You Are Already Naked

You are naked. We all are. There is nothing to lose and yet we hold ourselves back as if following our heart is a radical choice. It’s a good thing we had Steve.

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What if you had one year left to live?

What if you truly didn’t care what other people thought about you?

What if pursuing your dreams was the only possibility because doing anything else would undermine the whole reason you’re here?

Expose Yourself

I ran across this famous quote from Steve Jobs a few weeks ago and I can’t let it go. Something about it continues to haunt me and I think I know why.

“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

Steve was right.

We need to be exposed. We need to live lives true to ourselves. We need to let go of the facade and just be.

Just 12 Months

I would love to know how you would answer the question: what would you do with the final 12 months of your life?

Would you live differently? Would you pursue a new goal? An old dream? A fantasy that is now or never?

I’ll Go First

I would take my wife to Paris right after running the Leadville 100 ultramarathon. In the meantime (while training for Leadville), I would record my most brilliant thoughts and share them with the world (kind of like I do right here on this blog and on my podcast).