December 6, 2024 • 8 mins
In this solo episode, we'll uncover a simple yet powerful life hack to help you live more intentionally and embrace a deeply fulfilling life.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey friends, welcome to the Ones who Dared podcast,
where stories of courage areelevated.
I'm your host, vekka, and everyother week you'll hear
interviews from inspiring people.
My hope is that you will leaveencouraged.
I'm so glad you're here.
Welcome to the On With yourPodcast.
(00:26):
My name is Vekka and I'm yourhost on a solo episode, sharing
with you one life hack that hasbeen transformational for my
life and, I believe, will behelpful for yours as well.
Now, this is a hack that Ididn't invent.
This isn't something that Icreated or can take credit for.
It's something that a lot ofsuccessful people do, because it
(00:47):
really helps them to aligntheir life and the way that they
want to live.
If you have listened toBrittany Turner's episode Force
for Good in Entrepreneurship,she talks about this as one of
the fastest ways to, or fasttrack to, success.
Donald Miller, who is a wellknown author and a business
(01:08):
coach, also talks about this.
I have used this method in myretreats that I host, and so I
figured I'll share it with youguys, because I think it will
help someone out If you applythe what I'm about to share with
you.
It's easy, it's free, it shouldtake you no more than 15
minutes to maybe an hour if youreally take your time, but
(01:32):
essentially I can break thisdown to you in less than five
minutes and it can really beuseful for your life.
And so I feel like, in general,most of us live our lives in a
way that we get busy, life getsthe best of us and we emphasize
we tend to emphasize on thingslike our area of work or careers
(01:54):
or businesses, and those arethings that we really develop
strategies and plans for toexecute in order to reverse
engineer our goals and ambitionsand work towards them, and not
a lot of us really take time tosit back and think about the
story that we want to live andthe life that we want to live.
So the way that this works isessentially.
(02:17):
The hack is is you imaginingyourself at a funeral and you
writing your eulogy in thirdperson, and I know that may
sound like a really morbid thingto do, but I promise you this
is not and it's something thatis really meaningful if you
actually take the time to do it.
(02:39):
Writing a eulogy is a reallyintrospective and meaningful
exercise that will allow you toreflect on your values,
accomplishments and the legacythat you really want to leave
behind and, essentially, itguides you into creating the
life that you want to live, andit becomes your North Star.
It is something that you canreflect back on, and when you do
(03:02):
write your eulogy, it shouldn'tbe more than a page long,
because this is something thatyou want to be reviewing on, and
when you do write your eulogy,it shouldn't be more than a page
long, because this is somethingthat you want to be reviewing
on a regular basis, to remindyourself of what it is your
North Star, what is your guide,what is it that you're striving
for and how do you want to livethe impact that you want to make
.
And this way it's short, it'snot too long because, remember,
you're going to be reading it,and so, when writing a eulogy,
(03:25):
here's some things that I wantyou to keep in mind or reflect
on.
Number one is reflect on yourcore values.
Think about the principles thatguide your life.
For example, what do I standfor?
What is it that I want to beremembered by those that care
about me, whether your familymembers, perhaps your spouse,
your kids, your grandkids, yourfriends, your community?
(03:48):
What is the impact that youwant to have on this world, on
your is regards to yourrelationships.
How do you want to show loveand support other people?
What is the role that you playin the people's life that care
about you?
Then you want to think aboutyour achievements.
What are some things that youwant to achieve in life?
What are some contributionsthat you want to make in the
(04:09):
society?
What are some challenges thatyou want to overcome?
What are some areas that youwant to grow in, develop in
whether it's professional orpersonal milestones that you
want to achieve and think abouthow your life impacts other
people, impacts the world, thepeople that you love, for
example, what will people learnfrom you in your life?
(04:32):
As an example, how did you makethis world a better place?
So, as you reflect on thosethings, just really get
connected with your core valuesand what you really want to
leave behind, because foreveryone it's very personal and
it's different.
I have recently updated myeulogy and I've also have a
digital version of it now aswell as a physical version of it
(04:56):
, and essentially what it allowsme to do is also allows me to
think about what are the areasthat I need to realign my life
on what I'm striving for andversus the way that I'm living
now.
Where is an adjustment thatneeds to be made?
Because I want to live a storythat is impactful for not just
(05:17):
me.
