Michael Gerber, when advising small business owners, asks them to think about their eulogy as a method to hone in on their life’s vision.
He says to imagine a room. In that room is everyone who cares about you.
In the front of that room is a dais. And on top of that dais is you.
Imagine a sound system is in that room. It starts playing a recording. A recording of your voice. What would that voice say? How would you summarize your life?
Now imagine those closest to you came up to the dais. Imagine them unfolding a piece of paper and beginning to read. What do they say about you?
Your eulogy is what you'd like to be remembered for. By projecting forward we can often get clarity on what we want to have been able to say after it's too late to do anything about it. And I've found by reviewing it regularly, I'm better equipped to make decisions on a larger time scale or horizon.
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