Remembering You’ll Soon Be Dead Is the Most Important Tool to Help Make the Big Choices in Life

 

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." ~ Steve Jobs 

There are many diverse opinions about Steve Jobs, and that's the kind of result that generally follows a person who goes after what he or she wants and finds success. Regardless of how you feel about what he's created, he had a vision, set out to achieve it, and did. As he notes in this quote and many others, this is your one chance at life. Don't waste it.