I want my life to be a lifethat impacts people in a
positive way, and one of thecore mottos that I think about
in general one of my favoritequotes of all time is Maya
Angelou's quote that says yourlegacy is every life you touch.
And, essentially, a lot of usmay have some big ambitions and
(05:38):
things that we want toaccomplish, but, at the end of
the day, each person that wecome in contact with is the
impact that we make.
And so take the time to writeyour eulogy between 15 minutes
to an hour, I'd say on one pageand just write down some things
that is really meaningful to youpersonally, and don't make it
(06:02):
too complicated.
You can always revise it, editit as you go in life, and
recently, when I re-edited myeulogy, I also created a 10, 5,
and a year plan that can help meto aim towards the legacy that
I want to leave.
And Stephen Covey puts it thisway.
He says live with the end inmind, and that, essentially, is
(06:25):
what a eulogy becomes.
It becomes that end in mindthat you always have that
perspective, and thatperspective will also help you
to make better choices in life.
It can also allow you to knowareas that you may need to
declutter, things that you mayneed to let go of that are not
going to help you get to whereyou're trying to go, and so
(06:48):
that's my encouragement to youis write a eulogy.
It helps you to really be morein line and, of course, like
anything in life, if you don'tapply what you're doing, it's
kind of useless.
So writing a eulogy is yourfirst step to creating the life
that you want.
It's creating the vision thatyou want as your core value, as
(07:14):
the main principle that you'restriving towards.
So thank you so much forlistening to this podcast.
I am really grateful for youguys for sharing this podcast,
for leaving your reviews andalso I'm not sure if you're
aware or not, but you can sendme a text directly, no matter
what platform you listen to.
In the description of thisepisode there is a box that says
send a text, and you can sendme a text, and I'd be happy to
(07:35):
read that and let me know if youwrite a eulogy.
I'd love to hear from you.
Thank you so much.
You guys have a wonderful week.
Thank you for listening to theones who dare podcast.
It is an honor to share theseencouraging stories with you.
If you enjoy the show, I wouldlove for you to tell your
friends.
Leave us a reviewer rating andsubscribe to wherever you listen
to podcasts, because this helpsothers discover the show.
(07:57):
You can find me speckhopoffcom.
Hey friends, welcome to the Ones who Dared podcast,
where stories of courage areelevated.
I'm your host, vekka, and everyother week you'll hear
interviews from inspiring people.
My hope is that you will leaveencouraged.
I'm so glad you're here.
Welcome to the On With yourPodcast.
(00:26):
My name is Vekka and I'm yourhost on a solo episode, sharing
with you one life hack that hasbeen transformational for my
life and, I believe, will behelpful for yours as well.
Now, this is a hack that Ididn't invent.
This isn't something that Icreated or can take credit for.
It's something that a lot ofsuccessful people do, because it
(00:47):
really helps them to aligntheir life and the way that they
want to live.
If you have listened toBrittany Turner's episode Force
for Good in Entrepreneurship,she talks about this as one of
the fastest ways to, or fasttrack to, success.
Donald Miller, who is a wellknown author and a business
(01:08):
coach, also talks about this.
I have used this method in myretreats that I host, and so I
figured I'll share it with youguys, because I think it will
help someone out If you applythe what I'm about to share with
you.
It's easy, it's free, it shouldtake you no more than 15
minutes to maybe an hour if youreally take your time, but
(01:32):
essentially I can break thisdown to you in less than five
minutes and it can really beuseful for your life.
And so I feel like, in general,most of us live our lives in a
way that we get busy, life getsthe best of us and we emphasize
we tend to emphasize on thingslike our area of work or careers
(01:54):
or businesses, and those arethings that we really develop
strategies and plans for toexecute in order to reverse
engineer our goals and ambitionsand work towards them, and not
a lot of us really take time tosit back and think about the
story that we want to live andthe life that we want to live.
So the way that this works isessentially.
(02:17):
The hack is is you imaginingyourself at a funeral and you
writing your eulogy in thirdperson, and I know that may
sound like a really morbid thingto do, but I promise you this
is not and it's something thatis really meaningful if you
actually take the time to do it.
(02:39):
Writing a eulogy is a reallyintrospective and meaningful
exercise that will allow you toreflect on your values,
accomplishments and the legacythat you really want to leave
behind and, essentially, itguides you into creating the
life that you want to live, andit becomes your North Star.
