is when I’m with my family. It’s just incredible the difference it makes. So, I sort of bring the idea into my mind. Something happens tomorrow. My life is ending, and I know it’s coming. So, given that, is this right now how I would want to have been on my last day? Is this how I would want them to remember me? And the fascinating thing is that the answer is almost always no. I want to be more present and engaged and appreciative and just fun to be with than I am. And it’s not a huge difference, necessarily, but there’s always some gap between how I’m being and how I’d like to be. But the cool thing is, I can change it. As soon as the awareness comes into my mind, I can click into that higher state. And it feels great. I get so much more out of the moment. It’s really something. Now, there’s one distinction I want to make. In the past, when I’ve thought about this idea that we all die sometime, it makes me think about bigger picture questions. Sort of mid-life crisis, meaning and purpose questions: Is this the work I want to do, am I making a big enough difference in the world. And honestly,