Short excerpt from a YouTube video (host James Laughlin interviewing Simon) in which James asks Simon what advice he would give a young loved one about living purposefully. Simon replies: "Begin with the end in mind," emphasizing that living on purpose requires knowing what you are working toward and starting from today.
I'd like you to fast forward way, way into the future, many years into the future. And you are highly aware that it's your very last day here on Earth. And someone very young comes into the room. Someone who you love dearly. And they say, simon, please, can you tell me how I can lead my life on purpose? What would you say to them?
I would simply say, in a very distilled way, begin with the end in mind. Begin with the end in mind. Because you cannot live your life on purpose unless you know what you're working towards. And it starts with today.