It is something that you canreflect back on, and when you do
(03:02):
write your eulogy, it shouldn'tbe more than a page long,
because this is something thatyou want to be reviewing on, and
when you do write your eulogy,it shouldn't be more than a page
long, because this is somethingthat you want to be reviewing
on a regular basis, to remindyourself of what it is your
North Star, what is your guide,what is it that you're striving
for and how do you want to livethe impact that you want to make
.
And this way it's short, it'snot too long because, remember,
you're going to be reading it,and so, when writing a eulogy,
(03:25):
here's some things that I wantyou to keep in mind or reflect
on.
Number one is reflect on yourcore values.
Think about the principles thatguide your life.
For example, what do I standfor?
What is it that I want to beremembered by those that care
about me, whether your familymembers, perhaps your spouse,
your kids, your grandkids, yourfriends, your community?
(03:48):
What is the impact that youwant to have on this world, on
your is regards to yourrelationships.
How do you want to show loveand support other people?
What is the role that you playin the people's life that care
about you?
Then you want to think aboutyour achievements.
What are some things that youwant to achieve in life?
What are some contributionsthat you want to make in the
(04:09):
society?
What are some challenges thatyou want to overcome?
What are some areas that youwant to grow in, develop in
whether it's professional orpersonal milestones that you
want to achieve and think abouthow your life impacts other
people, impacts the world, thepeople that you love, for
example, what will people learnfrom you in your life?
(04:32):
As an example, how did you makethis world a better place?
So, as you reflect on thosethings, just really get
connected with your core valuesand what you really want to
leave behind, because foreveryone it's very personal and
it's different.
I have recently updated myeulogy and I've also have a
digital version of it now aswell as a physical version of it
(04:56):
, and essentially what it allowsme to do is also allows me to
think about what are the areasthat I need to realign my life
on what I'm striving for andversus the way that I'm living
now.
Where is an adjustment thatneeds to be made?
Because I want to live a storythat is impactful for not just
(05:17):
me.
I want my life to be a lifethat impacts people in a
positive way, and one of thecore mottos that I think about
in general one of my favoritequotes of all time is Maya
Angelou's quote that says yourlegacy is every life you touch.
And, essentially, a lot of usmay have some big ambitions and
(05:38):
things that we want toaccomplish, but, at the end of
the day, each person that wecome in contact with is the
impact that we make.
And so take the time to writeyour eulogy between 15 minutes
to an hour, I'd say on one pageand just write down some things
that is really meaningful to youpersonally, and don't make it
(06:02):
too complicated.
You can always revise it, editit as you go in life, and
recently, when I re-edited myeulogy, I also created a 10, 5,
and a year plan that can help meto aim towards the legacy that
I want to leave.
And Stephen Covey puts it thisway.
He says live with the end inmind, and that, essentially, is
(06:25):
what a eulogy becomes.
It becomes that end in mindthat you always have that
perspective, and thatperspective will also help you
to make better choices in life.
It can also allow you to knowareas that you may need to
declutter, things that you mayneed to let go of that are not
going to help you get to whereyou're trying to go, and so
(06:48):
that's my encouragement to youis write a eulogy.
It helps you to really be morein line and, of course, like
anything in life, if you don'tapply what you're doing, it's
kind of useless.
So writing a eulogy is yourfirst step to creating the life
that you want.
It's creating the vision thatyou want as your core value, as
(07:14):
the main principle that you'restriving towards.
So thank you so much forlistening to this podcast.
I am really grateful for youguys for sharing this podcast,
for leaving your reviews andalso I'm not sure if you're
aware or not, but you can sendme a text directly, no matter
what platform you listen to.
In the description of thisepisode there is a box that says
send a text, and you can sendme a text, and I'd be happy to
(07:35):
read that and let me know if youwrite a eulogy.
I'd love to hear from you.
Thank you so much.
You guys have a wonderful week.
Thank you for listening to theones who dare podcast.
It is an honor to share theseencouraging stories with you.
If you enjoy the show, I wouldlove for you to tell your
friends.
Leave us a reviewer rating andsubscribe to wherever you listen
to podcasts, because this helpsothers discover the show.
(07:57):
You can find me speckhopoffcom.
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