An 83-year-old climber who summited Denali says the meaning of life is waking up knowing you make a difference. Physical adventure alone felt shallow. Now he coaches people to find deeper purpose.
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Well, I'll return to something we talked very briefly about a few minutes ago, and the answer to your question, from as far as I'm concerned, is finding the true meaning of your life. You look in a mirror in the morning, and what looks back at you, you want to know that you make a difference, that you're here on the planet for a purpose. And if you're here on the planet without a purpose, well, hell, that's like a fancy Swiss watch with no hands on it. It doesn't make any sense. So we're all looking for that purpose, and that's the first part and most important part of the answer to your question. I keep coaching people to look for the real purpose of their lives. I look forward in physical adventure. Turned out that was too shallow.
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