00:00 What is a successful life?
00:03 To answer this question, we must observe the paradox of our priorities, how we pursue lifestyles
00:09 built on our resumes, yet as we knowingly approach death, we yearn to be remembered
00:14 by every quality except that resume.
00:19 You see, during the course of our lives, we seek success of every tangible sort, but when
00:25 it comes to a looking back on a life once lived, those tangible things, the measuring
00:29 cups of our entire existence, seem emptier than ever.
00:36 I have never read, nor have I written, a eulogy that expressed how accomplished a person was
00:41 or how brilliant of a worker they were.
00:44 Even the most celebrated innovators are not eulogized by the impact of their inventions,
00:48 but by their motives, the bonds they formed, acts of kindness, and what they meant to the
00:54 people around them.
00:57 So if you wonder what a successful life really feels like, all you have to do is close your
01:03 eyes and think about what you want your eulogy to sound like.
01:10 What words will be used by loved ones describing and celebrating your legacy when you die?
01:16 List those words.
01:17 Internalize this list.
01:19 Memorize it.
01:20 Stare at it every day.
01:22 What you're staring at is your personal definition of success.
01:27 It sounds crazy, but everything else you're pursuing, everything else you whine and worry
01:32 about is secondary.
01:34 And if you're going to do those secondary things, make sure they serve your list.
01:39 Make sure they increase your capacity to live by those qualities.
01:44 Stop chasing things that aren't on your list, because that list is all you have.
01:50 And that, my friends, is the only way to live a successful life with intent, not regret.
01:59 What's on your list?
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