When Steve Jobs died, I was moved to write about my perspective on death and to share my personal experience losing people before their times. My father died when he was 26. My cousin (more like a big brother) died at 30. In the “Life Rolls On” post, I wrote:
The unpredictability of life has made me appreciate living more. Not living today to the fullest is wasteful.
A couple of weeks after that post, my brother Danny died unexpectedly. He was only 35. His death completed a trifecta of sorts for me, but also served as a harsh reminder of how right I was about the ‘unpredictability’ thing.
As you think about what you want to accomplish in 2012, think about things in terms of it being your last year. If 2012 were your last year, how would you want things to go down? Let’s assume you don’t have the luxury to quit your job and stop paying all your bills… how would your priorities change? [read more…]
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